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| Cup of tea causes emergency landing |
| A British plane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on last week. |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:45 a.m. |
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| A family becalmed |
| We are confused. The squabbling and bickering has stopped and no one has punched, pinched, kicked or dobbed on anyone for ages. "They're not fighting," my wife whispers, noting that our two boisterous young sons are acting out of character. |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:10 a.m. |
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| How to avoid dying in a plane crash |
| Flying in the developing world is 13 times more dangerous than flying in first world countries, according to a new study. |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48 a.m. |
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| Getting ahead in the cheap seats |
| Are you fed up with sitting in the back row of the plane, next to the toilet? Few subjects ignite passion like seat allocation but things are looking up as more airlines move toward online seat selection for passengers. |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48 a.m. |
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| Off the rails, on the trail |
| New Zealand's Clutha River once literally ran with gold. Nuggets washed up on its beaches and, during an 1860s gold rush, it was said to be the richest gold-bearing river in the world. More than 40,000 miners crammed its banks as well as the front bars of the 42 pubs and three opium dens in the riverside town of Clyde. In the pub at Dunstan House, girls coloured like peacocks would dance on the tables. |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:06 p.m. |
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| Living it up on an island |
| Fiji and Rarotonga seem to be the Pacific Islands of choice for those wanting sun and surf, but after a recent holiday in Tonga, I would argue it deserves a second look. |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:04 p.m. |
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