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AN Israeli company says it will build a 500 million euro super-casino to rival the gaming houses of Las Vegas in depressed former East Germany.

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Old Banger
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Scared Stiff
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Ewe Brutes
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Wedding Lift
A serial car crook found with stolen wedding presents worth more than 150,000 GBP has confessed to pinching them from cars parked outside churches and hotels.

Hot Cross Huns
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Piggy Back
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