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Daily Mail, 19.04.13 02:39 UTC

Picturesque model village built to 1:9 scale with local Cotswold limestone becomes first to ever receive Grade II listed status

PUBLISHED: 01:01 GMT, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 01:01 GMT, 19 April 2013 A model village has been handed Grade II listed status for the first time, English Heritage said today. The 1:9 replica of ...

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Telegraph, 14.04.13 09:49 UTC

Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta facing chronic neglect

The Royal Palace of Caserta should be Italy's answer to the Palace of Versailles, which attracts millions of visitors a year.

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BBC World News, 14.04.13 01:04 UTC

Venice imposes short Grand Canal boat ban

The city of Venice is imposing its first ever ban on motorboats, launches and barges on one of its main waterways on Sunday.

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Telegraph, 12.04.13 21:12 UTC

Venice's Grand Canal to be closed for first time in memory

It is normally choked with vaporetto ferries, launches and smart wood-panelled speedboats, but Venice's Grand Canal will be closed to motorised craft for the first time in living memory on Sunday.

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Telegraph, 11.04.13 16:46 UTC

Italy to lease old castles and prisons in bid to chip away at country's debt

Disused castles, fortresses, prisons and islands in Italy are to be converted into luxury hotels in a bid to boost tourism and fill the coffers of the debt-laden country.

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Village Voice, 09.04.13 20:17 UTC

Terrence Malick Releases the Heartfelt To the Wonder Into the World, Unpolished

I have rarely enjoyed watching Terrence Malick's movies. But I really wouldn't want to be him. When you're a reclusive perfectionist who has made only six movies in some 40 years with gaps of six, ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 07.04.13 21:35 UTC

'Explosives Threat Bandit' sentenced to prison

LOS ANGELES -- A serial bank robber dubbed the "Explosives Threat Bandit" by the FBI has begun serving an 11-year prison term for bank robberies and attempts throughout Los Angeles County, court ...

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Chigago Tribune, 05.04.13 04:20 UTC

Roger Ebert: A film critic with the soul of a poet

It was reviewing movies that made Roger Ebert as famous and wealthy as many of the stars who felt the sting or caress of his pen or were the recipients of his televised thumbs-up or thumbs-down ...

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Telegraph, 04.04.13 14:26 UTC

Crumbling Italian village to charge entrance fee to pay for foundations

One of Italy's most picturesque and unusual medieval villages is to start charging visitors an entrance fee in a bid to raise money to shore up its crumbling foundations.

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