POSTCARD FROM POPRAD with Eric Wiltsher in Poprad, Slovakia Leigh Banks, United Kingdom Marc Gander, Paris,

France

Date: 14 December 2012

Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar has died in a hospital in the US, aged 92. Stars from the world of showbusiness and science have paid tribute to Sir Patrick Moore who died on Sunday. Former Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd Langton has died, aged 61, after a two-year battle with cancer, the band has announced. Norman Joseph Woodland, who co-created the barcode, has died at his New Jersey home at the age of 91. As December 21, 2012 draws near, many believers in the "Doomsday" scenario look to an old friend for guidance: Nostradamus. The Queen has finally had her question answered on why nobody saw the financial crisis coming during a visit to the Bank of England. A LABOURER from Abingdon was escorted out of a darts tournament because his resemblance to Jesus was causing a distraction. Pope Benedict XVI has sent his first Twitter message under his handle @Pontifex Labour Leader Ed Miliband has set out his party's strategy for integration in Britain. The boss of Google last night said he was very proud of the elaborate structure that helped the search giant slash more than 200million from its UK tax bill last year. The Tour de France will start in Yorkshire in 2014, race organisers have announced. Mick Jagger has shared the lessons he has learned from his 50-year career with the Rolling Stones.

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