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Feminism in Westminster

Deputy leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman defied Commons convention by wearing a charity t-shirt to Prime Minister’s Questions. 

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Horrifying haunted Hallowe’en hotspots

To celebrate Hallowe’en, we’ve gathered together some of the scariest and most haunted places in the UK to make up a rogues gallery of macabre locations.

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Release the 1000 mph British Bloodhound!

A 1000 mile per hour record breaking supercar is being built in Britain ready to smash the world land speed record a year from now in the winter of 2015/2016.

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Internet big player defends net neutrality

Mitchell Baker, the Executive Chairwoman of Mozilla and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, restated her firm belief that an open neutral internet is essential to ensure innovation on the internet during an interview with the BBC’s Hard Talk programme.

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Harry Potter themed hotel rooms are disapparating fast

A London hotel is having a good spell at the moment after advertising two Harry Potter themed hotel rooms with decor and contents based on the dormitories at Hogwarts. The Georgian House Hotel’s website crashed soon after it started taking bookings for the new rooms, and though some may suspect Lord Voldemort it is believed to be because the magical offering proved so popular among fans of the series.

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British wildlife endures the ups and downs of autumn

Stags clash in the Scottish Highlands, otters play in the lake district and beavers build dams in Cornwall, but it’s not all easy going for animals in Britain.

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And the ten most desirable cities in the world are …

… completely predictable. It seems that little has changed over the last two or three decades, or over the last century for that matter as London, Paris and New York top the list of the world’s most desirable cities.

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Painting mishap reaches new heights

Have you ever had one of those painting mishaps? Like when you paint a tester patch on the wall, decide you don’t like it, and then struggle to cover it up with your new colour because it is so dark?

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Scarborough Rock and North Sea Rollers

British seaside towns have been voted the favourite national get-away by a range of holidaying Brits. Any number of the pretty destinations come to mind, from Brighton to Barry, but Scarborough in Yorkshire was considered the ideal place for a seaside sortie in the roaring twenties and after years of changes it still retains plenty of charm.

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Jeep and Cheerful

Well, they knew how to have a good time back in the 40s without lots of money or newfangled gadgets … and it seems that at least one of them still does today, seven decades later.

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