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In a rather disappointing interview with Gordon Brown today, the Prime Minister claimed to the surprise and possibly even dismay of many MPs that he had in fact never kicked a nun in the shins, despite claims to the contrary in a new book called ‘Politicians, and Members of the Catholic Clergy Whose Shins Have Been Injured By Them.’

‘I have never, ever kicked a nun, especially not in the shins’ he said. ‘When I get angry, I lose my temper with myself, kick my own shins, and throw newspapers in a fury of anti-press vitriol.’ When asked if he had ever thrown a newspaper at a nun or her shins, he replied hesitantly that he had acted ‘In the heat of the moment’ but that he ‘didn’t hit her’.

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Posted: Feb 23rd, 2010
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Sebastian Coe has shocked the sporting establishment by announcing that, due a combination of climate change and the credit crunch, London 2012 will see the first ever combined Summer and Winter Olympics.

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Posted: Feb 22nd, 2010
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‘We reserve Class A status for celebrities who have a serious impact on people’s lives.’

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Posted: Feb 22nd, 2010
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The shadow foreign secretary called on the Government to direct armed forces to the east London district following the death of Bradley Branning on Friday evening.

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Posted: Feb 22nd, 2010
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A woman phoned the police last year, saying she had witnessed a murder, Scotland Yard revealed last night. This was just one of the many nuisance calls the police receive from the public on a regular basis, a spokesman complained.

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Posted: Feb 21st, 2010
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