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Street in Florence falls into crater on banks of river Arno
No injuries but 20 parked cars swallowed by hole apparently caused by burst water pipe
Tommy Steele: ‘Show business has been one big cuddle’
At 79, Steele has landed another dream role, as Glenn Miller. He looks back over his career and reveals his dark secret
All ages aboard: the royal cruise treatment
As he prepared to board the world’s second-biggest cruise ship, Conor Pope worried cruising would be too old and too sedate. He was happy to be proved wrong
How Tony Buzan used mind maps to doodle his way to millions
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Concept of transport through a long tube could speed sci-vision into reality
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Romain Duris: Monsieur Popular
For nearly two decades, French actor Romain Duris has been charming audiences – and critics – in a wide variety of films, ranging from New French Extremism to ditzy romance. And he look set to do it again in new ‘retro’ romcom Populaire
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