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Shocked bystanders watched as he drove through the doors
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Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire was one of the beaches which received the red flag for their water quality

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Six per cent of UK beaches and other swimming spots fail to meet the minimum EU standards
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Inane status updates and the stresses of managing an online profile prove too much

Brian May: The Voice is the dullest show on TV

Queen guitarist calls BBC talent programme “poisonous”
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Founder of major UK site admits problem is getting out of control
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Bad taste: Tacky or just plain weird?

Hamburg gallery holds exhibition exposing crimes against design
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Harry Potter first edition conjures up £150,000 at auction

Books contains JK Rowling's original illustrations as well as comments scrawled in the margins
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Review: A visually stunning film let down by a very clunky plot
Lady, a 15-month-old shih tzu, fell ill after eating the wooden stick but was saved after owner Sarah Anderson rushed her to a vet

A whole lot of lolly: Puppy survives after eating wooden stick

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Garcia sorry for 'fried chicken' taunt at Woods

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Man Booker Prize: Confessions of a judge

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Andy Murray pulls out of French Open to focus on Wimbledon fitness

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Reforms to teachers' pay ‘will mean bigger class sizes’
MP Eric Joyce arrested after 'fracas' at Edinburgh Airport
Ed Miliband warns Google: I'd make you pay more tax
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Oklahoma tornado: Rescue effort nears an end as authorities say they are confident there are no bodies or survivors left in the rubble

The death toll may rise above 24 as some bodies may have been taken directly to funeral homes
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67 per cent of the mothers had levels of iodine below that recommended by the World Health Organisation

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Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest

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