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Despite protests from dissidents in Catalonia, the Roman Catholic Church in Spain has voted by a large majority to retain the Inquisition, citing its cultural importance and its popularity with the people.

While it has been said that victims of the Inquisition do not get a fair crack of the whip, adherents point to the relatively low numbers actually tortured and executed and the low levels of re-offending.

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Posted: Jul 31st, 2010
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Fans of comical sea sponge SpongeBob Squarepants are to receive a shock when the new series launches later this summer. Gone are the whimsical tales of the humorous starfish and his humble ocean adventures as the series changes to reflect the new found wealth of the oil-rich undersea world.

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Posted: Jul 31st, 2010
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama spoke out today to ask the free people of the world how the book he is reading, Dan Brown’s thriller, ‘Angels and Demons’ finishes.

‘I’ve got to the bit where Langdon survives falling out of an exploding helicopter over Rome, but then some tosser or tossers unknown have ripped out all the pages after that.’

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Posted: Jul 30th, 2010
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Police are appealing to David Hasselhoff to hand himself in following a disturbance near Hadrian’s Wall yesterday, in which Mr Hasselhoff was alleged to have damaged a small section of the 2000-year-old Roman monument.

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Posted: Jul 30th, 2010
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Young offenders who would have been issued with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders will have to serve time performing street dance, the Home Office has announced.

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Posted: Jul 30th, 2010
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