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THE END IS NIGH!

Today: A Scientist gives his prediction

Polar bears: Sneaky

Says Hokey Time Traveller..

Yesterday crisis loomed for the world when self proclaimed time traveller Dr. Emmett Brown appeared outside number 10 Downing Street in a sphere of blue flame.

Waving his arms and shouting "wait! Wait! None of this matters - I've seen the future!" - Somewhat putting Tony Blair off his latest diatribe against a non-specific minority - he raised his voice above the din of the press to explain.

"Thanks to my invention I have been able to travel far into the future and see what becomes of the world. What these eyes have seen - OHHH SWEET MERCY!"

When asked about what he had seen Dr.Brown (44) shook his head

"Due to the elastic nature of time I couldn't possibly speculate. The universe would act against me directly if I even attempted to intercede with events. Really, that would be bad."

When this information was greeted with stunned and confused looks he then followed on with a sigh and these words:

"Ok - the end of the world will come as quite a surprise."

With the immediate barrage of questions and the word 'How?' uttered loudly and repeatedly like a Indian Chief convention Dr. Brown shook his head and started to walk away slowly. Half turning he could only mention one thing

"Global warming will be part of the problem - but you won't be expecting the polar bears."

With that the doctor disappeared in a flash of blue light.

Later today the Prime Minister announced sanctions against all polar bear supporting countries.

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