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They are on a month-long tour around Britain and Ireland in a R.V.<br/><i>doesn't the picture of them in the vehicle look like a very poor photoshop?</i>]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/49985/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/world/l/49985/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Female millionaires on the rise in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wealth used to be a man's world, but the gap between the sexes when it comes to money is narrowing rapidly in Britain.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17908/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17908/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain for Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a guide  to Britain written for Americans who may be planning a visit here. Use this guide to help you become familar with the many complex, sometimes strange customs of the British People.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/11936/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/world/l/11936/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend of silliness celebrated in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer season has begun in Britain, celebrated during the weekend with eccentric rituals aimed at being silly for the sake of national identity.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19315/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19315/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain owes world &#163;31 trillion]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the International Coalition for British Reparations, Britain owes the world &#163;31 trillion! If you think they're right, sign the petition.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/21180/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/world/l/21180/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet weather means Britain is now home to a staggering 14 billion slugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's gardens have been invaded by record numbers of slugs as the wet weather sees their population double.<br/><br/>I hate slugs!]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/32617/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/32617/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital staff told to make sure Muslim patients' beds face Mecca five times a day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy. But not - it would seem - in today's politically-correct Britain. 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