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Note the rails to prevent falling out of bed ? a common way to land in A&E

Tide of bizarre injuries keeps hospitals busy

There is a story told by NHS nurses about a man who turned up at accident and emergency walking in a strange manner and telling a confused tale.

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Microsoft to let users throw IE out of Windows  new

A single check box deep in the guts of the next version of Windows is giving Microsoft watchers a peek at how the software maker plans to keep European antitrust regulators from marring a crucial software launch.

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Northern rock: John Harrison at his allotment near his home in Cheshire

Patch perfect: How a hitherto unknown horticulturalist has become Britain's greatest allotment authority

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You don't have to go small to go far in the city streets

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