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Archive for October, 2011

Met police appeal for help with new acronym in fight against gun crime

no help whatsoever from News InternationalThe Metropolitan Police have issued a public appeal for help with creating a ‘really cool sounding acronym’ in an attempt to reduce gun crime in London.

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Posted: Oct 16th, 2011
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Man Utd and Chelsea set to go head to head for ‘the next next next Pelé’

14 year-old Sao Paulo academy player Junior dos Santos Riviero Lima da Estrada Flagrinho, better known by his nickname Bob, is said to be the subject of interest from both Manchester United and Chelsea after being hailed ‘the next next next Pelé’.

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Posted: Oct 16th, 2011
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Hilary Swank slams Kadyrov’s party as ‘pure torture’

supreme acting, but no Oscar nominations this yearHilary Swank, the Oscar-winning actress who has come in for sharp criticism from human rights groups for attending a party in the Chechen capital Grozny hosted by Ramzan Kadyrov the country’s authoritarian leader, says that she ‘deeply regrets’ attending the celebrations.

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Posted: Oct 15th, 2011
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MBA marketing student ‘unwittingly acted a bit C2’

First-year MBA marketing student Denise Turner has admitted that instead of acting like a regular ABC1 citizen, she may have unwittingly displayed behaviour which could categorise her as a C2, or even a D.

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Posted: Oct 15th, 2011
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Helen of Troy had ‘big, jeroboam-shaped head’, claim archaeologists

just one big booze cruiseArchaeologists believe they have uncovered the truth behind Helen of Troy’s face and its fabled ship-launching ability.

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Posted: Oct 14th, 2011
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