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Seen by Jon on Friday June 26th at 5:47 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8120844.stm
Mr Jackson had been due to perform a 50-date tour at the London venue.
Was he planning on playing on a different side of the venue each night?

Seen by Jon on Thursday June 11th at 8:54 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8095356.stm
Despite four people held on suspicion of murder were released without charge, police have said the case remains open.
Maybe I'm being unfair, maybe this is some Cornish dialect with different grammatical rules.

Seen by Lee on Tuesday June 2nd at 11:16 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8079374.stm
Jan Berry, the former head of the Police Federation which represents ordinary constables, attacked Ms Smith in withering terms at their annual conference, referring to the home secretary's admission to having tried cannabis as a student - and her cabinet colleague Ed Balls' decision to implement a similar reward for teachers.
I'd make a remark about higher education, but I'm too "tired and hungry".

Seen by Jon on Thursday May 28th at 4:04 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8071512.stm
Police Sgt Greg Terry said police would be looking at whether the weapon had been safely and securely secured.
Police Sgt Terry then departed and left, heading and aiming for the annual and yearly Tautological Tautology Competition and Contest, where he was hoping to win and take first prize.

Seen by Jon on Tuesday May 26th at 11:29 PM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8069419.stm
[Picture caption] The astronauts will joint the three crew currently on the ISS
NASA finally got round to testing da mighty 'erb in space? Or is this something to do with hip replacements?

Seen by Jon on Tuesday March 31st at 2:04 PM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7974777.stm
The chief of Dubai's police said Sulim Yamadayev, a rival of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, died after an apparent assassination attempt.
That's actually a pretty good attempt.

Seen by James on Friday January 16th at 9:52 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7833317.stm
While maintaining both wings are equidistant from the nearing surface, the pilot must then lower the tail end.
 

Seen by James on Thursday January 15th at 11:18 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7830285.stm
It also outsold Boeing, with orders for 777 jets, down 42% from the previous year.
Complete ambiguity here. Did they have 777 orders? Or are orders for the Boeing 777 down 42% from the previous year, and as a result, Airbus outsold them? You actually can figure out what they mean in context, but it takes some careful reading.

Seen by Jon on Sunday November 30th at 11:11 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7757225.stm
With the US still involved in two wars in Iraq, and in Afghanistan, and facing the possible threat of further attacks, the Obama administration will still have to decide how to handle any future capture of suspects linked to al-Qaeda and potential security threats.
I'd pretty much got Iraq and Afghanistan down as one war each - did I miss something?

Seen by Jon on Monday November 24th at 4:08 PM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7744270.stm
Esa's director general, Jean-Jacques Dordain, wants the subscriptions going into this area to grow by 3.6% per year, giving him 2.3bn euros two play with over the period 2009-2013.
To be or not two B. Whether its nobblier in the mind to suffer the swings and roundabouts of outrageous grammar, or to take arms against a sea of legs and by opposing bend them. To die: to sleep.