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redfiona99Miscellaneous:
Met Police officer Robert Brown retires after 47 years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31440187 As interesting for the changes in those 47 years.
The Thin End of the Whip - http://www.vanityfair.com/unchanged/2014/02/catherine-robbe-grillet-french-dominatrix >>The life of Catherine Robbe-Grillet makes Fifty Shades of Grey look like a Disney movie. In 1951, she became the mistress of the writer—and accomplished sadist—Alain Robbe-Grillet, whom she later married. Today, an 83-year-old widow, she is France’s most famous dominatrix. Visiting the 17th-century château where Robbe-Grillet conducts some of her rituals, Toni Bentley delves into the world of a modern-day Marquise de Sade, her relationship with the much younger Beverly Charpentier, and her journey from submission to dominance.<<
The man who robbed a bank for love - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31457718
India's 'macaron queen' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31292963
Totally Mexico! How the Nathan Barley nightmare came true - http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/10/nathan-barley-charlie-brooker-east-london-comedy
Brians 'outraged' by Brian the police horse name change plan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-31446635
Some 109-year-olds read books, or play bridge -– but not Alfred “Alfie” Date. The oldest man in Australia spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny, injured penguins. - http://abcnews.go.com/International/International/tiny-penguins-tiny-sweaters/story?id=28886035
The bull whose semen is worth $3,000 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31107115
Science:
Dogs 'can tell difference between happy and angry faces' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31384525
Sport:
Athletics:
Pole vault action like you've never seen before - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/-a-little-crazy----pole-vault-action-like-you-ve-never-seen-before-145443755.html#more-id
Cricket:
Cricket World Cup: A Scotland game win would 'create history' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/31320162
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles on the 'most dangerous job in sport' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/31499420
Football:
Football hooligans' mums steward match to stop violence - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jp250
Met Police officer Robert Brown retires after 47 years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31440187 As interesting for the changes in those 47 years.
The Thin End of the Whip - http://www.vanityfair.com/unchanged/2014/02/catherine-robbe-grillet-french-dominatrix >>The life of Catherine Robbe-Grillet makes Fifty Shades of Grey look like a Disney movie. In 1951, she became the mistress of the writer—and accomplished sadist—Alain Robbe-Grillet, whom she later married. Today, an 83-year-old widow, she is France’s most famous dominatrix. Visiting the 17th-century château where Robbe-Grillet conducts some of her rituals, Toni Bentley delves into the world of a modern-day Marquise de Sade, her relationship with the much younger Beverly Charpentier, and her journey from submission to dominance.<<
The man who robbed a bank for love - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31457718
India's 'macaron queen' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31292963
Totally Mexico! How the Nathan Barley nightmare came true - http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/10/nathan-barley-charlie-brooker-east-london-comedy
Brians 'outraged' by Brian the police horse name change plan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-31446635
Some 109-year-olds read books, or play bridge -– but not Alfred “Alfie” Date. The oldest man in Australia spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny, injured penguins. - http://abcnews.go.com/International/International/tiny-penguins-tiny-sweaters/story?id=28886035
The bull whose semen is worth $3,000 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31107115
Science:
Dogs 'can tell difference between happy and angry faces' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31384525
Sport:
Athletics:
Pole vault action like you've never seen before - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/-a-little-crazy----pole-vault-action-like-you-ve-never-seen-before-145443755.html#more-id
Cricket:
Cricket World Cup: A Scotland game win would 'create history' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/31320162
Afghanistan coach Andy Moles on the 'most dangerous job in sport' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/31499420
Football:
Football hooligans' mums steward match to stop violence - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jp250
