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Making progress at temple siteMaking progress at temple site
4:07pm Fri 4 Apr 08
The Sikh community in Gravesend has been raising £11m for a new temple which is due to be completed next year. Reporter CHARLOTTE McDONALD looks at how the work is going.
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Ross bounces back from injuriesRoss bounces back from injuries
12:11pm Tue 1 Apr 08
Despite numerous falls and injuries, biker Ross Clarke keeps coming back - and recently became a Supercross champion. Reporter DAVID MILLS speaks to him.
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Marathon effort to help charityMarathon effort to help charity
12:05pm Tue 1 Apr 08
A 51-year-old woman is running the London Marathon to support the charity which helped her following a brain haemorrhage. DAVID MILLS finds out more.

Opticians focus on Ethiopia's needsOpticians focus on Ethiopia's needs
9:02am Tue 1 Apr 08
An optician who went to Ethiopia to test people eyes and give out unwanted glasses she had collected told reporter JON CHEETHAM about her experience.
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Protests foreseen in one year in TibetProtests foreseen in one year in Tibet
11:32am Mon 31 Mar 08
With the eyes of the world fixed on China for the upcoming Olympic Games, Tibetans are making their voices heard. Reporter MATTHEW JENKIN, who spent a year in Tibet as a student, is not surprised. CHINA has always claimed Tibet as part of its territory. This is despite the fact it enjoyed periods of independence in the past.
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Hoping work will result in smilesHoping work will result in smiles
11:28am Tue 25 Mar 08
A charity set up in Orpington in 1999 now provides aid to 20 developing countries. THOM KENNEDY finds out about its work in crisis-hit Zimbabwe.

Some eggs-tra informationSome eggs-tra information
10:19am Sun 23 Mar 08
ASIDE from the cross, the humble egg is the most recognisable symbol of Easter.

Why the bunny rules EasterWhy the bunny rules Easter
9:16am Sun 23 Mar 08
ANOTHER Easter tradition, another pagan origin - that's the Easter bunny.

The origin of EasterThe origin of Easter
9:24am Fri 21 Mar 08
The origin of Easter does not lie where you might expect it to.
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One a penny, two a penny ...One a penny, two a penny ...
9:22am Fri 21 Mar 08
As with most Easter traditions, the origin of hot cross buns has little to do with Christianity.
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