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<a href= http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/05/mod_oks_win2k_warships/>
Windows for Warships safe for Royal Navy</a><br> 

This is a link that I have in my HTML code. As far as I know this is correct. The link works as it should. Why am I receiving an error stating that the end tag for element "A" is not open? As below. I would like to know where I am going wrong.
Line 18, column 43: end tag for element "A" which is not open

Windows for Warships safe for Royal Navy</a><br> 

Thank you Hugo Beschorner

hzbdel@tiscali.co.uk

Received on Saturday, 13 November 2004 23:47:17 UTC