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In order to get to Mecca for the Hajj, you will almost certainly have to fly from a major airport to Jeddah airport in Saudi Arabia. It is possible to make the journey by sea, but flights are much quicker, cheaper and are serviced by some of the world’s major carriers. This year’s Hajj will [...]

Tonight’s CSI showed the detectives walk into a Chinese fireworks importer warehouse during the daytime only to exit during the black of night as the fireworks went off. If you have any others just pop them into the box below.

Policy Exchange today released a report saying that Northern cities such as Bradford, Sunderland and Liverpool are beyond regeneration, a waste of public money and that people should move to London, Oxford and Cambridge. Indeed, immediately after graduating from Newcastle University, the vast majority of my talented colleagues did exactly what the report suggested and [...]

After being bitten by a toxic spider in France, Paula Radcliffe found that she could climb upside down and shoot webs from her wrists. The 34-year old Olympian is planning to use her new-found superpowers to claw back her marathon title: “It’s really amazing the speed that you can get up through the air” Radcliffe [...]

The original Swedish language song has been replaced by a new English version. The original song was about playing Defence of the Ancients. It has been replaced by a song with new lyrics that don’t quite fit the music:
Was to see you smiling
I know that I love you
oh baby why don’t you see
All I ever [...]

Parliamentary summer recess usually means one thing: rubbish news. Sport sometimes fills the gaps but politics around the world is wholeheartedly ignored whilst the summer sun distracts Fleet Street from hardcore hacking. Picnics, Chelsea Flower Show, Henley Royal Regatta and the like steal the eye of analysis from hot topics such as Zimbabwe and the [...]

The Olympics must have claimed all the good judges for Henley Royal Regatta since the management have been forced to make way for a moorhen in the judges box. Steward, Di Ellis, insists that the bird does not have the correct access badge and so is not actually part of the judiciary’s proceedings in this [...]

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Royal Ascot is the flagship racing and social event of the British summer. As it approaches its tercentenary in 2011, Royal Ascot is opening with three Group One races - ensuring top quality international racing.
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In 2007, BBC Breakfast was based at Ascot attracting more than 4 [...]

Wednesday 11th June was the annual North Riding Dales LVA Charity Bike Ride through Wensleydale which took place in characteristic spirit. The idea is to cycle between Leyburn and Hawes in order to raise money for good causes. The participants cycle updale and downdale on alternate years. This year was the more difficult uphill struggle [...]

This post is NOT about Basshunter - if you want Basshunter click here!
The 229th Derby begins today - the epitome of British racing. Horses are specially bred for this event, which commands total prize money of £1,413,500 and was watched by 3,649,000 people in 193 countries last year.
The Derby was named after Edward Smith Stanley, [...]