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The Plastiki
'Bottle boat' on Pacific voyage
A boat made mostly from recyclable materials prepares to set sail from San Francisco to Sydney to drive home the environmental message to recycle, reuse and rethink the way we use plastic.

Andy Murray and James Corden £29m raised by Sport Relief event
More than £29m is raised for global causes by celebrities and the public taking part in the BBC's Sport Relief charity event.

An artist's impression of Linheraptor exquisitus Velociraptor's cousin discovered
Researchers discover a new species of dinosaur that was very closely related to the Velociraptor.

Arctic scene Harry's charity Pole trek hopes
Prince Harry launches the first unaided trek to the North Pole for disabled servicemen, saying he would like to take part in the challenge.

Erotic films must incur full tax
A Belgian sex shop owner attempting to cut the VAT bill for his film screenings under cultural exemptions is told by the European Court of Justice that solo viewings are excluded.

'Scout woggles banned' in Harrods
A scout group say they were turned away from the Harrods store after refusing to removes their neckerchiefs and woggles.

Bosnia 'Virgin Mary' claim probed
The Vatican forms a commission to investigate claims that the Virgin Mary appears on a daily basis in a Bosnian town.

TV bosses sorry after porn mix-up
US TV bosses apologise after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels in North Carolina.

Mafia suspect trapped by Facebook
Italian police use social networking site Facebook to track and trap one of the country's most-wanted mafia fugitives.

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