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Quiz show disasters

Worst TV Quiz Show Disasters [VIDEO]

After UK audiences cringed when two couples in a row fell at the first hurdle on Wednesday night's Million Pound Drop, International Business Times UK presents a list of other game show disasters.
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How you become an MP

Occupy London: Why Don't They Just Stand as MPs?

As the Occupy London movement looks sets to continue in the courts, critics are suggesting that the protesters simply pack up and go home. But can a protester take this argument to Parliament by becoming an MP?
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Top Five Best Alternative Thanksgiving Films

Thanksgiving plans rarely ever go smoothly. It's important to do a little bit of unwinding every now and then to keep Turkey Day spirits alive and well. These movies will surely do the trick.
Sun-Drop diamond

World's Biggest Yellow Diamond Sold for £7.8 Million

The largest yellow diamond known in existence has been sold for a massive £7.8m million. The auction house, Sotheby's, estimated that the accurately named Sun-Drop diamond would be valued at somewhere between $11 million to $15 million.
The Battle of Meiktila

Remembrance Day: The Battle of Meiktila and the Forgotten War in Burma

The International Business Times is marking Remembrance Day with a series of forgotten stories of war. By 1945 victory in Europe was assured but in the Far East the Empire of Japan was still making headway. The Battle of Meiktila in the jungles of Burma, however, marked a turning point in the region where intelligent British tactics, then bravery and mettle saw off a Japanese Army considerably bigger in size.
Remembrance Day: Wartime nurses

Remembrance Day: Military Nurses, the Unsung Heroines of the First World War

The International Business Times is marking Remembrance Day with a series of forgotten stories of war. The role of women is often overlooked, but with the recent publication by The National Archives of the First World War nursing records there is a new insight into the courage and dedication of the women who cared for the millions of injured soldiers.
Soldiers patrol along a street during a security operation in Basra

Remembrance Day: The British Army's Doomed Battle for Basra

The International Business Times is marking Remembrance Day with a series of forgotten stories of war. In 2003 the U.K. supported the U.S. invasion taking responsibility for Iraq's second city of Basra. Things went badly from the start.
Herman Cain

Why Was the Herman Cain 'Smoke' Video So Popular?

Having never held public office Herman Cain hit gold with a controversial video that which showed his Chief of Staff blowing cigarette smoke into the camera. How could this “cheesy and creepy” video grip a nation?
Chile's President Pinera poses with the 33 rescued miners inside Copiapo Hospital

Chilean Miners Rescue One Year Later: Miners Struggle With Life

One year ago today, the rescue of 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped nearly half a mile underground for 69 days began. Immediately after the daring rescue from the San Jose mine, fame and admiration were thrust upon the "Los 33" as the story of their horrific ordeal and survival became worldwide news.