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Botton in north yorkshire was described as the strangest village in britain channel 4 and you can say that again. Journalist tazeen ahmad investigates street grooming and hears from victims and their parents, whose lives have been torn apart. For those in the dark, icecream vans are trucks that drive round the. Bbc culture why does britain have such bizarre place names. But in fact, these names reveal a hidden and fascinating history. Its population is average for the united kingdom as a whole. Shocking moment drunk driver smashes through shop injuring three men sitting outside.
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