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0Video: England presents the world's most exciting traffic jam 1315337400
When you put on a car show, you can expect a little bit of traffic as people rumble into the appointed lot when the gates open. When your car show is called the Wilton House Classic Rendezvous and Supercar Day, you might expect a few more folks to show up. That's just the case here, for the third ...
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Video: Crazy hit-and-run on UK police car captured by dashcam 1312302660
Police in Surrey, England had a close call recently. A driver in a BMW ran what looks to be a roadblock, striking a Volvo police car before coming to a stop against a traffic barrier. An officer standing at the rear of the patrol vehicle was also struck and thrown as a result of the collision. ...
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2011 British Grand Prix brings the circus back home to Silverstone [spoilers] 1310311500
Unlike racing series such as IndyCar or Le Mans, the Formula One championship isn't built around any specific race. But even though each grand prix carries the same weight in the standings, some are, symbolically speaking, more important than others. While Monaco is clearly the most exciting, ...
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British political coup unearthed as "Project Volvo" 1307968140
A plan recently unearthed to de-seat the former British prime minister has got Volvo all in a tizzy. And it all comes down to image. Until just over a year ago, Gordon Brown (pictured above) was the British prime minister. That was before his Labour government was defeated by David Cameron's ...
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Report: London Mayor Boris Johnson hits Obama's motorcade with congestion charge 1306884300
Rules are rules, and they apply equally to everyone – including the President of the United States. Especially when he's on foreign soil. After President Barack Obama's famous Cadillac limousine – known as The Beast – got stuck exiting the US embassy in Dublin, it was shipped ...
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Where big cats are made: A photo tour of Jaguar's Castle Bromwich plant 1305329100
A photo tour of Jaguar's Castle Bromwich factory – Click above for high-res image galleryAll Jaguars, whether steel or aluminum, are fashioned in one place: Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. The factory complex originally made RAF Spitfires and Lancaster bombers for World ... -
How Jeremy Clarkson could rocket into UK politics - in spite of himself 1293811200
Could Jeremy Clarkson find himself in a position of real power? Not of the MOAR variety, but rather of a political nature. If the British public gets its way, then anything is possible. His strongest supporters have always wanted to push Clarkson into the political arena. Only now they may be able ...
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Classic Mashup: 2011 Range Rover vs. 1993 Range Rover 1293717540
The shape may be very similar, but the technology underpinning a modern Range Rover is light years ahead of what you will find propping up an older model. Inside Line was able to line up two examples of the Range Rover; a 1993 model and the 2011 version. The two were then put through their paces ...
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BBC: At nearly $7.30/gal and climbing, UK gas prices hit record high 1292193180
Think fuel prices are high in the United States? What Yanks pay is nothing to what our former colonial masters are forced to shell out at the pumps, as reports come in of record-high prices in the UK. According to the BBC, prices have hit an all-time high of 121.76p per liter in the United ...
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PSA: Reigning monarchs cannot be found guilty of motoring infractions in UK 1276777740
As much as it runs against our colonial grain to say this, there are some perks to being a monarch. Aside from having an entire kingdom crammed full of palaces and an army of staff just waiting to cater to your every whim, you're evidently also free from prosecution under your country's courts. ...

