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Vatican: Muslims outnumber Catholics

31 March 2008, 12:34

The Vatican's 2008 yearbook of statistics has revealed that for the first time in history, Roman Catholicism is no longer the biggest single religious denomination in the world.

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American women getting geekier by the day

31 March 2008, 11:40

Watch out guys, they might look cute and harmless but they're taking over slowly but surely...

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Canada's annual seal cull gets underway amid protests

28 March 2008, 14:25

Canada's horrific-yet-legalised annual seal cull will see approximately 300,000 seals slaughtered over the next few days.

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Heathrow's T5 opening hit with cancellations and delays

27 March 2008, 16:44

Despite costing some £4.3 billion, Heathrow's Terminal 5 suffers cancelled flights and baggage delays on its opening day.

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Endsleigh survey names Britain's burglary hotspots

26 March 2008, 14:50

Do you live in Nottingham? If so, it may be time to board up your windows as Endsleigh's 2008 Homes Report has named Nottingham as Britain's burglary hotspot.

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Electronic cigarette makes smoking safer

20 March 2008, 11:23

Fancy a smoke without the tobacco, tar and life-threatening side effects? Well, say hello to Gamucci, the electronic cigarette.

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Swear an oath to the Queen, school-leavers!

11 March 2008, 10:46

All in the name of forging greater national identity, of course.

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Play hunt the sausage at CeBIT, it's not hard

5 March 2008, 18:16

Whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, there's one thing that you can always rely on at CeBIT to get you through the day - a humongous German sausage.

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Booth babes save HEXUS from CeBIT doldrums

4 March 2008, 22:22

Who's hot. Who's not? Do tell us.

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Marks and Spencer to charge for carrier bags

28 February 2008, 10:10

M&S is doing its bit for the environment and announced today that customers at its stores will soon be charged 5p for carrier bags.

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Fun stuff: take your PC with you to Starbucks

25 February 2008, 16:29

Improv Everywhere, a group which likes to cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places, takes full-sized desktop PCs into a Starbucks store as part of its latest stunt, ...

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Draw the day away with iSketch - free online Pictionary!

22 February 2008, 12:13

There are plenty of free time-consuming games available to play online, but none more so than iSketch!

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Laser pens, that's how to slow down Cristiano Ronaldo

21 February 2008, 09:50

At last night's European Champions League match between Lyon and Manchester United, the Lyon supporters it seems came up with their own solution to help slow down flying Portuguese-winger, Cristiano ...

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Football's Premier League considering overseas matches

7 February 2008, 13:20

It has been revealed that the English Premier League is considering adding a 39th game to the Premier League season, with the final fixture for each team being played overseas. ...

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It's pancake day!

5 February 2008, 10:47

It's that time of year again! Pancake Day falls between February 2nd and March 9th, depending on the date for Easter. This year round its February 5th and that means ...

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Livingstones: over-sized pebbles acting as cushions

1 February 2008, 15:10

Seriously cool furniture from smarindesign, looks like big pebbles, is actually big cushions. I want.

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Liverpool supporters plan ambitious takeover

31 January 2008, 10:13

When you're not happy with the current owners of your football club, and perhaps recent team performances too, what better solution than to plan to buy gather your supporters and ...

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Compensation granted for US gamers offended by Hot Coffee mod

29 January 2008, 11:19

The final compensation figures for gamers who can provide proof that they purchased the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas First Edition have now been confirmed.

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Chimp beats British Memory Master

27 January 2008, 13:25

A seven year old Japanese chimpanzee has beaten the British memory champion in a computer game.

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Loch Ness monster spotted in Tokyo Bay

25 January 2008, 14:09

If you've ever been to Japan, you've probably come away slightly disappointed that you didn't get to see Godzilla in person. Not to worry, the Loch Ness monster is now ...

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High school student builds wooden bicycle

25 January 2008, 11:56

Marco Facciola, aged 16, builds a completely wooden bicycle as part of a high school project and with it, takes woodworking to a whole new level.

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Find the right meal with CookThink

25 January 2008, 11:29

Got a craving for food but not quite sure what to eat? CookThink may be the website that has the answer for you.

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A look at the financial habits of 23,000 rugby fans

24 January 2008, 12:09

You're probably thinking what I was thinking; it doesn't take a survey to tell you that Rugby fans spend a whole lot of money on booze! It isn't quite that ...

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John Lewis responds to claims of piracy

23 January 2008, 16:19

Following our recent coverage of an illegal movie being played on an Apple iMac at a John Lewis store, a John Lewis representative states the company is thankful that the ...

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Ministers take action: children to learn to cook

22 January 2008, 11:08

Obesity is becoming an increasing problem in the UK and ministers have today announced one of the most simple and possibly productive solutions; make cookery classes at secondary school compulsory.

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Cecchini brings Rome to standstill with colourful protest

17 January 2008, 15:38

If you're going to make a protest, why not do it in style by releasing half a million rubber balls on Rome's Spanish Steps?

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A recipe for homemade magic fireballs

15 January 2008, 10:29

Yep, this is exactly what you think it is, a method of making fireballs that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Seriously cool way to impress your ...

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CES organisers looking to leave behind Vegas?

9 January 2008, 10:05

Citing rising cost of hotels, food and beverage as the primary causes, organisers of CES are said to be looking for another city to host the event in future.

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Are energy saving light bulbs a cause of migraines?

4 January 2008, 16:16

HEXUS community members have been voicing their dislike of energy saving lights bulbs over the past few days and well, it's bad news folks, the Migraine Action Association claims the ...

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Save money and buy your Christmas tree in January!

3 January 2008, 14:06

Christmas 2007 has only just gone and if your bank account is as wounded as mine, you may want to start shopping for your 2008 Christmas decorations now as Tesco ...

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Norovirus running rampant in the UK

3 January 2008, 11:38

UK Doctors estimate that approximately 100,000 people a week are catching norovirus, a stomach bug which causes diarrhoea and vomiting.

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Severe weather warning issued for January 3rd

2 January 2008, 15:23

It's never nice returning to work after a New Year break, and it could get even worse as heavy snow is forecast by the Met Office for Thursday January 3rd.

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Still looking for a late Christmas gift? How about MS Points?

24 December 2007, 11:35

Microsoft has announced today, Christmas Eve, that you can now purchase Microsoft Points as a gift for other users of Xbox Live. Talk about leaving it 'till the very last ...

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