Topic: UK
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This Week in Bans
No More Alcohol for Egypt's Suburbs
Also, a Sydney mall muzzles screaming children and Winston Churchill gets the axe from downtown Nottingham.
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This Week in Bans
Tree-Climbing Obama Heckler Exiled From D.C.
Also, politicians in Naples are sick of you assuming they're all criminals, and the U.K. suspends the coolest teacher ever.
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Videos
The Skateboard As a Swiss Army Knife for Urban Living
Coat hanger, bottle opener, laptop desk? A French artist shows that a skateboard can be all of these, and more.
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Videos
This 12-Year-Old Parkour Athlete Will Amaze, Scare the Crap Out of You
Robbie Griffith is starting to get noticed in the urban sport, and it's easy to see why.
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Beijing Tries to 'Rectify' Jaywalkers: This Week in Bans
Also, Albuquerque is left vulnerable after outlawing barbed wire and a British ice cream-truck driver who rocked too hard is shut down.
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The Case for Simplified Coffee Shop Ordering
Forget "venti cafe latte." One London store would rather you ask for a "cup of really really milky coffee."
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Toilet Tuesday
Is the Air Inside Public Bathrooms Rife With Infectious Particles?
A review of the research indicates that could be the nasty truth, and other toilet tidbits.
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Toilet Tuesday
South Carolina Town Terrorized By Exploding Toilet
The detonating commode went off in Town Hall and lodged porcelain shrapnel in a door.
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England's Novel Idea for Funding Affordable Housing
Officials propose using the money from the sale of radio frequencies to pay for new housing stock.
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Maps
Mapping the Mysterious Cave Network Under Nottingham
Researchers are creating the first 3-D map of the city's hundreds of manmade caverns.
