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Archive for August, 2011

Nation celebrates ‘prettiest A levels ever’

more certificates than ever received A* grades

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Posted: Aug 18th, 2011
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Maverick academic questions authorship of Jordan’s novels

Mary Childs, an outspoken professor of early-21st century history at Cambridge University, has sparked academic furore by casting doubt on whether Katie Price, the most well-regarded author of the age, was responsible for writing the entirety of her canon of works.

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Posted: Aug 18th, 2011
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Obese man wins right to McDonalds bypass

I'm swervin' itA 22-stone man has been told he can have a ‘life-saving’ gastric bypass built around his local McDonalds, despite losing a legal case after being rejected for it previously.

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Posted: Aug 17th, 2011
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Nietzsche earns respect of Joey Barton

Alienated Newcastle footballer Joey Barton has been telling followers on Twitter about his ‘respect’ for German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Scouser Barton has informed his 170,665 readers that the author of Beyond Good And Evil was ‘a real nutter’ who in his prime was ‘as hard as Vinnie Jones’.

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Posted: Aug 17th, 2011
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Money ousted from position as ‘root of all evil’ by new Argos catalogue

An inter-faith committee last night declared that the new autumn/winter 2011 Argos catalogue is now regarded by religious groups to be the root of all the evils of the modern world.

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Posted: Aug 17th, 2011
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