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Sebastien Teller
France's decision to enter a song with English lyrics into the Eurovision song contest sparks a row.

Man in handcuffs ( generic image) Handcuffed man steals police car
Embarrassment for two Brisbane police officers after a handcuffed suspect steals their patrol car.


Sun explosion (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory/Naval Research Laboratory/University of Birmingham) Visions of Sun's great 'belches'
Nasa's Stereo orbiters capture stunning new images of spaceborne debris thrown out from the Sun.


Moose (Peter Cairns/Northshots) Moose back on the loose
A Scottish landowner has reintroduced moose to his estate in a bid to return it to the natural state of hundreds of years ago.


Hormones 'may fuel market crises'
Hormone surges among City traders could be partly responsible for driving "boom and bust" economics, say researchers.

£60k Porsche pile-up for Jack, 93
A former church minister who caused £60,000 damage to two Porsches tells of his "miracle" escape.

Attempts to ban 1947 Titanic play
Archive documents show shipping firms and the government tried to block a 1947 radio play about the sinking of the Titanic.

Man leaves £180k violin on train
A man who left a 17th Century violin - valued at £180,000 - on a train appeals for its safe return.

Sun halo wows Ethiopia amid poll
A halo around the sun startled people in Ethiopia, during Sunday's election, with some seeing it as a miracle.

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