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Harlequins rumble to victory
Harlequins re-established their play-off credentials as Danny Care inspired them to a hard fought 15-6 victory at Saracens. Dealing well with the driving rain at Vicarage Road, Quins struck with two first half tries and then produced a sterling backs-to-the-wall
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Green flight from Heathrow?
The first commercial flight powered partly by biofuel has taken off from Heathrow. The plane - a Virgin Atlantic jumbo headed to Amsterdam - had one of its four engines running on fuel created from Brazilian babaussu nuts and coconuts. Virgin boss Sir
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Knightley chest secret
Keira Knightley has revealed the old fashioned technique that helped her pump up her chest size for Hollywood - bosom makeup. In an interview in Easy Living magazine, the former Teddington resident details how makeup artists applied different colours
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Ken, Porsche on the road to court
London Mayor Ken Livingstone and luxury car maker Porsche are on a collision course over the congestion charge increase for polluting vehicles. The mayor's office received notice from the car maker on Friday that it would take legal action over the increased
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Have your say on Heathrow
The clock is ticking on public consultation on Heathrow expansion plans. The Department for Transport consultation on increasing flight numbers and building a third runway ends at midnight Wednesday. Ahead of that, anti-noise protesters plan to converge
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Lynam to front Sports Mastermind
Des Lynam is back on the BBC to front a new show - Sporting Mastermind. Lynam, who lives in Chiswick, was lured to ITV in 1999 with a £5 million contract after spending more than 30 years with the BBC. He joined Carol Vordeman to present Countdown following
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Call for DNA database following Dixie conviction
Calls to create a national DNA register are impractical, the Home Office says. Senior police say the man convicted of Sally Anne Bowman's murder would have been caught in just hours if there was a national register. Instead, Detective Superintendent
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On this day...
24th Februaru 1909 - The first colour moving pictures are demonstrated in Brighton. 1923 - The Flying Scotsman goes into service. 1938 - Nylon toothbrush bristles are produced for the first time, in America. It is the first commercial use of nylon
