Jersey dog Harvey wins top prize at UK Labrador show
A Jersey dog has beaten 316 dogs to win top prize at a UK championship show. Harvey was named Best in Show at the Yellow Labrador Club Championship Show, which featured dogs from the UK, USA, Canada, Norway and Sweden. Harvey, who is nearly five years old, al
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Who, what, why: Why do police still use cassette tapes? A tiny number of music cassette tapes are sold in the UK every year, but police forces are still using millions of them. Why? For many people, the audio cassette tape conjures up memories of teenage mix tapes. But for many of the police forces in the UK, cassettes are still the primary format for recording interviews. An interview will result in a master tape being produced - dup
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George Lucas to make 'little personal films' Star Wars creator George Lucas says he plans to make "little personal films" now that he has sold his Lucasfilm empire to the Disney studio. His declaration follows the release of this year's Red Tails, a World War II drama about a black fighter pilot unit that he executive produced. "I barely got Red Tails into theatres," he said. "The ones I'm working on now will never get into the theatres." ... Read more »
Lion Lions are the only truly social cats, with related females living together in prides overseen by male coalitions that compete for possession in fierce(Жестокий) and often fatal battles. These magnificent(великолепные) beasts(звери) are found in sub-Saharan Africa, and there is also a small isolated population of Asiatic lions to be found in the Gir Forest
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DNA samples have been taken from a pair of seals thought to be the first twins born on the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast. The grey seal pups were spotted in October by National Trust ranger David Steel, who had been monitoring a pregnant seal. Multiple births in grey seals are rare and no records existed of any having been born on the islands before. DNA samples have now been taken by the Sea Mammal Research Unit. Mr Steel said: "Both are doing well and are close to
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