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Explorers to become first - and oldest - to cross Atlantic in hydrogen balloon
Three pilots from Britain, the US and Switzerland will be the first to cross the Atlantic in an open basket gas balloon next month. With a combined age of over 200, they are also set to be the oldest.
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Harry 4-book deal 'shrouded in secrecy' as memoir becomes biggest selling ever
Spare has sold 750,000 copies across all formats since it was released on January 10, making it the biggest selling memoir ever as well as the sixth fastest-selling book of all time