Tait got Newcastle's second try with two minutes left, but it offered little by way of consolation and did not take the gloss of a powerful London Irish performance.

BBC: Premiership: Newcastle 12-46 London Irish

Her case is comfortably trumped by the experiences of a young London couple who thought they were on their way to Sydney, Australia, when they had in fact booked tickets to a former mining town in the north-east of Canada, also called Sydney.

BBC: Right name, wrong place

Sotheby's, taking full advantage of the Orientalist craze, went out of its way to market the painting by exhibiting it in both New York and London, thereby drawing international attention.

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When Secretary Rice talked to us on the plane on the way to London she acknowledged that she was caught off guard by the very strong showing of Hamas.

NPR: Rice: No Aid for Hamas-Led Government

Corruption is still a way of life in Russia, though if the latest rankings by Transparency International, based in London and Berlin, are to be believed, things have gotten a lot better.

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Many supporters had to dig their way out of the snow to get from Wrexham to London for the match, watched by 17, 000 Dragons' fans.

BBC: FA Trophy with Wrexham FC colours

He was joined by Justin Brown who was also in great form at London, landing 10 of his 14 shots on the way to a 23-point haul.

BBC: Double weekend success for Wolves

At a staffroom of a typical inner-London comprehensive school, teachers recently interviewed by The Economist agreed that the only way in which a young classroom teacher could afford to own property was to have a well-paid spouse or partner.

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