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Scheepslast

An obsolete Dutch unit of weight roughly equivalent to 2,000 kilograms.

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Also on the programme will be the stars who took part in the STV Dance Marathon, including Taggart star John Michie who now plays Karl Munro in Coronation Street, who danced for 12 hours straight last month.

Kind hearts; The STV Appeal will raise money that will help Scottish children in poverty

Claes Nedermark's third straight last place in heat 10, won by Howe, gave the home side a match-levelling 4-2.

Diamonds get stung by Scorpions' comeback; SPEEDWAY

The Tornadoes, meanwhile, won their fourth straight last night, edging the New York Federals, 1-0, at Hanover Insurance Park.

Better fortune for Tornadoes

Villa wobbled on the home straight last season and eventually had to settle for sixth place and Yorke feels the capitulation was endemic of the club's inferiority complex.

DON'T BLOW IT THIS TIME! Yorke says Villa need to believe they can stay the course

Although, typically in 2008, Caracciola defied logic to win from low at Newmarket, the course was far narrower than usual up the straight last month - thanks to the moving of the rails - and that may have helped him buck the trend.

Ride on Quest of a wave; Value Scope

Sir Geoffrey set the record straight last time though, powering to a narrow verdict at Redcar in what was probably not the strongest event.

Twelve Steps to success

Sir Geoffrey set the record straight last time, powering to a narrow verdict at Redcar in what was probably not the strongest event.

The Twelve Steps makes a swift return

He relied on Feedback to put the record straight last week but was somewhat surprised when Gordon Lai, from Gordon's House Chinese Takeaway in Wallsend, wrote: "We were astounded and caught with great surprise when you shared our enjoyed experience at our Chinese takeaway in Wallsend.

Coverage went exit stage left

If anybody was still under that impression, Ellis set them straight last Sunday at Santa Anita.

ELLIS PROVES HE NEVER LEFT

30 Bangor It might look a big ask for a juvenile to be taking on older horses upped to 2m4f, but Moving Waves was doing all her best work in Exeter's stiff home straight last time and she shapes like a filly who will cope just fine.

THE EDGE; Killer angles on today's racing

But as Worcester fights to survive in the Atlantic Division playoff race - and the Sharks are surviving since Connecticut lost its fourth straight last night - goaltending isn't what got them into this predicament.

Running out of time; Whale lose, too, but only four games left

The drainage work carried out on the back straight last year has been a success and the area affected has recovered well.