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Title: Small earthquake in peru...not many dead
Post by david en france on Sep 21^st, 2010, 5:48pm

OK, I'm only a retired old journo but when I see headlines on BBC News Online like "Denver Broncos Wide Receiver Dies" I know I got out just in time. Can someone please explain to me the merits of this story on a British news website? (On the Home page at that!) See this link for details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11378947