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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy author said his uninteresting characters were all 'burks'
A new book has uncovered notes left by Douglas Adams in which he calls the characters 'burks'.
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Leading schools accused of failing to deal with complaints of ‘rape culture’
Eton, St Paul’s and Latymer Upper named on social media account that purports to post testimonies of students who have been sexually abused
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Police investigate big cat sighting in Cheshire linked to sheep killings
Officers believe a 'large predator' could be behind the mystery
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Council chief warns residents to 'stay local' - from the Maldives
Council chief from Yorkshire sent a message asking locals not to make 'unnecessary journeys' from her holiday in South Asia
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Doctors' fury at closure of children's A&E services to prepare for second Covid wave
Prominent clinicians sign petition calling for reopening of paediatric emergency facilities at UCLH and Royal Free Hospital
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Funeral staff 'worming way' into care homes
Co-Op workers accused of buttering up patients and staff with presents to secure future business
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Co-op Funeralcare staff use 'tricks' to boost profits after lockdown
Staff were observed mocking corpses, remarking on their weight and making derogatory comments about miscarried foetuses and suicide victims
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The 'hard sell' awaiting the bereaved
One manager said it cost the company just “peanuts” to manufacture products, such as the coffins themselves, which it then sells to customer
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Girl, 15, killed in speedboat accident as sister and mother are left with broken arms
Emily Lewis, 15, died after a speedboat she was on crashed into a buoy
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Serial killer 'may be at large in North West', as murder-suicides reviewed by police
A coroner's officer kept files on two cases for 17 years after noticing parallels in the deaths
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Man dies in bungalow after next door property collapses onto roof
A man died and his partner was injured in Bradford after their neighbour's roof collapsed on them.
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Commuting will fall by a fifth even when society returns to normal, polling finds
New polling data indicates that there could be far fewer commuting journeys even after lockdown restrictions are fully lifted.
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LSE law graduate dies after falling 40ft from viaduct as she escaped burning car
Azra Kemal fell through a 10ft-wide void between two carriageways while trying to flag down passing vehicles when her car burst into flames
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Arrest of alleged knifeman 'mirrored George Floyd', court told, as lawyer calls for police apology
Marcus Coutain's lawyer told a court on Saturday that his client's arrest closely resembled that of George Floyd and called for an apology.
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