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  The Pope vs gay marriage

  Mon Apr 13 10:08AM

  Last week Tony Blair urged Pope Benedict XVI to change his views on gay marriage, arguing that the religious leader has an "entrenched attitude" that is in need of a rethink.The Pope is firmly opposed to any relaxation of the Church's traditional stance on homosexuality, contraception or any other area… More »

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  BBC’s bubblegum debates

  Fri Mar 20 03:00PM

  If you needed any evidence of the BBC dumbing down its political coverage you needn't look any further than ‘Question Time'. Thursday night's programme featured Fern Britton debating the current financial crisis and in February pop star Will Young was on the show talking about the wildcat strikes. What next? Dale Winton talks immigration?… More »

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  All eyes on Japan and North Korea

  Fri Mar 13 03:29PM

  If all the recent political muscle-flexing is to be believed, a war between North Korea and Japan is very likely within the next few weeks. I should probably point out that political muscle-flexing as a rule should rarely be held as gospel - that's why it's called flexing... you show your power without actually having to… More »

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  Pets, fashion accessories or weapons?

  Sat Mar 07 01:08PM

  Whether i was the Rubix Cube, Pokemon, or Twitter we’ve nearly all succumbed to a social trend at one point in our lives. However one of the more recent fashion accessories in the UK is different; it can kill.Over the past four years the amount of ‘hard looking’ dogs on inner-city streets has nearly… More »

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  Britain's most unfortunate names

  Wed Feb 25 01:37PM

  You've got to ask yourself what kind of parents name their child Doug Hole. They either have a very wicked sense of humour or they didn't really think it through properly. Either way, they're not alone; a study has revealed the most unfortunate names in the UK and joining Doug Hole on the list are Justin… More »

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  Dying in the media's spotlight

  Thu Feb 19 12:56PM

  Over the past week or so I have been inundated with emails from readers commenting on the media's coverage of Jade Goody's sad demise.You would have to have been living under a rock not to know that the ex-Big Brother winner is dying of cervical cancer and is expected to… More »

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  The teenage girl who is taking Disney to court

  Fri Feb 13 05:38PM

  A British teenager is suing Disney after she suffered a heart attack on one of its rollercoasters.Leanne Deacon was 16 when she collapsed after riding the Tower of Terror at Disney-MGM studios in Florida. After getting off the ride the schoolgirl complained of feeling shaky and light-headed and when paramedics… More »

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  Why can’t the UK cope with snow?

  Tue Feb 03 03:40PM

  Over the past ten years or so the UK has dealt with numerous terror threats which sought to do what the snow achieved this week and bring British transport to a grinding halt. Generally speaking terrorists don't give us much of a warning either. It was last Friday that Yahoo! News ran the story 'Wrap… More »

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  The best complaint letter ever? Part II

  Wed Jan 28 04:30PM

  Yesterday we had an overwhelming response to a letter we posted on Editor's Corner in which a disgruntled Virgin Atlantic passenger, who has now been named as Oliver Beale, penned his views on the disappointing mid-flight food and entertainment he was offered. In the letter Mr Beale amusingly described the food as similar to receiving… More »

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  The best complaint letter ever?

  Tue Jan 27 03:01PM

  This is a letter recently received by the Virgin Atlantic customer complaints team and is currently being hailed on news blogs, such as this one on The Telegraph as possibly the funniest customer complaint letter ever.We called the Virgin Atlantic press office and they confirmed they received the letter and… More »

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