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Seen by Lee on Thursday August 5th at 3:08 AM[Edit]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10853905
Attempted break-ins at RAF Rudloe Manor in Wiltshire - sometimes referred to as Britain's "Area 51" - the US's secretive desert military base.
Always nice to read of that arid and barren wasteland, the US territory of Wiltshire.

Seen by Jon on Monday July 26th at 2:33 PM[Edit]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10762634
According to Li Tongyu, general manager of the marketing department at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), engineers are currently studying a rocket engine with the thrust of 600 tonnes, burning highly potent liquid oxygen and liquid oxygen propellant.
I'll grant that liquid oxygen is pretty potent stuff, but I somehow can't see this plan working out.

Seen by Jon on Tuesday July 20th at 4:17 AM[Edit]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10693922
The ash cloud grounded 10,000 Ryanair planes and knocked 50m euros from its profits
Ryanair does not own 10,000 planes.

Seen by Jon on Thursday June 10th at 3:56 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8732430.stm
The 19-year-old has been waited since last August to hear results of gender tests carried out at the request of the sport's governing body.
BBC copy editor has been sleeped.

Seen by Jon on Sunday June 6th at 12:09 PM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8718000/8718231.stm
Many people have fond momories of the park and the water features that it once boasted.
I have many fond momories of mammaries.

Seen by Jon on Monday May 17th at 6:53 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
[headline on front page] Atlantis to make first spacewalk
In her last mission, Atlantis finally does some walking.

Seen by Jon on Friday April 16th at 5:26 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8624464.stm
1317 Fiona Atay in Worcestershire says:

We are stranded in Istanbul.
Istanbul: larger than you'd previously imagined.

Seen by Jon on Thursday April 15th at 4:01 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8622055.stm
It is the second eruption in less than a month and the first since 1821.
1821: regarded by most horologists as being more than a month ago.

Seen by Jon on Tuesday February 16th at 2:52 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8511010.stm
In 2006 she was Afghanistan, in 2006.
2010 plan Seychelles I 2010 be to.

Seen by Jon on Thursday February 4th at 4:52 AM[Edit]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/8497980.stm
But he was found guilty by the jury and told by the judge he must serve 19 days, less the 302 days spent on remand.
For a total of -283 days, which seems a little short for a life sentence.