On October 17th, therefore, a Russian Proton rocket took off with a window cleaner on board.

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Window cleaner James Watson, 38, of Dunblane, admitted causing the death of Brendon Main, 19, of Aberdeen, by driving dangerously.

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McCluskie, a window cleaner and skunk cannabis smoker, claimed to have lost control after a tirade of abuse from his sister.

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More recently, Humble worked as a window cleaner in his local area before alcohol took over his life to such a point that even on his arrest he was drunk.

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He said Pc Henry was attending 999 calls from two members of the public after a man, said by witnesses to be a window cleaner, was stabbed in the back.

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It is Mr Steve Broatch the local window cleaner!!

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For a start, you can see a real need being met - who hasn't been part of that scrabbling around for cash when you sort out a restaurant bill or try to pay a window cleaner?

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Police say the motorist was on his way back from a night out when his car hit the window-cleaner.

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The cyclist - a window-cleaner on his way to work - is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

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