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England’s very own Jurassic Park
Britain’s southern coastline is 180 million years old – and while dinosaurs no longer roam here, it is home to fascinating fossils, ancient rock formations and even a crumbling castle.
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Djokovic beats Nieminen in the heat
Novak Djokovic makes short work of Jarkko Nieminen on a day when the temperature hits a record 41.2C at Wimbledon.
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Phinal Phlight!
Traditionally, on leaving overhaul at Saint Athan, aircraft would do a fly-by for the benefit of the groundcrew who had worked on it. The pilot of this particular Phantom FG1, a retiring Wing Commander, was chatting to a member of the ground crew the day before the departure flight. He said he was going to fly between the hangars and that the guy should be ready with a camera to record the event.
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George Osborne: £12bn in welfare savings have been found
Chancellor George Osborne has identified how £12bn in promised welfare savings will be made, ahead of Wednesday's Budget, he tells the BBC.
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TVR is Back With Four New Models For 2017
TVR is back and they're taking deposits for a new sports car debuting in 2017.
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The ‘jellyfish invasion’ story one newspaper didn’t want you to read
TV presenter and naturalist Steve Backshall was asked by a British newspaper to write about the ‘invasion’ of jellyfish this summer. But they didn’t like what he had to say, so we’re publishing it here in full instead.
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The transatlantic flirtation behind Ukip’s sudden meltdown
Nigel Farage and his senior adviser were caught up by the glamour of the Tea Party – to the fury of some in their own party. By Freddy Gray and Sebastian Payne. (June 27)
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7th July 2005 - Terrorists attack London transit system at rush hour
Bombs are detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city’s rush hour. The synchronized suicide bombings, which were thought to be the work of al-Qaida, killed 56 people including the bombers and injured another 700.
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Watch thousands of unseen British films released by the BFI
For decades now, Brits have been shooting amateur movies about their holidays, personal celebrations and experiences at huge, historic events. They're valuable snippets of UK history, but often they're never seen by the wider public. Today, the British Film Institute (BFI) is launching a project called "Britain on Film," which offers free online access to thousands of archived videos.
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9th July 1877 - Wimbledon tennis tournament begins
The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs showed up to compete in the Gentlemen’s Singles tournament, the only event at the first Wimbledon. The winner was to take home a 25-guinea trophy.
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Budget 2015: Benefit changes to hit 13m families, claims IFS - BBC News
Thirteen million UK families will lose an average of £260 a year due to Budget changes to working-age benefits, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
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Settle to Carlisle railway celebrates 150 years: A line carved out of stone
On the southbound platform at Garsdale station, a lonely calling-point high in the Yorkshire Dales, stands a statue of a border collie.
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Important Rodin sculpture recovered 24 years after $1m Beverly Hills art heist
A rare Auguste Rodin sculpture stolen nearly 25 years ago as part of a $1 million Beverly Hills art heist has been recovered after it turned up in London.
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Johnny Marr - Guitar Great
In 2013, the NME honoured Marr with its "Godlike Genius" award, hailing Marr as "not content with rewriting the history of music with one of the world's greatest ever bands, the Smiths, he's continued to push boundaries and evolve throughout his career, working with some of the best and most exciting artists on the planet."
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Murray beaten by Federer
Murray 5-7 5-7 4-6 Federer
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Prince Philip does not like waiting to have his photo taken
While the Battle of Britain lasted three months, testing the resolve of millions of Londoners and the RAF, waiting for a photograph to be taken for just a few minutes was enough to test the patience of the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Monaco - Junk
From their 1997 debut album Music for Pleasure
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Utah Saints - Something Good
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The history of British slave ownership has been buried: now its scale can be revealed
A new BBC documentary tells how a trove of documents lays bare the names of Britain’s 46,000 slave owners, including relatives of Gladstone and Orwell
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Novak Djokovic tops Roger Federer in second straight Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer to claim the men's Wimbledon title for the second straight year Sunday. The Serbian player and the tournament's No. 1 seed put in a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 match against No. 2 Federer, an effort broken up by a rain delay. In last year's matchup, it took Djokovic five sets to defeat Federer. The victory marks the 28-year-old's third Wimbledon title and ninth Grand Slam win.
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