Reprieve for naked sculptures on Liverpool beach
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Cast-iron statues of 100 naked men can now continue to gaze out to sea from a stretch of beach in Liverpool, despite accusations that they are offensive, an eyesore and a safety hazard.
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A controversial landfill site near Lisburn is closed by the Environment and Heritage Service.
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By Dusty Ricketts, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 11--NAVARRE BEACH -- A legal dispute over land and money continues to delay the start of construction on the largest development to come to this barrier island.
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Strike over pay and conditions Italian nude models have hit art schools where it hurts by resolutely refusing to get their kit off in a strike over pay and conditions, the Times reports.â¦
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Arts & entertainment: Future of sculpture honouring composer Benjamin Britten in doubt after a four-year campaign of attacks
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--BAY ST. LOUIS -- The Bay City Council on Monday formally asked City Hall to freeze construction of a new beachfront bistro on Washington Street and force a pair of investors back through sometimes-brutal public hearings.
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The transformation of a popular beauty spot is being celebrated tomorrow.   Over the past year a series of improvements have been carried out at Fairy Dell at Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.   A wildlife fun day is being held tomorrow from 11am to 3pm at the park.
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UK astronomers are granted a temporary reprieve over their access to two of the world's finest telescopes.
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By Adam Wilson, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Dec. 13--Passersby shouldn't notice a thing after the state successfully removed graffiti Tuesday from the Old Capitol in downtown Olympia.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 9--Drift gill net fishing won't be allowed in a conservation area off the Pacific Coast this summer, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced.
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By Robin Turner  Tombstoning - the craze in which people jump into the sea from rocks or tall buildings - will kill again, coastguards warned last night. Their alert follows the death of a 46-year-old man from South Wales, who died after jumping 30ft into the sea off the South Devon coast.
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By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 13--GULFPORT -- Construction on the controversial FEMA trailer park site on John Hill Boulevard has been suspended, a FEMA spokesman said.
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Â· Only non-dangerous offenders will be freed  Â· Brown announces Â£240m for 1,500 extra places
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Russian authorities say a cancelled London exhibition of major Russian and French artworks should now go ahead.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--The state Senate has unwisely passed a bill that permits an unnamed community to use a sea groin experiment to fight inlet erosion. With that in mind, it's appropriate to recall the recent history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
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Washington, Oct. 28 (NNN): Since Monday morning, surfers outside the US have been barred from visiting the official re-election site of President George Walker Bush.
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By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 20--If you see a baby harbor seal alone on a Whatcom County beach, don't assume it's been abandoned and needs rescue.