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A stunning eclipse
There was none of the anti-climax of last year's solar eclipse for the lunar pass over last night. The clouds cleared to reveal a Mars-red moon as it moved steadily into the Earth's shadow. The spectacle lasted for about three hours as the moon reflected
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Win a Jelly Belly bean feast
LAST year Mr Jelly Belly sold over 12 billion of his famous beans. That's enough to encircle the earth more than three times over. They are also the only beans to orbit the universe - the American astronauts on Space Shuttle Challenger munched their way
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Chopper crash
A 61-YEAR-OLD man miraculously escaped serious injury after the helicopter he was flying got into difficulty and plunged into Windermere's wintry-cold waters. Bill Scarrett, who was flying a Jet Ranger 206 to pick up businessman Tim Knowles from his Windermere
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Win a Jelly Belly bean feast
LAST year Mr Jelly Belly sold over 12 billion of his famous beans. That's enough to encircle the earth more than three times over. They are also the only beans to orbit the universe - the American astronauts on Space Shuttle Challenger munched their way
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Cold out? Get a video...
Brew up a steaming cuppa, grab the duvet and cuddle up for a night on the sofa with vids Maybe Baby and Three to Tango. Maybe Baby (15) Warner Home Video. Rating: ***. BEN Elton's deeply personal tale about a couple striving to conceive a baby is a sparkling
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Time up for Castle
SECRETS beneath the soil of Kendal Castle could be unearthed by experts connected to popular archaeology TV show Time Team. Archaeologists are hopeful the castle courtyard will be probed during a geophysical survey some time this spring, which could shed
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Time up for castle
SECRETS beneath the soil of Kendal Castle could be unearthed by experts connected to popular archaeology TV show Time Team. Archaeologists are hopeful the castle courtyard will be probed during a geophysical survey some time this spring, which could shed
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SAILING: Duckman favours Winter test
THIRTY-three boats started the sixth round of the WCA's Maiden Marine-sponsored Winter Series in a fresh south-westerly wind. The race officer took the fleet into south lake for a bit more rock-dodging on a course which started close to Hawkshead ferry
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RALLYING: Miller's time in Kirkby series
GOING into the final round of the Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club Series for 2000, everything still hung in the balance for the driver's title between Kendal's Paul Miller and Grange-based Trevor Smith. The Grizedale Stages at the start of December had 17
