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This England: Things took a wrong turn
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63% Informative
Runners at a 10k trail race in Glasgow were sent in the wrong direction by a prankster.
A Home Alone-style bucket trap caught burglar Paul Howell , 56 , in Northumberland .
Kevin Bacon , a knitted pig, has been returned to his owners after an appeal on social media.
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formal
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English
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