Local elections 2013: descendant of Guy Fawkes wins council seat for Ukip
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By Ian Jones He comes from a family that once plotted to blow up parliament. -
Local elections 2013: Lib Dems humiliated in South Shields after being beaten by BNP
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Dancing atoms star in world's smallest stop-motion film
By Ian Jones Scientists at IBM have created the world's smallest stop-motion film by manipulating the tiniest substance in existence: atoms.
The incredible footage, titled A Boy and His Atom, shows the atoms appearing to dance and move around, forming shapes including clouds, a trampoline and - most spectacularly - a person.
(Credit: YouTube/IBM)
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Storms bring giant hailstones and 'river of ice' to southern United States
By Ian Jones Parts of the US have been enduring bitterly cold weather over the last couple of days, with storms bringing unseasonal downpours and wintry conditions to many southern regions.
Giant hailstones up to one and half inches in diameter rained down on Oklahoma City in the state of Oklahoma, as captured in this video:
(Credit: seebreezn/YouTube)
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President Obama stars in Spielberg spoof video
By Ian Jones President Obama has appeared in a spoof video alongside Steven Spielberg, in which he pretends to be actor Daniel Day-Lewis starring in a new film about... Barack Obama:
