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Kubica out for season

Renault driver Rober Kubica is out for this year’s F1 season – and possibly longer – after a serious crash in a rally in Italy. The crash left him with multiple fractures and he had to undergo extensive surgery on his right hand, which was partially severed in the accident. He’s due to have even [...]

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Challenger

Good gosh. The Challenger shuttle disaster was 25 years ago today. I remember it, oddly, because it interrupted a run of The Adventure Game off of the TV, one of my favourite shows at the time, which, for some reason, then disappeared. A bad day for space exploration, that.

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Formally known as Starbucks

I read just now that Starbucks Coffee have removed their name from their branding logo. This is a move designed to position them to sell stuff other than coffee under their brand, but I must admit it seems odd to me. When we see their shops with this nameless logo how are we to refer [...]

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Royal Wedding announced

In the good-news story of the year, it was announced today that Prince William is to marry long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year. The marriage will be somewhere in London in Spring or Summer. The two met at St Andrews University and – excluding a brief pause – have been together since. The engagement ring [...]

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Baby buggy black market

Apparently there is an increasing black market in the sale of baby buggies. It sounds like, now that some buggies are retailing for pretty high prices, thieving scroats now believe it’s acceptable to take them from other people. Sigh. The most common thefts are from the home, but cars are also being targeted, so make [...]

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