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Tory MP Raymond Mawby sold information to Czech spies

The BBC has discovered evidence that a Conservative minister in the 1960s provided information to communist spies in return for money. The files - found in the archives of the Czech Security Service - show...

Wokingham the best town to raise a family in England and Wales

Its most famous son is Will Young and 400 years ago it was notorious for bull baiting but now Wokingham has another claim to fame after being named as the best town in England and Wales to bring up a family. ...

New pilgrimage footpath across Englands ley lines

A pilot section has opened on the Mary Michael Pilgrims Way, a new 250-mile walking route being established between Cornwall and Norfolk The path is designated as a pilgrimage route, connecting...

Help wanted in London: fallen timber

My daughter is a starving artist who is competing for the National Sculpture Prize in England, if she only had a log. See this link:...

Do they REALLY serve Fairtrade Coffee?

Now, these days, everywhere you go, you see this Fairtrade Coffee phrase.Sometimes I wonder if really they buy the  Fairtrade Coffee? http://www.fairtrade.net/

Tommy the Twittering Tawny Owl: First Owl on Twitter

Tommy the Tawny Owl is the first owl on Twitter and is alreay gaining celebrity status. Tommy is located in the Rare Breeds Farm in Devon, UK, and this is a place for rare breeds of animals to live together and...

Husband In Longest Marriage Dies

Britain's longest marriage lasted 81 years. Frank and Anita Milford met at a YMCA dance in Plymouth, Devon, in 1926 - the year of the invention of penicillin. The couple married two years later. Frank Milford was 101 when he passed away. Frank and Anita Milford had two...

Woodbury Commons Fire: 20 Acres Destroyed

Woodbury Commons, a common land in East Devon, UK that is popular for hiking and mountain biking, was "severely damaged" by a fire with blazing fronts 400 meters long that occurred on Saturday, June 27. The Woodbury Commons fire burned 20 acres of land that contained gorse,...

Stately Homes become 'grow your own' allotments

  The National Trust is to turn over area of land within the grounds of Stately Homes to become grow your own allotments. They will make 140 new allotments available to the public to use as allotments and grow...

Hundreds of motorists rescued in UK as snow causes new disruption

Hundreds of  motorists have have been stranded in the snow blizzard  on the A38 and A380 south of Exeter, with dozens of others stuck on the A386 near Tavistock in South west of England. Police and...

Submarine in worst nuclear leak since 80s

It has been revealed that a a royal navy nuclear submarine from the UK had a leak of nuclear material on November 7, pouring liquid coolant into a river. Now questions are being raised as to why the Royal Navy kept quiet about the event."The Royal Navy is facing serious...

Families flee river of ice after freak storm hits town

The bizarre fall weather has continued in the UK, with a freak ice storm hitting the British town of Devon."Dozens of people, including a mother in labour, had to be rescued after a freak hailstorm left a Devon town cut off by floodwater.More than a foot of hail fell on...

England Hailstorm sparks havoc

Parts of East Devon and Cornwall in the UK have been hit by a series of floods after a night of storms, with severe rain and heavy hail. Fire officials described the situation as chaos. About 25 people had to be rescued from their homes, and an evacuation centre had to be set...

Asperger's Terrorist with Low IQ "Brainwashed by Pakistani Extremists" Old Ba...

A 22 YEAR-old man from Exeter with Apserger's Syndrome and a mental age of 10 was brainwashed by Al-Qaida extremists in Pakistan, claimed his mother today, as Nicky  Reilly, a Muslim convert, appeared at the...

The Two Way Street

Lured by high tax free salaries westerners move to work in Dubai and similar locations. Such moves are not a one-way deal. The attractive pay and luxury home require that you agree to live by the cultural mores...

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