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Improbable research: the Sherlock Holmes effect
Or, why you can't rely on investigative tricks when you study toe loss in lizards and the night-time exploits of dogsFuelled with curiosity, some scientists exploit – lovingly, proudly – the...
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Minimal Extreme – review
Glasgow Royal Concert HallThis weekend was the latest and boldest of Glasgow's ongoing Minimal series, featuring iconic works that prod at the barest of bare essentials. There was Stockhausen's...
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Senegalese president admits defeat in election
Thousands celebrate in streets of Dakar as Macky Sall defeats Abdoulaye Wade in runoffIt is the story African voters live in fear of – a democratically elected leader flouts the constitution to extend...
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Francois Hollande win may dent Angela Merkel's dominance
German chancellor will be steeling herself for a polite confrontation that will set the agenda for European politicsIn a little over six weeks in the gleaming glass-and-concrete chancellery in Berlin,...
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Game Group suspends gift and loyalty cards after entering administration
Retailer says funds on reward cards cannot be redeemed and refunds or exchanges are no longer available for goodsGame Group has announced it has suspended its gift card and loyalty card schemes after...
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Ellesmere Port at 50: Vauxhall workers fear closure
Tension is growing for factory workers at the 'Home of the Astra' as the European arm of General Motors decides on its futureVauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant marks its 50th birthday this year, but the...
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Royal Military Police removed from Iraq prisoner abuse inquiry
Move comes after court ruled that involvement of Royal Military Police threatened to compromise inquiry's independenceRoyal Military police are to be removed from an investigation into allegations of...
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Laura Johnson 'too scared' to stop looters
Millionaire's daughter told a court that she was made to drive around London while the men looted and robbed peopleA millionaire's daughter who drove looters around while they robbed people at...
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What drives Tibetan protesters to self-immolate?
No single profile unites those who have set themselves on fire, but a look at where they did it reveals common threadsJamphel Yeshi, the 27-year-old now close to death in an Indian hospital after...
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Fake barrister jailed for 18 months
David Evans, who tried to represent a cannabis farmer in court despite having no legal qualifications, was sentenced to 18 months in jail after the judge became suspicious of his 'strange' outfitA man...
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Firearms officer killed himself 'fearing he would be jailed for assaulting...
Nick Corless shot himself after attacking Anne-Marie Greenall, who he was convinced was cheating on him, inquest toldA police firearms officer shot himself dead outside his lover's home over fears he...
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St Petersburg PO/Temirkanov – review
Barbican, LondonThere are two main reasons why Shostakovich's seventh symphony, the Leningrad, still struggles to get the attention and performances now routinely accorded to so many of its siblings....
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Feist - review
Royal Albert Hall, LondonSix months ago, in an interview with the Observer, Leslie Feist talked somewhat obliquely about the philosophical realisation underpinning her latest album, Metals: that the...
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Brothel ban is illegal, Ontario court rules
Court of appeal says ban on brothels puts prostitutes in danger in ruling that could set precedent for rest of CanadaOntario's top court says a ban on brothels puts prostitutes at risk and is...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles – review
Lawrence Batley, HuddersfieldThis version of Conan Doyle's classic is an enlightened, if somewhat unexpected, collaboration between one of the North West's oldest theatrical institutions, Oldham...
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Mike Gibbs/Hans Koller Large Ensemble – review
Kings Place, LondonSome of the most beautiful and subtly dramatic large-scale jazz ever crafted came from the pen of Gil Evans, the Duke Ellington-inspired composer/arranger famous for such landmark...
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Frontman – review
Jacksons Lane, LondonThe expectation is rising. This is the comeback gig to end all comeback gigs – although there is something a tad tawdry about the stage, and the crowd is more than a little sparse....
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Man 'murdered partner then crashed van on way to dispose of body'
John Doyle strangled Sian Rees but was caught when he crashed van with her body in passenger seat, court hearsA man murdered his partner and placed her body in the passenger seat of his van intending...
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French parents to boycott homework
Children would be better off reading a book rather than doing tasks at home which are useless and tiring, says groupA group of French parents and teachers have called for a two-week boycott of homework...
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Darren Fletcher looking to return for Manchester United next season
• 'The challenge and the focus is to be ready for next season'• Medical team have suggested an extended absenceDarren Fletcher is optimistic he will be able to make his comeback from a chronic bowel...
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