England's new late-night crime spree: watering gardens
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The island of dreary drizzles is enduring the driest 18-month spell in 70 years.
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The number of patio heaters in UK gardens is expected to  almost double in the next year, a report suggests.
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Children's nursery rhymes contain 10 times more violence than British television shows broadcast before the country's 9 p.m. "watershed" after which more adult content can be shown, research published on Thursday said.
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Imagine a golf course that can sense rainfall, and adjust the automatic sprinkler system to delay a scheduled watering session or focus on parts of the course that didn't get as much rain as others. Or a hotel that can detect when a room is vacant, and turn off the heating or cooling systems in that room to save energy.
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They started pouring in late last week, at more than double the usual daily rate.
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By NATALIE STOREY, PHOTO BY NATALIE GUILLN  Sheriff's new forensics lab digs deep into electronics for criminal evidence  Snoop:  Lab's already helped nab an offender  They keep Dirty Salli in a small windowless room that used to be a storage closet.
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Police say excessive drinking is a factor in a rise in the number of rapes and sexual assaults over the last year.
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The UK's legion of gardening fanatics have been warned to get ready for global warming which threatens to spoil the traditional English country garden.
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Children&#39;s nursery rhymes contain 10 times more violence than British television shows broadcast before the country&#39;s 9 pm &quot;watershed&quot; after which more adult content can be shown, research published on Thursday said.
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By Beth Lucas, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 4--Stealing or wasting water in Gilbert will become a misdemeanor crime under new ordinances approved by the Town Council.
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Drinking water supplies in parts of Gloucestershire could run dry by Sunday evening as a water treatment plant is "overwhelmed".
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The thieves struck at night and knew just what they were after. In minutes, they ripped two plants from the lavish landscaping at a home in this Los Angeles suburb, then fled when the homeowner woke up and turned on a porch light. Total haul: &#36;3,500.
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From scary "surgeons" to potion-swilling mad scientists, the misfits that inhabit these creepy late-night gems will keep you jumpy all weekend. In Table of Malcontents.
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Many homes and gardens play host to an increasing number of hazardous plants, and children are most often at risk.
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By Sally Claunch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 6--ARLINGTON -- Even with the recent rains, many residents are buying plants that don't need a lot of water, nursery owners say.
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AT A TIME when children and young people in inner cities are increasingly finding the natural world an alien environment, a small south London charity is using horticulture to help troubled teenagers re-engage with society.
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Officers investigating the 1985 murder of Pc Keith Blakelock dig up a back garden after a tip-off.