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BBC News: How to get rid of 1m chocolate bars? Cadbury has recalled more than a million chocolate bars over fears they could be contaminated with salmonella.  But how do you dispose of that many bars?  Water leaking from a pipe and splashing on to a factory conveyor belt has

BBC News: Parkour craze reaches new heights. A young man stands poised on the edge of a roof, two storeys above the hard concrete of a London street.  He rocks back on to one foot and with a sharp intake of breath his body snaps into action, clearing the void

BBC News: UFO study finds no sign of aliens. A confidential Ministry of Defence report on Unidentified Flying Objects has concluded that there is no proof of alien life forms.  In spite of the secrecy surrounding the UFO study, it seems citizens of planet Earth have little to worry about.

BBC News: How much is a penny worth? Rising metal prices could mean that United States one cent coins become worth more as metal than for their face value.  Could that ever happen in the UK?  The soaring prices of zinc and copper have prompted fears in the US over

BBC News: SW claws to top of big cats list. The numbers of big cats being seen roaming the countryside around Britain is increasing, a report says, with South West England being a hot spot.  Devon, Cornwall and Somerset feature in the top 10 locations, according to the British Big

BBC News: Fine for driver's make-up offence. A motorist has been fined after being caught by a speed camera taking both hands off the wheel to apply make-up while driving near a north Wales town.  Pwllheli Magistrates Court heard on Wednesday how Donna Marie Maddock, 22, from Mold,

BBC News: Design may be homeowners' choice. A new machine which washes, dries and irons clothes could clean up for a Devon student.  Oliver Blackwell, who designed the WashDryIron, is exhibiting the machine at next month's Ideal Home Show.  The University of Plymouth graduate hopes the machine

BBC News: Print 'proof' of big cat presence. Police believe they have the first conclusive proof a big cat, dubbed the "Beast of Balbirnie", could be on the loose in Fife. There have been numerous reports of big cats in the Kingdom in recent years.  Now