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Worldwide record-breaking mania strikes
More than 200,000 people around the world came together today to break some wacky and wonderful records on the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day, which commemorates the day in 2004 when Guinness World Records became the world's bestselling copyright book.
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Police guide to riding a bicycle given thumbs down
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Police officers were ridiculed today after drawing up a step-by-step guide to riding a bicycle.
Man sacked for belief in psychics backed by judge (but, of course, he knew that would happen)
Thursday, 12 November 2009
A police worker who was sacked because he believed psychics can help solve criminal investigations is to go to court today to defend his right to legal protection from religious discrimination.
The Rolling Stone who gathered no money
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Jonathan Brown: Ronnie Wood divorced – but where's the fortune?
Unemployment may have peaked, figures suggest
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Fall in jobless total raises hopes economy has turned a corner
The Big Question: Why is Britain's DNA database the biggest in the world, and is it effective?
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Home Secretary agrees protocol with advisers
Thursday, 12 November 2009
The Home Secretary will write formally to his drugs advisers in future to explain any decision on classification that goes against their advice, it emerged yesterday.
Zaha Hadid's 'Stingray' roof makes waves
Thursday, 12 November 2009
With its dazzling, undulating design and prominent positioning at the entrance to the Olympic Park, ministers hope that the London Aquatics Centre will be the architectural jewel in the capital's crown in 2012.
Canoe wife must repay £600,000 – while husband faces bill for £1
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Fraudster has assets frozen and faces 30 months in jail if money is not repaid
Teen committed rape days after sex assault conviction
Thursday, 12 November 2009
A teenager who raped a five-year-old boy days after being spared custody for a sex assault on another youngster was locked up for almost three years yesterday.
Afghan war is bad for security, voters say
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Kim Sengupta in Kabul and Nigel Morris: Independent poll casts doubt on key justification for Britain's involvement in conflict
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