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<title>Restored rare Ford Escort sold for Â£65,000 </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8881/Restored-rare-Ford-Escort-sold-for-Â£65,000-</link>
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<pubDate>2012-02-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A garage owner has sold a restored 1968 Ford Escort for an amazing &pound;65,000, 22 times more ]]></description>
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<title>Study claims women more proficient at parking </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8873/Study-claims-women-more-proficient-at-parking-</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new study published this week suggests women motorists are better at parking than their male ]]></description>
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<title>TV Policeman writes off Â£40,000 â€˜supercarâ€™</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8864/TV-Policeman-writes-off-Â£40,000-â€˜supercarâ€™</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A policeman who had a major role in a police documentary show has wrecked a &pound;40,000 supercar ]]></description>
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<title>Stealth fighter inspired Lamborghini supercar on sale for Â£850,000</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8853/Stealth-fighter-inspired-Lamborghini-supercar-on-sale-for-Â£850,000</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lamborghini's have never been cheap, but the Reventon model that is currently on sale for ]]></description>
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<title>Government launches hydrogen car initiative</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8843/Government-launches-hydrogen-car-initiative</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The UK government has launched a new hydrogen car initiative along with the support of 13 ]]></description>
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<title>'Titanic Ghost' scheduled for Newcastle car show appearance</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8836/'Titanic-Ghost'-scheduled-for-Newcastle-car-show-appearance</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Though perhaps not the most famous artefact associated with the grand, doomed Titanic ship, a ]]></description>
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<title>Herbie hits the road for real</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8825/Herbie-hits-the-road-for-real</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen has developed a new system that will make their cars drive themselves, just like the ]]></description>
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<title>Smart show off mini pick-up truck concept car</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8816/Smart-show-off-mini-pick-up-truck-concept-car</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Smart have unveiled the 'for-us', a small, electric-powered pick-up truck aimed at the US market ]]></description>
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<title>CCTV car caught breaking the rules</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8807/CCTV-car-caught-breaking-the-rules</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A CCTV spy car - which earns the local authorities in Stoke-on-Trent thousands of pounds catching ]]></description>
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<title>Olympic VIPs set to drive in style </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8797/Olympic-VIPs-set-to-drive-in-style-</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite being promoted as the 'greenest' Olympics ever staged, news has emerged that a fleet of ]]></description>
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<title>Multi-terrain eco-car design wins VW competition</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8792/Multi-terrain-eco-car-design-wins-VW-competition</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[21 year old designer Yuhan Zhang has created a striking new car made to run on all surfaces, ]]></description>
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<title>Two thirds of UK drivers confused by road signs</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8781/Two-thirds-of-UK-drivers-confused-by-road-signs</link>
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<pubDate>2012-01-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new study has shown over two thirds of the British public are confused by basic road signs on a ]]></description>
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<title>Former motorsport ace goes for hand-cycling gold at London 2012</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8773/Former-motorsport-ace-goes-for-hand-cycling-gold-at-London-2012</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It has been 10 years since former F1 driver and double Indycar champion Alex Zanardi lost his legs ]]></description>
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<title>Motorhead's producer helps electric cars roar </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8765/Motorhead's-producer-helps-electric-cars-roar-</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The exceptionally quiet electric car poses two problems: Firstly, a silent vehicle is a dangerous ]]></description>
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<title>Fashion house gives a Rolls Royce Â£1m makeover </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8755/Fashion-house-gives-a-Rolls-Royce-Â£1m-makeover-</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rolls Royce has been renowned for decades as the pinnacle of British class and elegance, but one ]]></description>
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<title>Swiss millionaire sells customised Mercedes for Â£7 million</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8749/Swiss-millionaire-sells-customised-Mercedes-for-Â£7-million</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ueli Anliker, a millionaire entrepreneur from Switzerland, has turned a luxury Mercedes into what ]]></description>
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<title>Last remaining Dukes of Hazzard stunt car to go for Â£40K </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8739/Last-remaining-Dukes-of-Hazzard-stunt-car-to-go-for-Â£40K-</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The only surviving stunt car from the 1980's hit television series Dukes of Hazzard is set to go up ]]></description>
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<title>Fifty classic bikes found in West Country village hall</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8728/Fifty-classic-bikes-found-in-West-Country-village-hall</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A collection of over fifty classic bikes has been found in an old West Country village hall and ]]></description>
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<title>42 year old concept car proved to be the car of the future</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8718/42-year-old-concept-car-proved-to-be-the-car-of-the-future</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A concept car made 42 years ago by Australian car maker Holden - filled with then futuristic ]]></description>
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<title>Japanese sports car pile-up causes multi-million pound repair bill</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8704/Japanese-sports-car-pile-up-causes-multi-million-pound-repair-bill</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Japanese car insurance providers were counting up the cost yesterday in the aftermath of one of the ]]></description>
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<title>Koenigsegg supercar sets acceleration world record</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8694/Koenigsegg-supercar-sets-acceleration-world-record</link>
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<pubDate>2011-12-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Koenigsegg Agera R hypercar has set a new acceleration world record, earning it a place in the ]]></description>
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<title>Toyota unveil smartphone concept vehicle</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8681/Toyota-unveil-smartphone-concept-vehicle</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Toyota has unveiled a highly unusual concept car in the build-up to the Tokyo Motor Show this week ]]></description>
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<title>Non-jet-powered car sets new 462mph record</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8670/Non-jet-powered-car-sets-new-462mph-record</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two American pensioners have broken the world record for the fastest piston driven car in the ]]></description>
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<title>Ferrari plan new collectors club for loyal owners</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8655/Ferrari-plan-new-collectors-club-for-loyal-owners</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-23 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ferrari is planning to launch a collectors club in order to give customers a chance of acquiring ]]></description>
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<title>Scottish Police force unveil electric patrol car </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8645/Scottish-Police-force-unveil-electric-patrol-car-</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lothian and Borders Police have introduced an electric powered Mitsubishi I-Miev to become the ]]></description>
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<title>Prime Minister opens new McLaren factory</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8638/Prime-Minister-opens-new-McLaren-factory</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister David Cameron officially opened McLaren's new &pound;50 million production centre ]]></description>
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<title>Russian speed cameras issue thousands of tickets per hour </title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8627/Russian-speed-cameras-issue-thousands-of-tickets-per-hour-</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new speed camera can track up to 32 vehicles at once, allowing police officers to efficiently ]]></description>
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<title>Converted Roll-Royce takes on the Bugatti Veyron with 0-60 in 1.5 seconds</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8616/Converted-Roll-Royce-takes-on-the-Bugatti-Veyron-with-0-60-in-1.5-seconds</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow has been converted into a vehicle capable of 0-60mph in only 1. 5 ]]></description>
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<title>Vintage Corvette up for sale with only 13 miles on the clock</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8605/Vintage-Corvette-up-for-sale-with-only-13-miles-on-the-clock</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 1978 Corvette has gone on sale with only 13 miles on the clock, having spent the last 25 years in ]]></description>
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<title>Face the future with Tom Cruise's 'Minority' ride</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8592/Face-the-future-with-Tom-Cruise's-'Minority'-ride</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One would think a futuristic roadster designed and built by Lexus would cost 100s of thousands of ]]></description>
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<title>Used car values baffle Brits</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8581/Used-car-values-baffle-Brits</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most Brits overestimate the value of second-hand cars, according to recent research, meaning ]]></description>
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<title>Renault could have best electric car yet</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8571/Renault-could-have-best-electric-car-yet</link>
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<pubDate>2011-11-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Electric cars have received much praise from the environmentally minded, but have also struggled to ]]></description>
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<title>Could car commutes raise stress and fatigue?</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8558/Could-car-commutes-raise-stress-and-fatigue?</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-31 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting behind the wheel - or even taking the bus - to work could raise a worker's general stress ]]></description>
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<title>Pilots are the safest in the air and behind the wheel</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8546/Pilots-are-the-safest-in-the-air-and-behind-the-wheel</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If their habits are safe enough to bring you through the air to holiday destinations around the ]]></description>
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<title>Crook trapped in car as Canadian car theft goes awry</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8537/Crook-trapped-in-car-as-Canadian-car-theft-goes-awry</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The tables were turned on an axe-wielding thief in British Columbia over the weekend, as the young ]]></description>
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<title>Blighty braces for fair weather, bad traffic this weekend</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8526/Blighty-braces-for-fair-weather,-bad-traffic-this-weekend</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-21 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The good news? Temperatures across the UK have been tipped to top 20C this coming weekend.  The bad ]]></description>
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<title>Car buffs make rough stuff on the road</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8514/Car-buffs-make-rough-stuff-on-the-road</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An academic study recently showed male car enthusiasts - like, say, the entire cast of Top Gear for ]]></description>
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<title>TOWIEâ€™s Nanny Pat chases traffic cop over ticket</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8502/TOWIEâ€™s-Nanny-Pat-chases-traffic-cop-over-ticket</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nanny Pat, the intrepid septuagenarian co-star of The Only Way is Essex, was snapped over the ]]></description>
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<title>Model Lamborghini expected to fetch Â£3m at auction</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8482/Model-Lamborghini-expected-to-fetch-Â£3m-at-auction</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We've all seen the headlines declaring precious cars set to fetch millions at auctions as ]]></description>
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<title>Button takes the day, but Vettel wins anyway</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8468/Button-takes-the-day,-but-Vettel-wins-anyway</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jenson Button won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, but was powerless to stop Germany's Sebastian ]]></description>
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<title>Elephant campaign gets Hollywood backing</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8462/Elephant-campaign-gets-Hollywood-backing</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-07 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has added his voice to a campaign to save endangered elephants ]]></description>
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<title>Top gear announces car Olympics for November</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8451/Top-gear-announces-car-Olympics-for-November</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not content with the already growing hubbub around the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Jeremy Clarkson ]]></description>
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<title>US firm looking to lease electric car batteries</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8439/US-firm-looking-to-lease-electric-car-batteries</link>
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<pubDate>2011-10-03 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Looking to muscle up the appeal of muscled-down cars, US firm General Electric may be making a bid ]]></description>
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<title>Seniors survive after car sliced open</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8422/Seniors-survive-after-car-sliced-open</link>
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<pubDate>2011-09-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two pensioners survived a harrowing wreck in Cumbria this week after a Ford Transit pick-up van ]]></description>
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<title>Wills left handbrake on dadâ€™s Aston Martin at wedding</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8410/Wills-left-handbrake-on-dadâ€™s-Aston-Martin-at-wedding</link>
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<pubDate>2011-09-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kate and Wills may well have looked good driving away in Prince Charles' Aston Martin the day of ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Earth's friendly, lumbering giants - Elephants - get their due today with a day celebrating the ]]></description>
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<title>Robo-car navigates Berlin streets without driver</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8393/Robo-car-navigates-Berlin-streets-without-driver</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The Mercedes Benz 300 SLR as a road-ready vehicle was always just a dream - in 1955 the car topped ]]></description>
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<title>Flash rich fuel Bentley revival</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8377/Flash-rich-fuel-Bentley-revival</link>
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<pubDate>2011-09-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The luxury car market is popular once again, with the affluent from home and abroad ready to splash ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The suits at Vauxhall and Opel will undoubtedly be pleased headed into the Frankfurt Motor Show and ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Plenty of parents start their morning routine by dropping off the kiddies at school, but officials ]]></description>
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<title>Wedding crashers take out shop in Portadown</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8320/Wedding-crashers-take-out-shop-in-Portadown</link>
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<pubDate>2011-09-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-09-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jenson Button, a former Formula 1 World Champion and a home grown racing hero, took to a more risky ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A 68-year-old man in New Zealand recently defied the laws of physics in a bid to save a neighbour ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-08-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-08-24 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-08-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-08-18 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hither-to unknown British luxury car maker Eterniti Motors has emerged in London to announce that ]]></description>
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<title>Aptera refunds deposits for 'car of the future'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8238/Aptera-refunds-deposits-for-'car-of-the-future'</link>
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<pubDate>2011-08-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Ford developing solar-powered Focus</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8211/Ford-developing-solar-powered-Focus</link>
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<pubDate>2011-08-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Ford Motor Company will team up with an established provider of solar energy, SunPower, in a ]]></description>
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<title>'Bean' survives smash-up in superfast McLaren F1</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8201/'Bean'-survives-smash-up-in-superfast-McLaren-F1</link>
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<pubDate>2011-08-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rowan Atkinson lost control of his McLaren F1 super car whilst driving late last week, causing ]]></description>
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<title>Mad mayor mashes illegally parked cars with tank</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8189/Mad-mayor-mashes-illegally-parked-cars-with-tank</link>
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<pubDate>2011-08-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Vilnius, Lithuania, the mad mayor of the town has decided to crack down on motorists illegally ]]></description>
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<title>Hero cop chases down rogue driver after hit by car</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8177/Hero-cop-chases-down-rogue-driver-after-hit-by-car</link>
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<pubDate>2011-08-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A policeman in Surrey survived being struck by a negligent driver only to chase the perpetrator ]]></description>
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<title>Decadentâ€˜tiger carâ€™ up for auction at Bonhams</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8159/Decadentâ€˜tiger-carâ€™-up-for-auction-at-Bonhams</link>
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<description><![CDATA[A so-called 'tiger car' - formerly owned by a maharaja and valued at up to US$1 million - will be ]]></description>
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<title>iDrive: Ford to bin CD players for its cars</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8150/iDrive:-Ford-to-bin-CD-players-for-its-cars</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-26 05:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Long-standing US carmaker Ford hopes to usher in a new digital age for entertainment while on the ]]></description>
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<title>Kenya burns contraband ivory, decries poaching</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8137/Kenya-burns-contraband-ivory,-decries-poaching</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-22 03:37:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, has taken a hardline against elephant poaching in his country ]]></description>
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<title>Olympic star tried after wrong-way driving</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8123/Olympic-star-tried-after-wrong-way-driving</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-20 02:13:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A case involving a former Olympian brought in on dangerous driving offences has reached litigation, ]]></description>
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<title>Middletonâ€™s old VW Golf expected to fetch Â£30K</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8111/Middletonâ€™s-old-VW-Golf-expected-to-fetch-Â£30K</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-18 01:01:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sonny Brazil, the lucky second-hand buyer of Kate Middleton's 2001 Volkswagen Golf, is set to ]]></description>
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<title>Kelly Osbourne stops car theft, vandalism in London</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8098/Kelly-Osbourne-stops-car-theft,-vandalism-in-London</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-14 09:48:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Though originally one of Ozzy's 'Crazy Babies,' Kelly Osbourne has done her bit to uphold law and ]]></description>
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<title>View BMWâ€™s â€˜art carsâ€™ online</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8085/View-BMWâ€™s-â€˜art-carsâ€™-online</link>
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<description><![CDATA[German car maker BMW has revealed an overview of its decades-long 'art car' project, allowing ]]></description>
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<title>New Borneo sanctuary for pygmy elephants</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8073/New-Borneo-sanctuary-for-pygmy-elephants</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-08 07:13:00</pubDate>
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<title>Clearance brings flying cars one step closer</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8063/Clearance-brings-flying-cars-one-step-closer</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-06 06:13:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A future filled with flying cars could be one step closer, as Terrafugia Inc.  has been given ]]></description>
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<title>Lewis Hamilton thrills Goodwood with Mercedes-McLaren display</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8049/Lewis-Hamilton-thrills-Goodwood-with-Mercedes-McLaren-display</link>
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<pubDate>2011-07-04 04:49:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Young racing star Lewis Hamilton thrilled the crowds at Goodwood by showing off his driving skills ]]></description>
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<title>Goodwood Speed Festival starts 30 June</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8033/Goodwood-Speed-Festival-starts-30-June</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-29 03:13:00</pubDate>
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<title>Worried Middletons allegedly getting armoured car for Pippa</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8022/Worried-Middletons-allegedly-getting-armoured-car-for-Pippa</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-27 02:12:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a whirlwind of attention following big sister Kate's royal nuptials, Mama and Papa Middleton ]]></description>
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<title>Relax and let Volkswagen do the driving for you</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/8015/Relax-and-let-Volkswagen-do-the-driving-for-you</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-24 01:25:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The engineers at German car maker Volkswagen have taken driving to the next level - a new car from ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-06-22 00:36:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Traffic on the UK's motorways has thinned out significantly as more cars have been lying dormant, ]]></description>
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<title>Elephants could face the same future as mammoths</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7992/Elephants-could-face-the-same-future-as-mammoths</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-20 09:12:00</pubDate>
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<title>Ford Transit: The vehicle Blightyâ€™s criminals love to nick</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7986/Ford-Transit:-The-vehicle-Blightyâ€™s-criminals-love-to-nick</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Light-fingered Britons allegedly prefer to pilfer Ford's popular Transit work truck, according to ]]></description>
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<title>Car alarm on ferry dupes coastguard into launching rescue effort</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7977/Car-alarm-on-ferry-dupes-coastguard-into-launching-rescue-effort</link>
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<title>US official advises against cars becoming aâ€˜mobile deviceâ€™</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7962/US-official-advises-against-cars-becoming-aâ€˜mobile-deviceâ€™</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-10 06:12:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A car industry regulator in the US has asked car makers to be aware of dangers after monitoring ]]></description>
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<title>London Motorexpo happening now in Canary Wharf</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7953/London-Motorexpo-happening-now-in-Canary-Wharf</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-08 05:13:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Heralded by the arrival of some 50 classic Jaguar E-Types parading through London streets, through ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-06-06 04:01:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[British car owners in 2011 pay out over 20 per cent more to keep their cars on the road than they ]]></description>
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<title>Tribunal advises contesting more parking tickets</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7934/Tribunal-advises-contesting-more-parking-tickets</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-03 03:24:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sassy solicitors in England have suggested more punters should start disputing parking tickets, ]]></description>
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<title>French daredevil designs rally car for ski slopes</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7924/French-daredevil-designs-rally-car-for-ski-slopes</link>
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<pubDate>2011-06-01 02:24:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-05-27 01:13:00</pubDate>
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<title>Cowell jealous of Obamaâ€™s supercar, source says</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7904/Cowell-jealous-of-Obamaâ€™s-supercar,-source-says</link>
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<pubDate>2011-05-25 00:24:00</pubDate>
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<title>Elephants provide therapy for autistic Thai children</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/7890/Elephants-provide-therapy-for-autistic-Thai-children</link>
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<pubDate>2011-05-23 09:00:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-28 03:15:34</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-28 03:12:45</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-27 02:44:26</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-26 03:13:47</pubDate>
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            The passenger seat of a Renault Laguna substituted for a delivery ward last ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-04-21 03:03:38</pubDate>
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Chinese officials have confiscated 707 elephant tusks in ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-04-20 03:51:44</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-19 05:32:15</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-18 02:42:28</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-15 02:53:59</pubDate>
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The circus owners who were exhibiting Britain's last ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-04-15 02:51:30</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-14 02:03:19</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-13 02:10:39</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-12 02:28:02</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-11 02:59:37</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-08 03:29:20</pubDate>
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The CEO of a US internet firm who was last week the centre ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-04-08 03:26:47</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-07 03:10:47</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-06 02:03:01</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-05 01:58:03</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-04-04 04:16:11</pubDate>
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<title>UK circus elephant Anne to be treated at Longleat</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4782/UK-circus-elephant-Anne-to-be-treated-at-Longleat</link>
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Anne the circus elephant is to be relocated to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-04-01 03:27:25</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-03-31 02:42:04</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-03-29 02:25:25</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-03-28 02:25:05</pubDate>
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		A US woman who drove for some 20 minutes - and one mile - down a railway line ended up perched ]]></description>
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            Animal rights activists caused more than a stir in LA when their naked ]]></description>
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        After 13 years of chauffeurs, Blackburn MP Jack Straw is apparently gearing up to take a ]]></description>
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            Rhesus macaques at Longleat had not seen a car in their safari park for two ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-03-18 02:55:48</pubDate>
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            A team of ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-03-16 02:20:40</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-03-15 02:02:58</pubDate>
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            Building a new car is hardly child's play, but a life-size version of a new ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-03-08 04:43:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An incredible self-driving car has been demonstrated in public by internet giant Google for the ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-03-07 02:20:37</pubDate>
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            A terrifying water creature dubbed 'the English Loch Ness Monster' may have ]]></description>
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<title>Arachnid Maz-ness: spider web fuel fire hazard</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4734/Arachnid-Maz-ness:-spider-web-fuel-fire-hazard</link>
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<pubDate>2011-03-04 03:01:39</pubDate>
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        Motor manufacturer Mazda has recalled thousands of its cars after a concern of a fire ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-03-04 03:00:07</pubDate>
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<title>Car pool - driver 'takes a wrong turn Indooroopoolly'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4732/Car-pool---driver-'takes-a-wrong-turn-Indooroopoolly'</link>
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<pubDate>2011-03-03 02:37:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most drivers have regretted taking a wrong turning at a roundabout, but few end up paying for their ]]></description>
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<title>Chongqing great error: driver breaches car park wall</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4730/Chongqing-great-error:-driver-breaches-car-park-wall</link>
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<pubDate>2011-03-02 04:03:18</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-03-01 03:56:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Sunday driver was involved in a freak crash when a light aircraft fell from the heavens - to land ]]></description>
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<title>Hot destination: Swindon on a plate</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4726/Hot-destination:-Swindon-on-a-plate</link>
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<pubDate>2011-02-28 03:43:46</pubDate>
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            Swindon may not be the most evocative of destinations, but one driver is ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-25 02:49:30</pubDate>
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Forest officials in India have rebuffed criticism from ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-25 02:46:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Drivers looking for a parking spot are often well advised to read the local signs, but one motorist ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-24 02:58:58</pubDate>
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            An iconic British sportscar which was found wrecked in a Borneo jungle at ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-23 02:21:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Dorset man has made an unusual public display to highlight what he says is the worst road he has ]]></description>
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<title>Gatecrasher doctor tries to grab drive-thru beer</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4714/Gatecrasher-doctor-tries-to-grab-drive-thru-beer</link>
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<pubDate>2011-02-22 02:24:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Surveillance footage has captured a suspected drink-driver ploughing through the glass doors of a ]]></description>
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<title>Electric Roller no phantom project</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4712/Electric-Roller-no-phantom-project</link>
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<pubDate>2011-02-21 04:39:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce may be a byword for traditional luxury, but it seems that even this most plutocratic of ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-18 02:55:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 12 -18 February
Stumpy the Blue Elephant will grace screens worldwide ]]></description>
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<title>Fire Volks - brain-driving becomes a reality</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4709/Fire-Volks---brain-driving-becomes-a-reality</link>
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<pubDate>2011-02-18 02:55:09</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-02-17 02:16:16</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-02-16 02:30:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An 82-year-old Australian woman is determined to stay mobile despite run-ins with the police - even ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-15 03:52:41</pubDate>
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<title>Bag yourself a Batmobileâ€¦or a Robin</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4699/Bag-yourself-a-Batmobileâ€¦or-a-Robin</link>
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<pubDate>2011-02-14 03:42:35</pubDate>
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Said to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-11 02:43:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A driver delivering a lorry loaded with liquor forgot to set his parking brake - leading to the ]]></description>
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A herd of elephants trampled workers at a tea ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-10 03:41:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-02-09 05:01:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An aged Jack Russell survived a collision with Honda Civic - only to ride shotgun on the car's ]]></description>
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<title>Snowblower deals out frozen revenge to shovel thief</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4688/Snowblower-deals-out-frozen-revenge-to-shovel-thief</link>
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<pubDate>2011-02-08 03:05:02</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-02-07 03:09:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Officers in neighbouring police authorities reported a staggering 238 accidents involving vehicles ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-04 03:41:06</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An Iraq War veteran who had dodged roadside bombs while serving in the Middle East had a lucky ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-03 03:30:08</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-02-02 05:08:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Criminals who staged a daring heist of some 17 luxury vehicles drove them straight off the showroom ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-02-01 03:04:43</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-31 03:58:02</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-28 04:15:53</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-28 04:15:41</pubDate>
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Illegal trade in ivory has decimated the elephant ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-01-27 02:47:16</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-26 02:17:57</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-25 02:53:10</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-24 04:07:59</pubDate>
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Rising numbers of elephants in Kenya are threatening to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-01-21 04:06:51</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-20 02:47:32</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-19 02:33:14</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-18 04:21:51</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-17 02:21:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Supercar manufacturer Lotus presumably waited for winter snows to melt before offering West ]]></description>
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<title>Call for tea plantation pesticide ban to save wildlife</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4640/Call-for-tea-plantation-pesticide-ban-to-save-wildlife</link>
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<pubDate>2011-01-14 03:25:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 8 - 14 January
Officials and locals have called for a no-pesticide zone ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-01-14 03:24:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An experiment to test whether an electric car can make it from London to Edinburgh came to a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-01-13 02:50:33</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2011-01-07 02:43:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 1 - 7 January
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<pubDate>2011-01-06 02:03:35</pubDate>
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Experts are fearful of an epidemic among the elephant ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-12-24 11:16:04</pubDate>
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An Indian elephant which was part of a marauding herd ]]></description>
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<title>'Drunk' owner reports car stolen - by 'drunk thief'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4609/'Drunk'-owner-reports-car-stolen---by-'drunk-thief'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-12-24 11:13:33</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-12-23 03:04:02</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-12-20 02:41:54</pubDate>
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The Sri Lankan government is poised to deploy ]]></description>
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It has emerged that six people have been trampled to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-12-10 04:22:02</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's car infatuation is legendary, but in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital it seems ]]></description>
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Five rare elephants found dead on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are ]]></description>
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The Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) has announced that ]]></description>
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The ]]></description>
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There has been another near fatal incident after an ]]></description>
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An elephant smuggling ring in north-east India ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-10-29 04:30:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 23 October - 29 October
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Park authorities in India have registered a ]]></description>
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Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[It may be synonymous with super-smoothie James Bond, but luxury carmaker Aston Martin has confirmed ]]></description>
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The Indian government must take immediate action ]]></description>
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Indian conservation chiefs have been left ]]></description>
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A speeding goods train has killed seven elephants in ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-20 09:43:01</pubDate>
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A leading wildlife conservation group has expressed ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-14 05:01:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A replica 1930s petrol station containing an estimated Â£350,000 worth of vintage cars has been ]]></description>
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African elephants are apparently losing to ants in a ]]></description>
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<title>'Bunker buccaneers' park Landy on par-three</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4409/'Bunker-buccaneers'-park-Landy-on-par-three</link>
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<pubDate>2010-09-10 05:15:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Staff at West Country golf club were astounded to discover a Land Rover on its side in one of their ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-09 03:06:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Six-time champion world rally driver Sebastien Loeb has revealed the secret to his relentless ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-07 03:42:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A serial speed freak hopes to have broken a world record for the fastest piece of moving furniture ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Two police officers have been suspended from driving duties after apparently crashing a sports car ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-03 03:13:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 28 August - 3 September
The Indian government has announced that it is ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-03 03:08:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting behind the wheel while drunk is hardly evidence of clear thinking, but one driver ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-09-01 05:12:03</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-08-31 02:25:22</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-08-27 04:50:26</pubDate>
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The RSPCA has hit out at a report on the welfare of zoo ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-08-27 04:46:15</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-08-25 03:30:41</pubDate>
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<title>Expect delays - China's month-long traffic jam</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4378/Expect-delays---China's-month-long-traffic-jam</link>
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<pubDate>2010-08-24 04:46:23</pubDate>
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<title>Invisible chimp ad 'makes monkeys of PETA'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4374/Invisible-chimp-ad-'makes-monkeys-of-PETA'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-08-23 04:07:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An American car manufacturer which dressed a monkey as motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel for an ]]></description>
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<title>Sri Lankan vets strike to help elephants</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4371/Sri-Lankan-vets-strike-to-help-elephants</link>
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<pubDate>2010-08-20 04:17:59</pubDate>
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Government wildlife vets in Sri Lanka have gone on ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-08-18 03:24:33</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-08-17 03:57:45</pubDate>
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<title>'Satanic' number plate OAP acquitted</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4362/'Satanic'-number-plate-OAP-acquitted</link>
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<pubDate>2010-08-16 04:48:05</pubDate>
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A white elephant captured on behalf of the Burmese ruling ]]></description>
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An inquiry into a rumoured official cover-up of ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-30 04:26:25</pubDate>
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A rampaging male elephant which has so far killed three ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-29 03:59:14</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-07-26 05:17:14</pubDate>
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The latest investigations appear to have eliminated Kenya ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-19 03:30:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An assistant at an Aberdeen law firm has been declared bankrupt after running up a colossal ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-16 03:33:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Work painting solid white lines on a Hampshire A-road came to an abrupt halt - because council ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-15 03:08:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Faith in sat-nav led a driver to crash a double-decker bus into a low bridge while carrying a party ]]></description>
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<title>English nosh 'changed the shape of learner's lugs'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4305/English-nosh-'changed-the-shape-of-learner's-lugs'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-07-14 03:49:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An Albanian man who was turned away from a driving theory test told bemused officials he looked ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-13 03:54:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Making it through a marathon is challenging enough for most normal people, but a Surrey dad is ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-12 04:01:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A clever canine who was shut in a sweltering car managed to attract his owner's attention by pawing ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-09 04:11:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 2 - 9 July
The 'extinction' of elephants in South Korea has apparently ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-09 04:06:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A speed camera which is coining it in on a seemingly 'safe' stretch of Dorset road has been outed ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-08 02:57:03</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-07-07 05:07:34</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-07-06 03:59:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With drivers facing increasing distractions from mobile technology, performing medical procedures ]]></description>
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<title>Bugatti sets new speed record</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4289/Bugatti-sets-new-speed-record</link>
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<pubDate>2010-07-05 04:51:17</pubDate>
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<title>'White' elephant captured 'for good luck'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4287/'White'-elephant-captured-'for-good-luck'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-07-02 02:47:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 26 June - 2 July
Authorities in Burma have captured a 'white' elephant ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-02 02:41:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fears over a severed limb on a slip-road of the M62 triggered a major police operation - though the ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-07-01 03:35:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Parking can often be an expensive downside to the shopping experience, but one woman was amazed to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-30 05:11:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A car chase through busy Moscow streets saw an allegedly corrupt government official chucking 10 ]]></description>
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<title>Police hunt St George flag-burner</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4279/Police-hunt-St-George-flag-burner</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-29 04:33:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One England fan may well have woken up on the eve of the crunch match against Germany with a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-28 04:11:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[He may be better known as the designer of arguably the world's greatest supercar, but whizz Gordon ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-25 04:33:01</pubDate>
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A zoo elephant who was involved in the death of an ]]></description>
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<title>St Ives parking spot snapped up forÂ£60k</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4274/St-Ives-parking-spot-snapped-up-forÂ£60k</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-25 04:27:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Finding a parking space in the town centre can be a hassle, but few are prepared to go to the ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-24 04:03:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The former top solicitor under Labour has lost her licence after trying to escape a driving ban - ]]></description>
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<title>Sockless camera-smasher caught</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4268/Sockless-camera-smasher-caught</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-23 02:11:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Speed cameras are an emotive issue for some drivers, but few people go as far as staving in the ]]></description>
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<title>US number plates 'to show adverts'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4266/US-number-plates-'to-show-adverts'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-22 03:49:14</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Drivers in California could have another reason to keep their eyes on the car in front in future: ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-21 04:38:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Watching TV at home can apparently be a hazardous pursuit - at least in the experience of a ]]></description>
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<title>Captive Indian elephant promise 'hasn't happened'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4260/Captive-Indian-elephant-promise-'hasn't-happened'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-18 04:45:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 12 - 18 June
Promises made by the Indian government about releasing ]]></description>
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<title>'Houdini bridge' aims to twist traffic switch</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4259/'Houdini-bridge'-aims-to-twist-traffic-switch</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-18 04:40:27</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A "rope and knot magic" bridge has been proposed to help drivers moving between mainland China and ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-17 02:38:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volvos may be renowned for their safety features, but only blind luck saved one owner, who got out ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-16 03:59:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It seems the supposed British sense of fair play is far from a universal attribute - at least ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-15 04:26:08</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-06-14 02:23:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Anti-social behaviour orders may be traditionally associated with hoodie-wearing tearaways, but an ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-11 03:58:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The couple who survived a horror plunge down a Welsh ravine last month have spoken of their ]]></description>
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<title>Inquiry into 'wildlife officer collusion' with poachers</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4247/Inquiry-into-'wildlife-officer-collusion'-with-poachers</link>
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A state government has ordered an inquiry into an alleged ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-10 04:52:17</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-06-09 02:52:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A cabbie who refused to carry a guide dog and who told its blind owner to "take me to court" has ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-08 03:53:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A man who is the owner of a "shopping list" of some 19 motoring offences has been banned from ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-07 03:23:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[David Laws' brief time as Treasury number two may be overshadowed by his early departure, but his ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-04 02:48:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 29 May - 4 June
An elephant massacre is taking place in an Indian ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-06-04 02:37:32</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-06-03 02:26:55</pubDate>
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Designed by ]]></description>
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<title>'Real' James Bond Aston Martin for sale</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4226/'Real'-James-Bond-Aston-Martin-for-sale</link>
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<pubDate>2010-06-02 04:26:55</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-06-01 04:47:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Porsche is renowned for offering some of the purest sports cars on the market, but it could perhaps ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-05-28 03:40:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 22 May - 28 May
Conservation charity the Born Free Foundation is ]]></description>
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<title>Drunken mobility scooter driver in cop 'chase'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4215/Drunken-mobility-scooter-driver-in-cop-'chase'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-05-26 04:35:33</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-05-25 04:27:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sitting back and being ferried to your latest appointment in a swish car has long been one of the ]]></description>
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<title>Lorry legend 'Eddie Stobart' banned from the road</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4206/Lorry-legend-'Eddie-Stobart'-banned-from-the-road</link>
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<pubDate>2010-05-21 03:55:51</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-05-21 04:25:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 15 May - 21 May
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<pubDate>2010-05-20 03:35:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Residents in Hampshire may be forgiven for thinking their constabulary has been hit hard by ]]></description>
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<title>Flight peril for Mugabe baby elephant 'gifts'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4193/Flight-peril-for-Mugabe-baby-elephant-'gifts'</link>
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<pubDate>2010-05-14 03:27:58</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A garage in Surrey was left counting the cost after a junior worker took a Â£200,000 plus supercar ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-05-12 03:54:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A debt collector was slapped with a ticket by a traffic warden - but only after council workers had ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Featuring on film can seal a vehicle's iconic status, but new-found popularity can cause a headache ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-05-10 02:35:44</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-05-07 04:37:06</pubDate>
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Vietnam has become the latest Asian country to intercept ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A Chinese student obsessed by the dream of owning a Lamborghini managed to get his hands on one for ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A Bugatti from the Art Deco period has apparently smashed the record for the world's most valuable ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-30 02:56:51</pubDate>
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Wildlife officers are hunting a rogue male ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-27 04:28:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children's Secretary Ed Balls has apologised for using his hand-held mobile phone while driving - ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-26 02:55:34</pubDate>
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<title>Haul shows 'irony' of ivory trade tragedy</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4156/Haul-shows-'irony'-of-ivory-trade-tragedy</link>
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<pubDate>2010-04-23 05:30:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 17 April - 23 April
Thai authorities have seized ivory at a Bangkok ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A decorator who was struck with cramp after a day at work dangled his leg out of the car window ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Most people would feel safe when relaxing on the sofa at home, but one Staffordshire lodger had a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-21 04:01:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[He's famous for his drink of choice, licence to kill and many romantic liaisons, but James Bond is ]]></description>
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<title>'Twit' dad banned for drink-driving toy car</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4148/'Twit'-dad-banned-for-drink-driving-toy-car</link>
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<pubDate>2010-04-20 03:45:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children might get all the best toys, but when adults 'borrow' them it often ends in perished ]]></description>
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Elephant rescue centre gets green light

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<description><![CDATA[While sat-nav occasionally leads drivers astray, road signs can generally be relied on to point the ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-14 04:41:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people have a story to tell about mistakes they made while learning to drive, but one woman's ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Celtic striker Robbie Keane is reported to be furious after his Â£80,000 Range Rover was impounded ]]></description>
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A leading UK conservationist has slammed a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-04-07 03:57:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's often said that death and taxes are life's only certainties, but an ever-growing number of ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Some argue that foreign carmakers have benefited the most from the Government's scrappage scheme, ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A van driver who accidentally hit ducks on a Belgian back road was amazed when he found a mallard ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-31 02:39:38</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-03-30 04:21:34</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hummers get their go from powerful but thirsty engines, helping to put them firmly in the 'gas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-26 03:58:21</pubDate>
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Governments have shut the door on any calls to re-open the ]]></description>
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<title>Council clampers 'tried to change Boxing Day'</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4110/Council-clampers-'tried-to-change-Boxing-Day'</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The mystery surrounding the crash that left an ultra-exclusive supercar with Â£300k of damage has ]]></description>
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<title>Condemnation of ivory proposals at wildlife conference</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4099/Condemnation-of-ivory-proposals-at-wildlife-conference</link>
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<pubDate>2010-03-19 04:32:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 13-19 March 2010
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<description><![CDATA[Customers of a Texas car dealership were left temporarily stranded after a disgruntled ex-employee ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-12 03:56:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 06-12 March 2010
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<pubDate>2010-03-12 03:48:37</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-03-10 03:46:57</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-03-08 03:14:48</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 27 February -05 March 2010
The debate centred on a major international ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-03-05 02:15:45</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dog owners know that it's not just their pets that benefit from daily walks - the regular exercise ]]></description>
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<title>Flossing M4 driver fined for hygiene hi-jinks</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4064/Flossing-M4-driver-fined-for-hygiene-hi-jinks</link>
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<pubDate>2010-03-01 03:34:47</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26 03:33:25</pubDate>
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Elephants are able to communicate in a ]]></description>
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<title>Sheriff not swayed by 'stuck' pedal story</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/4060/Sheriff-not-swayed-by-'stuck'-pedal-story</link>
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<pubDate>2010-02-26 03:28:00</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-02-25 03:37:17</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-02-24 09:44:01</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-02-24 05:25:47</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-02-22 02:47:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[UK motorists have had a tough run of weather this winter, but few will have had to use their bare ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-19 03:49:24</pubDate>
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New experiments to test the mental ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Parking wardens can have a rough time of it in this country - commonly being on the receiving end ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2010-02-01 03:09:28</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 16 January - 22 January 2010
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<pubDate>2010-01-21 04:09:47</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-19 04:47:13</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-18 02:50:21</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-15 04:02:37</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-14 05:42:53</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-12 03:52:16</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-08 04:27:19</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-08 04:06:49</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-06 03:11:48</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2010-01-05 03:57:09</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-12-30 02:33:49</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[While Christmas is traditionally associated with snow, Santa, turkey and carols, these days you can ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Living in the intense spotlight at the top of the tennis world can force young athletes to grow up ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-15 05:23:53</pubDate>
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Toronto Zoo will not close its elephant ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-04 04:34:13</pubDate>
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A major international operation has led to the ]]></description>
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<title>Concern over remote-control elephant tether</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3884/Concern-over-remote-control-elephant-tether</link>
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<pubDate>2009-11-27 03:37:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 21 November - 27 November 2009

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<pubDate>2009-11-25 03:41:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Juliet once pondered "What's in a name?", but when it comes to a car the answer can be rather a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-24 04:58:33</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 03:26:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant conservation news 14 November - 20 November 2009

Construction of a seven-acre elephant ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-17 02:43:33</pubDate>
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Latest figures from the Elephant Trade ]]></description>
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<title>Fantastically dangerous Mr Fox blamed for van crash</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3844/Fantastically-dangerous-Mr-Fox-blamed-for-van-crash</link>
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<pubDate>2009-11-10 03:36:13</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 04:44:55</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 04:32:12</pubDate>
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Farmers in the Darjeeling district of India ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-05 04:37:47</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-03 05:08:42</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-02 03:38:12</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-10-30 04:46:07</pubDate>
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A herd of wild elephants has been accused of ]]></description>
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<title>Sun powers Japanese uni across Australia</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3811/Sun-powers-Japanese-uni-across-Australia</link>
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<pubDate>2009-10-27 05:34:09</pubDate>
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A Bedfordshire man who sold items on eBay ]]></description>
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<title>'Crash for cash' fraudster's roundabout way to prison</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3796/'Crash-for-cash'-fraudster's-roundabout-way-to-prison</link>
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Virgin Atlantic is to finance an elephant underpass ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-08-06 04:03:08</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-08-05 04:50:05</pubDate>
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<title>Leaf it out - no petrol for electrifying Nissan</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3599/Leaf-it-out---no-petrol-for-electrifying-Nissan</link>
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<pubDate>2009-07-31 04:37:14</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-07-23 03:51:42</pubDate>
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<title>Ambitions sunk for Miriam, the seafaring Maserati</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3572/Ambitions-sunk-for-Miriam,-the-seafaring-Maserati</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Winter-sport-loving sports car enthusiasts have long faced a conundrum - where to find room for the ]]></description>
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<title>Kerry goes Back to the Future</title><link>http://www.elephant.co.uk/newsArticles/3533/Kerry-goes-Back-to-the-Future</link>
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<pubDate>2009-06-03 04:58:56</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-06-01 03:14:51</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-05-28 03:36:32</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-05-27 04:56:58</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-05-26 05:05:52</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-05-22 03:46:45</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-05-18 02:58:32</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-04-23 04:08:53</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-04-22 05:22:42</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-04-17 02:42:38</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Drivers with a heavy right foot and heavier pockets can satisfy their wildest automotive fantasies ]]></description>
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