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Cooking statistics Ed Miliband was photographed in a miserable kitchen, but it turned out to be only a snack preparation…
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Deadly to dogs An Irish setter was allegedly poisoned at Crufts, using beef containing slug pellets. Some other substances with which dog-show rivals…
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Deadly to dogs An Irish setter was allegedly poisoned at Crufts, using beef containing slug pellets. Some other substances with which dog-show rivals…
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A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
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A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
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Golden league Some MPs who earn Sir Malcolm Rifkind’s rate of £5,000 a day: — Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): £3,333…
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Gun lords The House of Lords shooting range is to be turned into a cupboard, having previously survived an attempt…
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Watching brief Samsung warned users of its voice-activated televisions that what they said in front of the TV could be…
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Right Boot, left Boot What would Jesse Boot, who built Britain’s largest chemist chain from his father’s herbal shops, made…
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Female bishops The Reverend Libby Lane was ordained as Bishop of Stockport, the Church of England’s first female bishop. —…
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Poor data Oxfam complained of an ‘inequality explosion’, citing an estimate that by next year 1 per cent of the…
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Not Charlie Some cases which make Britain a pretty poor champion of free speech: — In 2005 Bristol pub landlord…
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Teen queens The Duke of York denied allegations in court papers that he had had sexual relations with a girl…
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Election omens Reasons for Ed Miliband to feel confident in 2015: — Only three parliaments since 1945 have run to…
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Marking a century Some things which celebrate their 100th birthday in 2015: 3-D films The first was shown at the…
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A fatal shot The sad death of Australian batsman Philip Hughes was a reminder that a cricket ball can kill.…
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Dear Santas A £22.50 a head Christmas theme park in Warwickshire designed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen closed temporarily for improvements after…
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Yeah, Bob, they know The answer to the rhetorical question posed by the Band Aid single, ‘Do they know it’s…
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States of criminality A 90-year-old Florida man feeding the homeless was arrested under a Fort Lauderdale law which makes it…
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Space to dream Richard Branson’s dream of commercial space flights has suffered a setback after a prototype craft crashed. But…
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What’s special about Rochester What is special about Rochester and Strood? — Rochester has the second oldest cathedral and school…
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Dirty dancing David Cameron was accused of causing racial offence by posing with blacked-up Morris dancers, though it was pointed…
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How to deal with a troll In Scandinavian mythology, trolls were shady creatures who lived below ground and varied in…
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Paisley power Paisley pyjamas were in the news. While associated with the town in Renfrewshire, whose mills produced the patterns from 1805,…
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Pot plants A 65-year-old Devon woman rang a BBC gardening show to enquire about a mystery plant only to be told…
