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How to woo your girl the Prince William way
It's the sort of courting ritual befitting of a future king - land a £10m Chinook helicopter in your girlfriend's garden. But are women really impressed by such a stunt, and if so, how can those of more modest means seek to recreate it?
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Man rescued as car hits buffalo
A 19-year-old man is cut free from his car after it crashed into a water buffalo in south Cumbria.
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'Gas guzzlers' face parking hike
A London council plans to link the cost of residents' parking permits to emissions their cars produce.
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Shopping trips in a Green Goddess
A military fire engine hardly used in 50 years is to go on the supermarket run in south Wales with its new owner.
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Car stolen during hospital visit
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Man stabbed for speaking Russian
A Latvian man is in a critical condition after he is stabbed in the head by a gang who hear him speaking Russian.
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UK to build new Micra
More than £3m of public money is given to Japanese car maker Nissan so it can build a new version of the Micra in Sunderland.
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Car stunt shocks newlyweds
A newlywed couple have a shock when they return from honeymoon to find half a car on the roof of their garage.
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Micra rolls into record books
The Nissan plant in Sunderland celebrates making 100,000 new model Micras in just seven months.
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Nissan warns on Sunderland's future
Nissan's boss, Carlos Ghosn, makes it clear that the plant's future depends on whether the UK adopts the euro.
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What's left of the UK car industry
The closure of Ford's Dagenham plant marks a milestone in the history of the British car industry, BBC News Online takes a look at what's left.
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Sunderland wins Micra contract
Nissan says the new Micra will be built in the UK, creating 500 jobs and securing thousands more as part of a £235m investment.
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From Datsun to Nissan
From small-scale beginnings to a global operation, BBC News Online runs through some of the key milestones in the history of Nissan.
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Nissan Micra, French style
Building the Micra in France won't carry the same currency risk, but the car plant is a far cry from the UK plant in Sunderland.
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Nissan's Sunderland fears
Workers in Sunderland are worried that, despite being the most productive plant in Europe, they might lose because of the high pound.
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Men cringe as adverts show 'Girl Power'
Commercials showing dominant women who are threatening violence against men have prompted dozens of complaints to the advertisement industry watchdog.
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