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Sir Roger Moore Named PETA U.K.'s Person of the Year
Offbeat  (tags: Roger Moore, peta, UK, person of the year, award )

Cher
- 13 days ago - blog.peta.org
"I am deeply touched and thrilled to be awarded the PETA U.K. person of the year. When I first saw their video footage on foie gras production three years ago, I felt compelled to do something to help put a stop to this cruel delicacy. I have since
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Help Record Harlequin Ladybird Invasion With Your Mobile
Offbeat  (tags: harlequin ladybirds, invasion, UK, survey, environment )

Cher
- 44 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
As ladybirds crawl into our homes for the winter, scientists are asking for photos to be sent in to the UK Ladybird Survey to help track the harlequin ladybird invasion. The harlequin is an invasive alien species which potentially threatens native
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Chinese Hornet Army Plotting Invasion of UK
Offbeat  (tags: environment, hornets, invasion, UK, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 67 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
An army of deadly Chinese hornets is heading north through France towards Britain, after attempts to trap and poison them failed.
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UK Police to Review Rolling Stones Guitarist Death
Offbeat  (tags: ROLLING STONES, guitarist, Brian Jones, death, UK, police, review )

Rosemary
- 92 days ago - hosted.ap.org
LONDON (AP) -- British police said Monday they will review the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, whose 1969 drowning was ruled an accident but sparked decades of speculation that he was murdered.
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UK UFO Sightings Spiked When Blockbusters Released
Offbeat  (tags: UFO`s, sightings, UK, USAF.Belgian report )

Rosemary
- 105 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
Mon Aug 17, 8:42 AM LONDON (AFP) - Lemon-headed aliens, scrambled fighter jets and mysterious lights over a cemetery were among details of some 800 UFO sightings released by British authorities Monday. Continued>
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Doctor Who's New Look Branded a Fashion Failure - TV & Radio - Entertainment
Offbeat  (tags: doctorwho, television, series, sciencefiction, entertainment, timelord, sci-fi, british, UK )

Jenny
- 132 days ago - smh.com.au
The new-look Doctor Who has been given the thumbs down by the British press. British actor Matt Smith, 26, stepped into the time lord's shoes and began filming his first episodes for the popular sci-fi series in South Wales on Monday
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Invading Ladybirds Breed Up Ecological Storm for UK Species
Offbeat  (tags: insects, ladybirds, bugs, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, UK )

Cher
- 155 days ago - guardian.co.uk
A voracious predator, the Asian harlequin ladybird has spread across the UK since its arrival from continental Europe in 2004.
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Beehive Crime-Wave Sweeping UK
Offbeat  (tags: bees, honey, crinme, bee hives, stolen, uk, investigations )

Simone
- 177 days ago - petstreet.co.uk
Did you know that bee hives all over the UK are being stolen? The latest incident has been 11 hives run by royal beekeeper Murray McGregor in West Lothian, Scotland. The hives, worth £5,000 were destined to produce honey for Prince Charles´s Royal Duchy
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Twitchhiker Reaches NZ on Freebies From Twitter - World
Offbeat  (tags: world, uk, nz, travel, twitter, twitchiker, freedbies, charity, interesting )

Chrissy
- 246 days ago - news.com.au
A BRITISH man who set out to reach the other side of the world relying only on the help of people using Twitter has finally arrived in New Zealand. Paul Smith, 33, known online as 'Twitchiker', has travelled across Holland, France, Austria, Germany, Ameri
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AIG Spent Thousands on Execs' Hunting Trip
Offbeat  (tags: AIG, executives, UK, hunting trip, loan )

Eduardo
- 411 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer asked for an additional $37.8 billion loan from the Federal Reserve.
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Celebrity Chef Nigella Lawson's Bum "Too Big" for U.S. Television
Offbeat  (tags: nigella lawson, to big, bum, botton, curvy, television, u.s., britain, uk, tv, food network, chef, american )

Cissy
- 620 days ago - thesun.co.uk
SEXY cook Nigella Lawson has got TV chiefs in a fluster -- because her bum has got TOO BIG. US directors are now avoiding shots of curvy Nigella's voluptuous rear end, a paper claims. The New York Post said: "Our spies at the Food Network say Nigella has
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Treasury Searches for Family of Facebook Tramp Who Died Leaving Pension Pot Worth Thousands of Pounds | the Daily Mail
Offbeat  (tags: pension, treasury, legacy, tramp, facebook, mystery, stawinoga, poland, britain, uk, sikh, hindu, weird, possessions, odd, bizarre )

Cissy
- 635 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
He looks one of the least likely candidates to have left a cash legacy but Joseph Stawinoga always was a bit of a mystery. The tramp, who died last year after spending the last 30 years living in the middle of a ring road, left thousands of pounds in
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BBC NEWS | UK | 'Royal' Chef Axed By US Network
Offbeat  (tags: food network, robert irvine, tv chef, queen, royalty, white house, knighthood, princess diana, prince charles, dinner: impossible, television, scottish castle, cv, false, lies, britain, uk, the U.S )

Cissy
- 637 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A British chef who reportedly invented his knighthood, gifts from the Queen and stints in the White House has been dropped by his US TV employers. Cable channel Food Network says it will not be renewing the contract of TV chef Robert Irvine, from
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ITN - Quake Set to Cost Millions
Offbeat  (tags: UK, earthquake, cost, insurance )

Tj
- 642 days ago - itn.co.uk
The Association of British Insurers said the cost of damage to homes and property is likely to be in excess of £10 million
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The Grandfather Who Won £1million With a 50p Flutter on the Horses | the Daily Mail
Offbeat  (tags: england, uk, millionaire, grandfather, racing, bet, gamble )

Chrissy
- 646 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
A frugal grandfather has been revealed as the punter who won £1million with a 50p horseracing bet. Hours after discovering the flutter of a lifetime had come up, Freddie Craggs celebrated his 60th birthday having a pub meal with friends - but chose not
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