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A State Funeral for Richard III?

Jon Ashworth | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK Politics
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Jon Ashworth

So we have received the news that Richard III fans have been waiting for. The skeletal remains found last year in Greyfriars car park in my Leicester South constituency are indeed those of Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England.

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This Is What Travelling At Light Speed Would Really Look Like

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.03.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Space News, Star Wars, University of Leicester, Video, UK News, Space, Light Speed Travel, Speed of Light, Star Trek, UK Tech News

Above: what travelling at hyper speed would really look like It is a quirk of Hollywood and derivative science fiction that most of us are pr...

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Richard III: Top 10 Facts About The Last Yorkist King Of England

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK
Read More: University of Leicester, History, Richard III, UK News, Royal Family, Archaeology, English History, UK News

He was born on 2 October 1452 in Northamptonshire. His early years were dominated by the Wars of the Roses, which his father, Richard Plantagenet, Duk...

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Experts Have A Hunch They've Found Richard III

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK
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In what has been described as a major chapter in the history of England, archaeologists searching for the body of King Richard III have found an adult...

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Batman Could Fly But 'Wouldn't Survive Landing'

PA | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK
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Batman could fly, but he wouldn't survive the landing because his wingspan is too short, according to researchers. Four students from the Universit...

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You're Only Going to Understand What I Mean By Peng if You're My Kind of Person...

Professor Julie Coleman | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: American Slang, Linguistics, Peng, University of Leicester, The Only Way Is Essex, The Life of Slang, English Language, Ban Slang, British Slang, Oxford University Press, Language, Slang, Sheffield Springs Academy, Oup, UK Universities & Education News
Professor Julie Coleman

Newspapers have been reporting that Sheffield Springs Academy has decided to ban slang in an attempt to improve their students' employability. By all means teach them how to speak appropriately, but isn't that like telling children not to put peas up their nose?

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How Stressful Are Your Cervical Smear Appointments?

The Huffington Post UK | Georgia James | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
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A new study reveals the stress, anxieties and pain that women can suffer when undergoing a cervical smear test, prompting experts to call for a more p...

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Leicester Students And Professors Unveil Star-Trek Style Diagnosis Unit

PA | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 01.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education
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Professors and university students unveiled a futuristic disease detection facility on Wednesday after spending four years developing and researching ...

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