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| U.S. Republican nominees to forego debates, cage-fight for candidacy There’s been a change to U.S. politics. This year, rather than debating, all of the Republican candidates will be battling one another in hand-to-hand combat in order to see who will get to run... |
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hannsmit | 04.01.12 8:18pm hannsmit |
| Large stockpiles of salt may be cause of unseasonably high temperatures | 0 | |
roybland | 04.01.12 7:48pm roybland |
| MAN SLAMMED FOR NAMING SHOE SHOP - "BAD MOOD" A SHOPKEEPER from Edinburgh has been reported to trading standards and the Police after he named his female shoe shop "Bad Mood." Terry Killens, 54, from Leith opened the shop in October 2011 but had... |
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delightfullyodd | 04.01.12 7:40pm delightfullyodd |
| 'Emotional' Colin Firth finally reunited with estranged brother Solway [More soon]... |
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dicky37 | 04.01.12 7:03pm The All New Jeni B |
| Doreen Lawrence claims "Judge's hands were tied"; Max Mosley denies involvement. | 0 | |
reforse | 04.01.12 5:58pm reforse |
| 2012 Olympics. Synchronised swimming tickets oversold Thousands of ticket-holders have been offered tickets to pole-dancing clubs instead. "If anyone is really aggrieved, a limited number of tickets to lap-dancing clubs are available", a spokeswoman... |
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Tammy Flugh | 04.01.12 5:53pm medici2471 |
| Lawrence killer's appeal will rest on toast in his underpants One of the men yesterday given life sentences for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence is to appeal on the grounds that fragments of toast found in his underpants prove he was at home on the night... |
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roybland | 04.01.12 5:21pm roybland |
| Embarrassment as New Year Honours recipients revealed to be Groupon customers A spokesman for Buckingham Palace has promised an immediate investigation into claims, revealed in a national newspaper, that popular discount website Groupon was offering customers the chance to... |
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Vertically Challenged Giant | 04.01.12 4:54pm JonnyJP |
| Man sues gypsy for ‘mis-sold lucky heather’ A man has this morning confirmed that he is taking a member of the Irish travelling community to court regarding what he believes to be a case of ‘mis-sold lucky heather’. Gareth Ramirez, a... |
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kimllfixit | 04.01.12 4:23pm kimllfixit |
| Man out walking dog finds 'nothing untoward' in shallow undergrowth Police baffled... |
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dicky37 | 04.01.12 3:52pm dicky37 |
| Captain Rick Santorum to feature in new Torchwood series | 0 | |
simonjmr | 04.01.12 3:37pm simonjmr |
| Government may merge TV and firearms licences A combined licence aimed at making payments easier for those who want to watch TV and own firearms may be available later this year. "It is crucial for the future of public service broadcasting... |
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nickb | 04.01.12 3:17pm dvo4fun |
| COBRA updates UK status to "Shooty" from "Stabby" after County Durham events | 0 | |
simonjmr | 04.01.12 2:56pm simonjmr |
| Branson to take "irony gamble" with Newcastle United-Virgin Money shirt deal. Richard Branson has executed a startling u-turn after he initially poured water on hopes that Virgin may have become a major sponsor for Newcastle United following its relocation to the north. The... |
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SingingHinny | 04.01.12 2:54pm SingingHinny |
| Number of Confused Percy Grainger Clones to Emerge From Cern LHC Reaches 100 | 0 | |
thisisall1word | 04.01.12 2:23pm thisisall1word |
| More Horrifying Sequel To Thatcher Film, Soon To Be Released...... .."Thatcherism, Wasted Lives And Dave's Mates - The (W)Bankers."... |
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Jesse Bigg | 04.01.12 2:09pm Jesse Bigg |
| Unseasonably warm weather blamed for man’s outbreak of face-apples A man with a full crop of face apples has blamed ‘an unseasonably warm December’. 35 year-old Derek Grantham has never fruited before, and biologists believe it is yet more evidence that changes... |
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04.01.12 1:29pm Major Clanger |
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| Berlusconi claims ownership of Roman brothel token found in Thames. | 0 | |
John Ffitch-Rucker | 04.01.12 1:13pm John Ffitch-Rucker |
| Minstrel on South Pole solo cycling bid admits having large black-up team | 0 | |
cinquecento | 04.01.12 1:07pm cinquecento |
| 25 Million tune in to Freaky Eaters 'addicted to a balanced diet' special A special episode of Freaky Eaters, broadcast on January 2nd, has attracted a staggering 25.6 million viewers making it the 4th most watched TV programme in UK history. This places it above the... |
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JonnyJP | 04.01.12 12:35pm JonnyJP |
| Police to examine whether they are “institutionally stupid” It has been a difficult week for the police force. First came the news that police officers were handing back guns to mentally unstable people “as part of a weapons amnesty”. Then the leaked... |
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nickb | 04.01.12 11:06am nickb |
| Man out walking his dog doesn't find body lying in the undergrowth A man out walking his dog has returned home without having found a body lying in the undergrowth., , 'I raised the alarm as soon as I got home to the wife,' said Joe Williams (52). ' I've been... |
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roybland | 04.01.12 10:43am Vertically Challenged Giant |
| Lonely Heart requests 'no kissing, just hard CPR' | 1 | |
charlies_hat | 04.01.12 10:29am |
| Andy Gray and Sergio Berlusconi to replace Alesha Dixon as strictly Judges. | 0 | |
godly1966 | 04.01.12 9:42am godly1966 |
| Graham Norton-Holmes and The Strange Incident at the British Museum It was one of those blustery grey February afternoons where London was weary from an interminable winter. Arch-sleuth, Graham Norton-Norton-Holmes was dozing by a blazing fire after a solid lunch of... |
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Inigo Unsworth | 04.01.12 9:28am dvo4fun |
| Anti-tobacco lobby hails success of India's 'Smoking makes you a cunt' campaign The link in case that seems like entirely gratuitous swearage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16390907... |
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DrTurmoil | 04.01.12 9:26am DrTurmoil |
| Loch Ness is giant spirit level, Customs and Excise admit. | 0 | |
Griffin | 04.01.12 7:33am Griffin |
| Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Defends Alternative Lifestyle | 3 | |
sredni vashta | 04.01.12 4:18am Username |
| Poteen Plays Leading Role In Frustrated Love Story Poteen Plays Leading Role, In Frustrated Love Story It was late on the night shift in the CAF – Cosmic Air Force – bunker deep in the Hampshire countryside. Star Fleet Commander Fitzwilliam... |
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Inigo Unsworth | 04.01.12 12:22am Inigo Unsworth |
| John Terry appalled at being seen on fags. More soon. | 0 | |
Al OPecia | 03.01.12 9:38pm Al OPecia |
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