People will still be able to read a limited number of articles free but will be asked to pay a subscription if they want to read more than 10 pieces in a four-week period.

BBC: Herald titles to charge online readers

He walked 20 blocks and dumped mangled pieces of computer drives in four separate garbage trucks, according to the complaint.

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Scientists estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of junk fragments in space of up to 10cm (four inches) in size, but there are many millions more pieces that are smaller.

BBC: International Space Station in debris scare

The season before, Arsenal was firmly in the title hunt, just four points off the top, when the season went to pieces in March.

WSJ: Arsenal Back in Its Sticky Patch Again

"The bike then breaks into four pieces that go into bags and are put in the boot, " said Mr Hubbard.

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In Illinois, the mayor's money bought four television ads and seven pieces of direct mail that helped ex-legislator Robin Kelly, a gun-control advocate, come from behind.

WSJ: New York Mayor Bloomberg Plays Bigger Role on National Stage

Toshiyuki Nakagaki of the Bio-Mimetic Control Research Centre, Nagoya, Japan, placed pieces of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum in an agar gel maze comprising four possible routes.

BBC: When slime is not so thick

At rival house Sotheby's, four out of the top 10 lots sold in the Asian gem auction in autumn were jadeite pieces.

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In their five pool matches, Malaysia scored only four goals, all from penalty corners - set pieces that require rather more luck than finesse.

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