It had invaded the neck bone that connected to the head bone.

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The driver of the train, Iain Black, suffered a broken collar bone and a broken bone in his neck, his union Aslef has said.

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Newport Gwent Dragons lock Luke Charteris is also a replacement after flying in to replace Davies in the squad after the Cardiff Blue chipped a bone in his neck against the Canucks.

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Consumers who wish to exercise extra caution can follow the advice presented by the Web-based consumer advocacy group Consumeraffairs.com, which advises the avoidance of brains, neck bones and beef cheeks, bone marrow and cuts of beef that are sold on the bone.

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But according to two US-based scientists, the owl has some very smart bone and vascular structures running along its neck to the skull.

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