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What people REALLY think about south London and Surrey... according to Google

Leigh Journal: Google: What are people looking for in our area?

4:00pm Thursday 13th March 2014

Can you guess how Google completes these sentences? "Croydon is ___ ?" "Southern Trains are ___?" and "Londoners are ___ ?" Warning: Some strong language.

PICTURED: The Muppets pop up in Greenwich for new Disney movie

10:43am Tuesday 11th March 2014

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the colourful Muppet gang popped up in Greenwich to shoot scenes for their new movie.

Dozens of rubber ducks appear on flooded West Wickham rugby pitch for bath time

4:20pm Monday 10th March 2014

It could well be bath time in West Wickham as a quackers individual has let dozens of rubber ducks loose on a flooded rugby pitch.

Udder madness? 'Secret' proposal to use Lewisham's largest park to graze cows

4:05pm Friday 7th March 2014

"Hush hush" proposals to put grazing cows in a popular park and golf course are complete and udder madness, users say.

Orpington woman thinks she has oldest cockatiel in the world in Guinness World Record claim

11:37am Friday 7th March 2014

AN ORPINGTON woman believes her pet bird is the oldest in the world.

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PICTURED: Worst picnic ever? Sit down meal in Greenwich CAR park

3:57pm Wednesday 5th March 2014

Is this the worst picnic ever? The sun coming out spurred this group into having a sit down meal - in a Greenwich car park.

'Bit silly really': Fire Brigade called after man leaves taps running

8:51am Tuesday 4th March 2014

A man called the fire brigade after overrunning a bath.

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Forget the Oscars: Oxfordshire's rudest place name is...

12:05pm Monday 3rd March 2014

We're proud to be able to announce the result of your voting for Oxfordshire's rudest place name. And so, in the spirit of a bit of Carry On Journalism, the winner is Cockshoot Close.

VIDEO: Lewisham family of UFO buffs spot 'intelligently-controlled' craft heading towards Kent

11:31am Monday 3rd March 2014

A Lewisham family of UFO buffs are looking for other witnesses to an "intelligently-controlled" triangular object which flew over their house towards Kent.

VIDEO: Palace fan wanders into dressing room after Man Utd match

2:41pm Friday 28th February 2014

A Crystal Palace supporter seemingly wandered into the dressing room after the final whistle blew against Manchester United on Saturday, and casually chatted with manager Tony Pulis and David Kemp.

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Team of ‘knights’ head into battle for Great Britain lead by Sussex man

1:56pm Friday 28th February 2014

A group of knights are putting their enemies to the sword as they bid to conquer the world.

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Oxfordshire's rudest place names: The final vote

1:14pm Friday 28th February 2014

This week we've had some fun asking for your suggestions for Oxfordshire's rudest place names. Thousands of votes were cast and now we are down to the final five, so pick your favourite...

10... Rude Oxfordshire place names (ok, there's a few more than 10) + Vote for your favourite

12:56pm Thursday 27th February 2014

After Crotch Crescent and Cockshoot Close ended up in a list of the 10 rudest street names in Britain, we asked our readers to put forward their suggestions. You can also vote on your favourite one...

10 Reasons... to live on Oxfordshire's waterways

12:40pm Thursday 27th February 2014

Now the floods have receded, we asked boat dweller Tim Wiseman to give us 10 reasons why living on our rivers is so attractive. But being Tim, he had to give us his main list and an alternative take...

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'Jail bird' gets stuck in tree

9:15am Thursday 27th February 2014

A jail bird made a ‘beak for freedom’ – only to get tangled in a tree.

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Woman fish slapped with large bream in Accrington Asda

11:00am Wednesday 26th February 2014

POLICE have issued CCTV images of a man and a woman they need to trace after a shop worker was slapped across the face with a fish in an Accrington supermarket.

10 Reasons... to support Oxford City

12:00pm Wednesday 26th February 2014

As part of our 10 Reasons series, we asked Dr Robert Huxley, the principal curator of the Department of Life Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London, to detail why he loved watching Oxford City

They may live in streets with risque names, but residents rubbish property price claims + List: What are and where are the 10 rudest streets?

8:00am Wednesday 26th February 2014

RESIDENTS in rude-sounding streets in Oxfordshire have scoffed at research suggesting property prices are lower on their lanes.

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Video: The proposal at Oxford Castle that began with a flashmob

12:55pm Tuesday 25th February 2014

On Saturday Ana Cruz was watching a flashmob perform at the Oxford Castle quarter. Little did she know it was a prelude to her boyfriend Francisco Cruz proposing. Watch the happy event unfold...

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VIDEO: Billboard made of thousands of real bananas unveiled in Clapham Common

2:48pm Tuesday 25th February 2014

A giant billboard made of 5,000 bananas was unveiled to highlight the plight of banana farmers.

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Buskers a match made in heaven for castle visitors + Video

11:00am Tuesday 25th February 2014

IT STARTED as an elaborate proposal.

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Got a smelly beard? Head down to Kemp Town

5:10am Tuesday 25th February 2014

A family business in Kemp Town is turning heads with a bizarre new grooming trend - beard oil.

Lancing dad delivers child on bathroom floor

5:04pm Monday 24th February 2014

It was third time lucky for a father who inadvertently missed the birth of his first two children and then delivered his third on the bathroom floor.

Bring your own Tube seat: is this the only way to travel on the Northern Line?

2:15pm Monday 24th February 2014

Some bizarre pictures have been posted on the internet, presumably to start a new commuter craze of 'bring your own' Tube seat.

Ana Cruz was watching a flashmob performing at Oxford Castle. Little did she know it was the lead-up to a wedding proposal from her boyfriend. The question is, did she say yes?? + Video

6:30am Monday 24th February 2014

HE had been planning to pop the question for months and wanted to do something different.

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Hunt is on for Trudy the giraffe stolen from Uckfield garden

5:00am Saturday 22nd February 2014

A search is underway for a 12ft model of a giraffe stolen from the garden of a Sussex family.

Vandals paint West Kingsdown postbox gold in honour of Lizzy Yarnold

9:41am Friday 21st February 2014

VANDALS have painted a postbox gold in Winter Olympics champion Lizzy Yarnold's home village of West Kingsdown after the Royal Mail snubbed the idea.

Gamers flap over money-spinning app + Video of someone who got a little frustrated with it to their phone's detriment

8:30am Thursday 20th February 2014

MORE than 100 people across the county have tried to make a killing by selling phones and other devices to cash in on a new craze.

Roof of house blows off onto family's caravan

1:01pm Tuesday 18th February 2014

A mum is in despair after the roof of her house blew off and landed on top of her caravan.

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VIDEO: Giant hedgehog sculpture revealed in Clapham Common

12:43pm Monday 17th February 2014

A giant hedgehog was unveiled on Clapham Common to mark the launch of a new David Attenborough series.

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Wychwood Brewery creates special ale for rock legends Status Quo + a cheeky classic video

6:00am Monday 17th February 2014

ROCK group Status Quo have joined forces with a Witney brewery to release their own beer.

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Have the Princes been photobombed while helping out with flood sandbag effort?

1:32pm Friday 14th February 2014

A council worker joined in the fun when William and Harry spent the morning shifting sandbags in flooded Berkshire.

Top 10 names for Sutton's 11 tonne litter mountain

2:30pm Wednesday 12th February 2014

Not quite as big as Everest, but like any significant landmark, the Sutton Guardian decided the council's big pile of rubbish needed a name which best suited its unique character and charm.

VIDEO: How the litter mountain was built

FLOODING: ‘Submarine’ spotted on Abingdon Road

8:50am Wednesday 12th February 2014

One city resident had a bit of fun amid the news of watery woes yesterday by mocking up this picture of a U-boat cruising down flooded Abingdon Road.

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Gravesend man praised for downing dead mice in Neknomination craze

3:19pm Tuesday 11th February 2014

A GRAVESEND man has been praised online for posting a video of himself downing dead mice in dangerous new drinking craze Neknomination.

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Bromley woman's Valentine's Day eBay auction closes with mystery bidder promising over £600

10:27am Tuesday 11th February 2014

A BROMLEY woman’s auction of love ended this morning with a mystery bidder pledging £621 to share a romantic evening with the sweetheart.

Could this Catford Sedgehill lab assistant blast into space and colonise Mars?

1:56pm Monday 10th February 2014

MEET Earth's representative on Mars - a school lab assistant who could be blasted into space to become one of the first humans to live on the red planet.

Mysterious humming sound leaves residents baffled - council issues noise diaries

11:20am Monday 10th February 2014

The noise has been an irritation for weeks, but the source of the noise itself remains unknown.

Holy camel this milk is good cry adventurous Brighton coffee drinkers

4:00am Monday 10th February 2014

Coffee drinkers were offered a new way to get a lift when they have got the hump.

Brighton martial arts expert Jake Sharpstone achieves his Ninja dream

4:00am Sunday 9th February 2014

Every little boy dreams of one day becoming a ninja – and this martial arts nut has seen his dream come true.

Supermarket swoop: Customers duck for cover as cake-craving Thamesmead bird flies around inside Morrisons

3:15pm Friday 7th February 2014

A THAMESMEAD bird has been causing panic in the aisles of Morrisons by swooping around the store.

Pet dog finds ways home after going missing 15 miles away

5:30am Friday 7th February 2014

A lost dog has been reunited with her family after navigating a motorway and railway lines during a perilous midnight 15-mile journey home.

Top 17 things that make you a die-hard Warrington Wolves fan

4:20pm Tuesday 4th February 2014

You know you are a die-hard Warrington Wolves fan when...

VIDEO: Woman rides horse into Bishop Auckland Tesco for NekNomination craze

7:50pm Tuesday 4th February 2014

A WOMAN has defended her actions as “harmless fun” after riding a horse into a supermarket and downing a drink as part of new craze sweeping the internet.

Safety fears over internet craze

Mum baffled by barrage of cough medicine letters

4:12pm Tuesday 4th February 2014

A mum is baffled after receiving 25 letters through her door in two days warning her about a cough medicine she does not use.

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The best show and tell ever? Dad drops into Worthing school - in a helicopter

9:09am Tuesday 4th February 2014

A father paid a flying visit to his children at their Worthing school by turning up in an RAF helicopter.

Brighton winter sports enthusiast to represent GB in naked sledding event

5:00am Friday 31st January 2014

A budding winter sports enthusiast has her sights set on securing gold for Team GB next month – as part of their naked sledding squad.

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Single Bromley woman auctions herself on eBay to find Valentine's Day dinner date

11:53am Thursday 30th January 2014

A SINGLE Bromley lass is inviting hunky men to bid for her company on Valentine's Day.

Burglar breaks into beehive, police mount sting operation

4:22pm Thursday 30th January 2014

Police are looking for a burglar they suspect is covered in bee stings, after he broke into a fully-functional bee hive.

Neighbours baffled by invasion of mystery golf balls

2:00pm Wednesday 29th January 2014

The mysterious appearance of dozens of golf balls has left Beddington neighbours clubbing together for answers.

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