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A leading classical music composer's got so fed up with mobile phones going off during performances that he wants offenders to be fined and ejected from the venue. Sir Peter Maxwell Davis's call for a zero-tolerance policy has sparked a debate about
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The web-savvy amongst you will know that just as a mouse is no longer only a rodent, a tweet isn't necessarily a noise made by a bird. Nearly a quarter of the new words added to the latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary come from internet culture
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Drriinnggg! That's the sound kids up and down the country do not want to hear the alarm bell. The school year has just started and children across the UK have to wake up bright and early to go to school. But students at one school in north-east Engla
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Odd things are happening to Brits... we seem to be developing green fingers! The number of people growing their own fruit and veg has almost doubled in the past year, according to Gardeners' World magazine. Gardens and allotments across the UK have b
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Lights, camera, action! When we go to the cinema we sometimes experience scenes that reflect reality. But does the imagery affect our behaviour? A new study has found that teenagers who see actors smoking on screen are more likely to take it up. 5,00
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A discovery in the last week has turned physics on its head. A team of scientists have said that they recorded subatomic particles called neutrinos travelling faster than light. No-one thought that was possible. It is a finding that could overturn on
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Get your gob in gear for a night! That was the invitation to a recent event in London celebrating the art of kissing. People were asked to put on lip gloss, press their mouths against a piece of card and then write a message describing a memorable sm
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Ever won the lottery? No? But did that stop you buying another lottery ticket? If the answer is another 'no', you might call yourself an optimist. But then, according to researchers at University College London, human beings are naturally sanguine cr
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When it comes to running marathons, eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds is not a world record. This was the time it took Fauja Singh to complete the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday. But Singh, born in India, is no spring chicken he's 100 yea
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The traditional marriage vows made by couples on their wedding day contain a promise to stay together until death us do part. But a proposed change in the law in Mexico could make that a slightly less binding 'two years' time'. The idea is to cut the
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It is official: there are now seven billion of us! This week baby Danica had hardly been brought to life in a Manila hospital's delivery room when she was awarded a Symbolic Seven Billionth Person certificate. But there were claims in Russia and Indi
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For some it is a celebration of femininity and beauty. But feminist campaigners say that it is nothing other than the degradation of women, who are paraded like animals in a cattle market. The Miss World beauty pageant is now 60 but remains controver
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Larry the cat is still top dog at Number 10 Downing Street. The British Prime Minister's cat was brought in earlier this year after a large rat was seen running around. But he has lately become tangled up in controversy. On Monday it emerged that a m
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Most people feel miserable when they are made redundant from their job. Not Jason Schneider. After struggling to find a new post, this 26-year-old American decided to go freelance. You'll find him in New York's Central Park holding a sign advertising
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How long could you listen to someone talking about the evolution of the electric hand-dryer without yawning and becoming restless? How about listening to a man talking about what makes him sneeze or finding out about British motorways? If all this so
