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VIDEO - DAN DARES - Watch Dan's Ready Steady Cook challenge

12:30pm Thursday 15th July 2010

WATCH this video of our very own daredevil reporter taking on five Lewisham College cooking food students in a Ready, Steady, Cook challenge.

DAN DARES: Daredevil hack fails in Ready, Steady, Cook challenge

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DAN DARES: Daredevil hack fails in Ready, Steady, Cook challenge

11:10am Wednesday 30th June 2010

Daredevil reporter DAN KEEL enjoys nothing more than watching a tacky cooking TV show on a Saturday morning. But was he able to transfer those skills into his next dare?

DAN DARES: Daredevil reporter succeeds in flying challenge

2:00pm Tuesday 11th May 2010

AFTER a spring break recovering from his winter seaside heroics, reporter DAN KEEL was back in action - flying without wings.

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DAN DARES: Daredevil reporter tackles flying challenge

3:55pm Tuesday 27th April 2010

DAREDEVIL reporter Dan Keel has recovered from his spring break and is now ready for his next challenge.

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DAN DARES: Reporter spends five minutes in icy waters of English Channel

2:31pm Monday 15th February 2010

AFTER failing his Christmas no-sleep challenge, our very own daredevil reporter DAN KEEL has been back in action. This month he swam in the freezing cold waters of the English Channel.

DAN DARES: Freezing swim for reporter in next challenge

4:31pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

AFTER failing his 'no-sleep' challenge last month, our very own daredevil reporter will next be taking to the freezing sea.

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VIDEO - DAN DARES: Dopey hack falls short in no-sleep challenge

9:20am Monday 21st December 2009

After last month's hairdressing misery, daredevil reporter DAN KEEL was determined to get back on track in a challenge testing both his body and mind.

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DAN DARES: Brave reporter tackles no-sleep challenge

10:20am Thursday 10th December 2009

AFTER last month's hairdressing misery, it is time for reporter Dan Keel to take on a challenge which will test both his body and mind.

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DAN DARES: Reporter fails miserably in barber challenge

9:00am Tuesday 20th October 2009

Daredevil reporter DAN KEEL was given the chop in a guillotine in August.

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DAN DARES: Reporter to test his barber skills in hairdressing challenge

11:44am Wednesday 16th September 2009

NEWS Shopper's very-own daredevil reporter was given the chop in a guillotine last month.

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VIDEO - DAN DARES: Reporter loses head at hands of guillotine wielding magician

7:10am Monday 27th July 2009

News Shopper bosses have been trying to give reporter DAN KEEL the chop for quite some time now. Luckily for them a 77-year-old magician was on hand with a guillotine for the daredevil's ninth challenge - Off with his head!

DAN DARES: Reporter facing the chop in latest challenge

3:20pm Wednesday 15th July 2009

DAREDEVIL News Shopper reporter Dan Keel will be back in action next week when he takes on his ninth challenge.

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DAN DARES: Rubik's world record holder writes to daredevil reporter

12:58pm Tuesday 16th June 2009

THE Rubik's cube world record holder has contacted Dan to commiserate him on his latest Dan Dares failure.

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DAN DARES: Reporter speaks of Rubik's Cube challenge

7:40am Monday 8th June 2009

News Shopper reporter DAN KEEL had successfully completed five out of seven dares before this month's challenge. Here he speaks about his latest quest - to solve a Rubik's cube within three minutes of the world record.

DAN DARES: Rubik's cube challenge for dare number eight

4:14pm Monday 11th May 2009

FOLLOWING his success at passing a GCSE Spanish exam with no training whatsoever it is time for News Shopper's daredevil reporter Dan Keel to push his mind that little bit further.

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DAN DARES: Brainiac reporter passes Spanish exam

3:30pm Sunday 19th April 2009

For his latest Dan Dares challenge, our very own fearless reporter DAN KEEL attempted to pass a Spanish GCSE reading exam with no training whatsoever.

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DAN DARES: Reporter takes on Spanish GCSE

1:20pm Tuesday 14th April 2009

DAREDEVIL reporter Dan Keel will be attempting to pass a GCSE in Spanish with absolutely no training.

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VIDEO - DAN DARES: Dan speaks of his Shopper to Shore challenge

9:54am Thursday 26th February 2009

After last month's wing-walking exploits it was time for daredevil reporter DAN KEEL to tackle a land and sea challenge. Here he speaks about his attempts to get from the office to the English Channel - in one day - spending no money.

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DAN DARES: Inappropriate offers

7:30am Friday 20th February 2009

SO the date for challenge number six has been set. On Tuesday, February 24 I will attempt to get from the office to the sea in 24 hours - spending no money.

Dan Dares previous challenges

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DAN DARES: Land to sea challenge for daredevil reporter

4:14pm Wednesday 11th February 2009

AFTER taking to the skies last month, daredevil reporter DAN KEEL will now attempt a land and sea challenge.

VIDEO - DAN DARES: Watch Dan wing-walking

12:45pm Tuesday 20th January 2009

Daredevil reporter DAN KEEL braved the cold and wind to take to the skies for his fifth challenge. Here he talks about his wing-walking exploits with the Aerosuperbatics display team.

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Dan's wing-walk dare called-off

11:23am Tuesday 6th January 2009

Sadly the freezing snowy weather has meant Dan's wing-walking Dare has been postponed until January 15.

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Shopper editor speaks out on Dan

12:04pm Wednesday 24th December 2008

Dan keeps defying the odds and surviving these ridiculous challenges.

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DAN DARES: Reporter takes to sky for next challenge

4:29pm Monday 22nd December 2008

Reporter Dan Keel is taking on a series of daring challenges. Last month he ate three curries in 24 hours and for his next stunt he will join the AeroSuperBatics team for a spot of wing-walking.

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VIDEO: Dan Dares IV: The Curry Challenge

2:42pm Friday 5th December 2008

Daredevil reporter DAN KEEL successfully completed a half-marathon in October. For his next challenge he was rewarded for his efforts with a different kind of run - three curries in 24 hours.

The curries are named

4:40pm Friday 28th November 2008

The details of my challenge have been banged out.

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Dan curries support for latest daredevil challenge

12:14pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

REPORTER Dan Keel is taking on a series of daring challenges. It started with an attempt to break the world cream cracker eating record. In his latest quest he will try to eat the hottest curry ever cooked by a chef in Chislehurst. The attempt takes place on December 3. But today Dan received some bad news.

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I'm back!

5:01pm Monday 17th November 2008

Hello Everyone and thanks to those of you who sent emails checking I was still alive.

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Dan handed hot and spicy dare

11:47am Wednesday 12th November 2008

DAREDEVIL Dan Keel successfully completed a half-marathon last month - but for his next challenge he will be going on a different kind of run.

Dan completes dare at last

10:37am Monday 6th October 2008

After failing his previous two challenges, reporter DAN KEEL bravely tackled the Greenwich half-marathon with just three weeks of training instead of the recommended four months.

Video: Dan Dares part 3a - half marathon training

3:25pm Thursday 2nd October 2008

THIS Sunday News Shopper's Dan Keel is aiming to do something he has never done before - successfully complete a Dan Dares challenge.

Disaster strikes

11:45am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Disaster has struck.

Dan has nipple rash

4:46pm Monday 29th September 2008

The training is really starting to wear me down - literally.

Dan Dares: Abuse during training

9:28am Tuesday 30th September 2008

THERE is less than a week to go until Dan Keel's next daring challenge. Read how his training is going.

VIDEO: Dan Dares part 2 - Finding Dan Keel

12:41pm Thursday 18th September 2008

Reporter DAN KEEL speaks about his second Dan Dares task - finding five other Dan Keels and going for a beer and a burger with each of them.

Dan Keel has a date

11:17am Monday 15th September 2008

At last someone has agreed to meet me.

Daring Dan takes on 13-mile run

2:39pm Thursday 11th September 2008

FEARLESS reporter Dan Keel is attempting a 13-mile run after just three weeks of training - instead of the recommended four months.

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A little help from your friends

11:51am Wednesday 10th September 2008

Things are getting desperate and so I asked my colleagues for more ideas.

So close!!

11:30am Monday 8th September 2008

Today was an exciting day. I established web-contact with Dan Keel from New Jersey in the US of A. Yee Hahh!

Dan cries for help in second dare

11:14am Friday 5th September 2008

NEWS SHOPPER reporter Dan Keel is taking on a series of daring challenges for the paper's feature - Dan Dares.

The 'F' word

11:24am Thursday 4th September 2008

After getting told off by my web-editor for using the F-word last week - I am now being more careful.....

Searching for more Dan Keels

1:50pm Monday 1st September 2008

Today I began scouring the internet for Dan Keels. Where else would I begin but the wonderfully addictive world of Facebook.

Second dare begins ...

1:40pm Monday 1st September 2008

After the disaster of my cream cracker world record attempt, it is now time for something completely different.

VIDEO: Dan Dares - the cream cracker challenge

2:28pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

Reporter, DAN KEEL, is taking part in a series of challenges over the next few months in a new feature for News Shopper - Dan Dares. Here he talks about his first dare - to break the world record for cream cracker eating.

Dan's first task is hard to swallow

11:57am Friday 8th August 2008

NEWS Shopper reporter starts series of dares with crackers world record attempt.

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