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The Stig
Schumacher 'revealed' as the Stig
The Stig, the mystery driver who tests high-performance cars on Top Gear, is "revealed" as F1 champion Michael Schumacher.

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge Record crowd for Solstice sunrise
A record crowd of over 36,000 revellers gathers at Stonehenge to witness daybreak on the Summer Solstice.

Google camera Google helps net Dutch 'muggers'
Dutch police arrest twin brothers after a boy they allegedly mugged sees a picture of them on Google.

Henry Allingham UK man is world's oldest at 113
World War I veteran Henry Allingham is the world's oldest man following the death of a 113-year-old in Japan, Guinness World Records confirms.

US cleaner beats six-floor tumble
A Wisconsin window cleaner tells the BBC how he survived falling off a building from six floors up, emerging with just minor injuries.

Mammoths survived late in Britain
Woolly mammoths lived in Britain longer than scientists thought - until about 14,000 years ago, according to new evidence.

US man 'posed as his dead mother'
A New York man is charged with impersonating his dead mother to fraudulently claim her benefits for six years.

Alitalia sorry as Sicily vanishes
Italian airline Alitalia apologises after its in-flight magazine prints a map leaving off the Mediterranean island of Sicily.

Rats play odds in gambling task
Rats play the odds to maximise their gains, say researchers who have designed a rodent task to test the biology of gambling.

grey line
123 Memory master
How a world memory champion's brain works
Beaming American smile Say cheese
The dental divide between the US and UK
Help Writer's block
Is the art of handwriting slowly dying?
Ronaldo Guide to Ronaldo
What makes the footballer so talked about?
Fly I spy a fly
Swat, slap, capture - 10 ways to get rid of a pesky fly
Kevin Bacon Six degrees
How Kevin Bacon sparked a new branch of science
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Nutty and Tony Hattersley Squirrel nuts over builder friend

The Wiggles What does it take to be a Wiggle?

Tiger and cub Highland park unveils tiger cubs

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