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The best places to open a brothel The Commons all-party group on prostitution has called for a Scandinavian-style law where…
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Palace coups The people of Ukraine enjoyed a peek inside President Yanukovych’s palace, complete with petting zoo and collection of…
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A kamikaze pilot at 80 The Japanese city of Minami-Kyushu was attacked for wanting to add the letters of 1,036…
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Our first winter Hopes will not be high for a big haul of British medals in Sochi, but we have…
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The political life of Walter Mitty Nigel Farage attacked the ‘Walter Mittys’ in his own party. A few of the…
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One for the road Road safety campaigners were angered by the opening of the first pub at a motorway service…
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Fat chances The National Obesity Forum said that Britain is reaching a ‘doomsday scenario’ where half the population is obese.…
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The test of a wave Waves measuring 27ft from peak to trough were seen off Land’s End as the stormy…
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Centuries of conflict 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the war which was supposed to end all wars. Has the…
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Whose year is it anyway? Some things which 2014 has been declared to be the year of: — Year of…
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The darkest day Several people were injured on ‘Black Friday’, a day of retail discounting imported from the US, where…
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Third-class thinking A report by the Institute of Economic Affairs recommended standing-room-only third-class carriages as an alternative to longer trains…
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Brave new words ‘Selfie’ was declared to be Oxford Dictionaries’ ‘word of the year’. It hasn’t, however, yet been added…
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Whose tattoos? David Dimbleby, 75, has had a scorpion tattooed on his right shoulder. Some more tattoo-wearers who perhaps ought…
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Dog’s dinner A Canadian hiker rescued in Quebec was reported to have killed and eaten his German shepherd dog in…
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What can they do? Saudi women took to the wheel in defiance of laws preventing them from driving. Some recent…
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National statistics Some lesser-known facts about the National Theatre: — 26 per cent of its income comes from box office…
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Union dispute Pedants suffered a blow as the chief vexillologist of the Flag Institute declared that the Union Jack and…
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Lost property The second-to-last surviving resident of St Kilda — a small archipelago 40 miles off the Outer Hebrides which…
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Does workfare work? George Osborne announced a ‘work for benefits’ scheme. ‘Workfare’ schemes have been attacked by the left. Do…
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Vitamins and the veil A judge at Blackfriars Crown Court allowed a niqab-wearing defendant to identify herself only to a…
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Trust us The National Trust opened the Big Brother House at Elstree Studios at the weekend. Some other less grand…
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Shining examples The ‘Walkie Talkie’, a new tower block in Fenchurch Street, was blamed for partially melting the interior of…
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Your name here Supporters of Merthyr Town Football Club objected to having their ground renamed the Cigg-e Stadium in a…
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We will remember them A German diplomat called on Britain to commemorate but not celebrate the centenary of the Great…
