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  The most depressing day ever?

  Mon Jan 19 11:44AM

  I woke up at 06.30 AM today. The wind was rattling my windows and the rain was lashing down in epic proportions. I trudged my way in the dark to my tube station with my once working, now broken, umbrella only to be forced to wait in a tunnel for… More »

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  Good Samaritan faces lawsuit

  Mon Dec 22 02:12PM

  A court in the United States has ruled that a would-be Good Samaritan accused of rendering her friend paraplegic by pulling her from a wrecked car can be sued. The Supreme Court of California has declared that the state's Good Samaritan law only protects people from liability if they are administering emergency medical care. Justice Carlos Moreno ruled… More »

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  DFS adverts banned

  Wed Dec 03 11:56AM

  Three DFS television adverts have been banned - not because they are annoying but because the sofas featured in the adverts were made to look bigger than they actually are. The ads, which featured people miming to the Nickelback song ‘Rockstar', were declared misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority because the footage of actors singing was superimposed… More »

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  The Royal rumbler

  Fri Nov 28 02:04PM

  It has been revealed today that the Queen has her own private wrestler working as her protector in Buckingham Palace.David Hintz, 23, is a rising talent on the British wrestling circuit as well as a full-time footman at The Palace.By day David's job is to stand at the side of… More »

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  Pensioner told to let his home fall into sea

  Tue Nov 18 02:25PM

  A pensioner has launched a High Court legal battle against a government-funded organisation after he was told that he must not prevent his cliffside home from falling into the sea. Peter Boggis, a retired engineer, built his own coastal defences to prevent erosion that was threatening his home as well as neighbouring properties. But Natural England wants… More »

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  Bye, George!

  Wed Nov 05 12:14PM

  While large corners of the world are busy celebrating Obama's presidential victory there will be some people feeling slightly deflated to see George Bush step down as US president. Over the past eight years Bush has provided us with endless amusement as a result of his faux pas or ‘Bushisms' as they've… More »

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  US election: Who do you want to win?

  Tue Nov 04 03:52PM

  As American voters go to their polling stations we ask: ‘Who do you want to be the next President of the United States?' In case you haven't been following the campaign closely we've laid out where each candidate stands on the top seven global issues. 1. Economy McCain: Pledges to maintain and even extend tax cuts… More »

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  Brand quits: Was he right to step down?

  Wed Oct 29 05:57PM

  Russell Brand handed in his resignation as BBC Radio 2 host just hours after he was suspended for his part in prank phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs. In a statement Brand said: "I got carried away in the moment and forgot the feelings of a well loved actor. I have not had the… More »

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  BBC suspend Brand and Ross: Storm in a teacup?

  Wed Oct 29 11:38AM

  Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have both been suspended by the BBC over the recent prank calls incident involving actor Andrew Sachs and his granddaughter Georgina Baillie.BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said it is "not appropriate for either Russell Brand or Jonathan Ross to continue broadcasting on the BBC until I have seen the full… More »

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  Who 'ruined' Great Britain?

  Wed Oct 08 03:26PM

  What do Princess Diana and Tim Westwood have in common? It sounds like the start to a bad joke but the right answer is that both have been accused of contributing to Britain's 'downfall'. The Daily Mail is this week serialising a book by Quentin Letts which points the finger at fifty seemingly scrupulous characters… More »

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