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Unlucky for some – bid to ban the number 13

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Unlucky for some – bid to ban the number 13

Ireland’s motor industry is backing calls to scrap the use of the number “13″ in new cars’ number plates because it might put off superstitious car buyers. Irish number plates carry the year of the car’s registration as well as the country in which it was registered. Keen to head off a dip in sales [...]

The Syndicate to return to BBC One for second series

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The Syndicate to return to BBC One for second series

BBC One announces that Kay Mellor’s drama The Syndicate will return for a new series next year. The Syndicate, which is produced by Rollem Productions, and attracted over six million viewers, follows five lottery winners whose lives are turned upside down after they jointly win the lottery. Starring Timothy Spall, Joanna Page, Lorraine Bruce, Matthew [...]

Beyonce’s ‘Run The World’ Started Off As ‘A Joke’?

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Beyonce’s ‘Run The World’ Started Off As ‘A Joke’?

‘It was a song we did, kind of like a funny, kind-of-a-joke song,’ Diplo tells BBC Radio of B’s 2011 single, which sampled his Major Lazer song.By James Montgomery

Photo: Columbia

This may come as a surprise to devoted disciples of the Queen B…

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Peter Wragg

Peter Wragg was a well-known Visual Affects Designer for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Mostly known for his work on the well-known British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, his work could also be seen in other shows, such as: Thunderbirds, Captain…

Artefacts worth £1.8m stolen from Museum

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Artefacts worth £1.8m stolen from Museum

Two artefacts valued at £1.8m have been stolen from Durham University’s Oriental Museum in a night-time raid. Thieves got into the museum’s Malcolm MacDonald Gallery late on Thursday, escaping with an 18th Century jade bowl and porcelain sculpture. Museum officials described the objects as “highly significant” examples of the Qing Dynasty. Two men and a [...]

600 Russian anglers rescued

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600 Russian anglers rescued

More than 600 anglers stranded on an ice floe in the Russian far east have been rescued. The operation to airlift them off the ice involved 48 people, two helicopters and 11 ships, the emergencies ministry said. The 675 fishing enthusiasts were carried out to sea when the floe, off the island of Sakhalin, broke [...]