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BMXs and ZX Spectrums
It was the decade of Thatcher, yuppies and chunky mobile phones. But for the ones growing up in the 80s, it was all about childhood.
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Kart firm fined for fume incident
A karting company is fined £36,000 after children at its track were affected by exhaust fumes.
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Hitting a wall
Squash is one of those sports the British excel at, but no one seems to pay any attention to. Now the country's foremost squash club - the "Wimbledon of squash" - faces closure to make way for a block of flats.
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Kart arena gets the green light
Councillors approve a new indoor karting arena for Alloa under a year-long trial.
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Keeping it Rhyl
BBC News visits Rhyl, a seaside town in north Wales, to assess the fortunes of the area's inhabitants.
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Hundreds at anti-kart plan demo
More than 650 protestors demonstrate against plans by Nigel Mansell to turn an area of outstanding natural beauty into an international kart racing track.
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Karting arena plan 'put on hold'
A proposed indoor karting arena track in Alloa is put on hold as councillors try and resolve concerns about noise.
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Wheels turn on Mars rover project
British engineers head to Tenerife to test systems they hope will keep a European rover trundling across the rocky landscape of Mars.
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Mini-bikers told to go off-road
Mini-motorbike users are urged to use a new off-road site or face having their vehicles confiscated.
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Floods cut off Georgia villages
Days of heavy rain and melting snow have caused the worst floods in Georgia for many years.
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UK voters' panel: John Devenney
Our readers' panel of UK voters introduce themselves, and outline their voting intentions and the issues that are important to them.
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Burnout offers racing with attitude
The latest instalment of the Burnout gaming franchise offers a good mix of speed and attitude.
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Millionaire's son dies in crash
A teenager killed in a road accident in Shropshire had been due to take his driving test this week, his father reveals.
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Snow fails to halt white wedding
A disabled bridegroom stranded in a snow storm is dramatically rescued from a cliff edge to make it down the aisle.
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Party-goer found in river - inquest
An inquest opens into the death of a man who vanished after his work's party and later found in the River Taff.
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Traffic banned from town centre
A rural market town in west Wales joins a UK-wide campaign to ban cars from its centre.
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