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The sussex Archaeological Society has apologised to protesters after they allowed a controversial stunt by ITV to give the Long Man of Wilmington a sex change. ITV and the archaeological society caused fury among Pagans and other protesters when they allowed fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah to add breasts and pigtails to the figure many believe is sacred.As part of the programme, Trinny and Susannah Undress, ITV asked woman dressed in white to lie on the figure to create the transformation.Chief Executive Office ofthe organisation, John Manley, said: 'The Sussex Archaeological Society would like to apologise to representatives of the Pagan community, or any other individual or groups, who might have been offended by recent television filming on the Long Man of Wilmington.'It was not the society's intention to cause offence.'The society is proud of its curation of the Long Man.'In future the society will consult representatives of the Pagan community and other interested parties before sanctioning any significant activities.'Newell Fisher was one of the protesters against the stunt and has now helped form a campaigngroup, Guardians of the Long Man.As archaeological liaison officer of that group Mr Fisher said: 'We look forward to working with the Sussex Archaeological Society to help ensure the future welfare of the site.'Our confidence in their custodianship has been restored.'He said the protesters would continue their fight to stop the footage of the stunt being aired.

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A Japanese man has hit the headlines for marrying a video game character from the Nintendo DS game Love Plus. The 27-year-old tied the knot in a white tuxedo while being watched by thousands of on-lineusers."A 27-year-old Tokyo man has married the pixellated love of his life, tying the knot with his favorite Nintendo character.

While many people would say they love video games, few would go so far as saying "I do" to a computer creation."

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It sounds ridiculous but there are still places in the world in which it is illegal to die. While in the past such laws were maintained on religious grounds modern no-death laws usually relate to ashortage of cemetery space."Prohibition of death is a political social phenomenon and taboo in which a law is passed stating that it is illegal to die, usually specifically in a certain political division or in a specific building."

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15 firefighters rushed to a property in Victoria, Australia on Tuesday night following reports of a gas leak. What they found instead was a 120-kilogram sow with a flatulence problem."Victoria"s Country FireAuthority says a call out to a suspected gas leak in Central Victoria on Tuesday night was not what they were expecting.

Fifteen firefighters and two CFA tankers attended a property in Axedale near Bendigo following reports of a strong smell of gas."

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