Half-marathon was a bit long – Brighton runners went too far

Runners in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday had to run an extra 500 yards more than was advertised.

Organisers have apologised after dozens complained about the distance because of a mix-up, according to the Brighton Argus.

Runners’ times had to be amended on the half-marathon website to take into account the error.

BRIGHTON ARGUS STORY

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Test-tube burger could be ready in October – scientists in Holland growing meat

An artificial burger made from meat grown in a test-tube could be available by the end of the year.

Scientists in Holland are working on a $330,000 project that involves stem cells from a cow and funds from an anonymous investor.

According to the Los Angeles Times, scientists led by Mark Post, chairman of physiology at Maastrict University, have already produced ‘several small strips of muscle tissue’. Once thousands more are made, they could be mashed together to make a burger.

The first burger made from test-tube meat could be available in October.

LOS ANGELES TIMES STORY

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Airways turn blue: Jazz FM broadcasts porn; weatherman uses C-word by accident

The airways have been turning blue with ‘sex noises’ aired on radio and a weather man for the BBC accidentally letting slip one of the rudest words in the English language.

First, Jazz FM had to apologise when the soundtrack to an adult film, including moans and groans, was aired during the Funky Sensation programme.

Then, BBC weatherman Alex Deakin, broadcasting live, said “bucketloads of c---” instead of sunshine. Some viewers thought he tried to say the word "country", realised his mistake and stopped halfway through. A YouTube clip of the gaffe has been posted.

JAZZ FM: MAIL STORY

BBC WEATHERMAN: TELEGRAPH STORY

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Have your images been stolen? Find out who is using them with this niffy app

Here is a niffy way to find out if your images have been stolen online.

Just go to this website Src Img and drag the link into the bookmarks bar of your browser.

When you want to track images, go to the page containing your photos and click the link. An upside down question mark appears on the pictures.

Click the question mark and you'll get a window of similar images, using Google search.

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Driver rescued after buried in snow for 61 days - body slowed like hibernating animal

A driver who was buried for 61 days in a 7ft snowdrift was finally rescued alive from his car in Umea, Sweden.

All he had to stay alive in temperatures of -30C were cigarettes, comics and a sleeping bag! The 44-year-old had survived by eating snow and experts believe the cold slowed down his body like a hibernating animal.

SUN STORY


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World's most expensive Cognac - Napoleon's bottle goes to auction

A Cognac that travelled with Napoleon Bonaparte on his conquests around Europe - and the last of its kind - is to be auctioned. And, at a whopping £114,500, it could become the most expensive Cognac in the world.

Made in 1795, it is among about 5,000 unopened bottles of spirits, worth about £5 million, belonging to a Dutch collector, Bay Van der Bunt.

Mr van der Bunt bought the hand-blown six-litre Jeroboam bottle from a Chicago collector in 1990 for £20,000.

He said: 'It travelled with Napoleon's army. You can just see it there lying with the others in the hay cart. After the battle – and probably before – the officers would drink from it.'

Mr van der Bunt will apparently vet prospective buyers to make sure the Cognac goes to a collector and isn't drunk!

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Olympus OM-D E-5 - the camera I have always wanted?

Is this the camera I have always been waiting for? I'm a big fan of the original Olympus OM series 35mm cameras, with their superb lenses and compact bodies.

And now Olympus have launched a digital OM with classic styling and a Micro Four Thirds mount. If it is as good as the Pen series I would be happy - but it's supposed to be even better, with a 16MP sensor in a weather-sealed body.

State of the art in a classic body? Let's hope so.

The Olympus OM-D E-5 is expected to be available from April 2012 and will cost about £1,149.99 ($1,299.99).


Dpreview hands-on review of the Olympus OM-D E-5.

OLYMPUS SITE


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Bulldog adopts wild boar piglets in Germany - great pictures

A bulldog has adopted wild boar piglets at an animal sanctuary outside Berlin, according to the Huffington Post. And there are some great pictures on the site.

HUFFINGTON POST REPORT


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Amanda Knox signs book deal worth $4m (£2.5m)

Amanda Knox, the 24-year-old, American who was cleared in October of killing Meredith Kercher, her British housemate in Perugia, Italy, has signed a book deal said to be worth $4 million.

The publisher, HarperCollins, says it will be a “full and unflinching account” of her arrest and trial and will be published in 2013.

Seven publishers had submitted bids during a recent auction.

BBC STORY


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Legless break dancer takes India and the net by storm

A legless break dancer who learnt his amazing moves in just three months from the internet has become a star in India.

Vinod Thakur, 22, who was born handicapped, even went on India's Got Talent.






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Watch out when texting – woman falls during TV news broadcast in Canada

A business woman slipped and fell while she was texting, and it was all captured in the background of a live TV news broadcast in Canada.

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London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2011 pictures - Nigel Mansell in a 1902 Mercedes

Racing driver Nigel Mansell, the Formula One World Champion (1992)
and the CART Indy Car World Series (1993) winner, drives a
1902 Mercedes Tonneau Mercedes-Benz Classic in the London to Brighton
Veteran Car run (LBVCR) at Madeira Drive, Brighton, on November 6, 2011.

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Man in wheelchair shot dead by police - Arizona

A man in a wheelchair was shot dead by police in Phoenix, Arizona, after he rolled towards them and pulled a gun from his waistband.

MAIL

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Stunning images of Everest - Royal Geographical Society exhibition

The Royal Geographical Society is staging an exhibition of amazing images of Everest to mark the 90th anniversary of the first British expedition to the world's highest mountain.

BBC STORY


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Olympus shares fall as CEO sacked

Olympus Corporation shares have dropped for the second day after Michael Woodford, the company's first non-Japanese chief executive officer was fired.

BBC

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Tourist eaten by cannibals - remains found on Pacific island claim

A German adventurer might have been eaten by cannibals on a remote island in the Pacific, says a report in the Sun.

The remains of Stefan Ramin are said to have been found on a campfire and it is believed he was cut into pieces before being roasted by a local tribe.

Cannibalism is said to have ceased decades ago on the French Polynesian island of Nuku Hiva, about 900 miles north of Tahiti.

SUN STORY

NUKU HIVA WIKIPEDIA

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Bungling robber snatches bag of dog poo

Police are hunting a bungling bag-snatcher who grabbed a bag of dog poo from a pensioner as she walked her dog in Sussex.

A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: "A male on his pushbike came past her and snatched the bag, perhaps thinking that there was something of value inside.

"The lady was not harmed and clearly the thief stole nothing of value."

ARGUS, BRIGHTON

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Woman gives birth after marathon - Chicago USA runner

A 27-year-old marathon runner gave birth to a healthy girl a few minutes after finishing the Chicago marathon.

Amber Miller, who says she is "crazy about running", finished the course slower than her usual pace - which is hardly surprising.

She was nearly 39 weeks pregnant and gave birth to a healthy 7.7lb girl named June.

BBC

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Amex Stadium, Brighton, to host international - England Under 19 match

Brighton and Hove Albion's new American Express Community Stadium is to host an England Under 19 fixture against Denmark next month.

BBC

VIDEO OF BRIGHTON'S FIRST LEAGUE GAME AT THE AMEX STADIUM

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Shopping centre allows photography after internet campaign

Several shopping centres in the UK are to allow customers to take photographs on their premises after an internet campaign.

Father Chris White had been challenged and questioned by police for taking a picture of his 4-year-old daughter eating an ice cream in Glasgow's Braehead shopping centre in Scotland.

Mr White said a police officer warned him that anti-terrorism powers meant his camera phone could be confiscated. So, he set up a Facebook page called "Boycott Braehead", which was immediately "liked" by thousands of people.

Capital Shopping Centres said the new rules would apply immediately to its 11 UK shopping centres, according to the BBC.

BBC

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