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Gunman firing in the air finally figures out baffling fatalities

thought Allah was catching themRebel gunman Ahmed, 23, of Tripoli, claims to have made a significant breakthrough in identifying the cause of a series of mysterious deaths caused by people being hit in the top of the head by bullets falling from the sky.

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Posted: Aug 23rd, 2011
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Leytonstone mum: ‘Why I photo-shopped my daughter’

picture was originally only suitable for widescreenIt has been described as a moral dilemma no parent wants to confront: whether there are circumstances when you should ‘shop’ your child. But for Leytonstone mum Jaqui Privas, it was the only way to save her 14 year old daughter Viki’s future.

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Posted: Aug 20th, 2011
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Betting firms collapse as Indian cricketers retire on winnings

Within hours of England’s emphatic series win over cricket world champions India, several major betting firms have called in the administrators after Indian players collected their winnings.

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Posted: Aug 16th, 2011
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Southern Rail ‘to put woman on Moon’ by 2015

Southern Railway has announced a bold plan to put a person on the Moon by 2015. Service Delivery Director James Burt said ‘a colleague has worked out that if you piled up all the discarded copies of the Metro and Evening Standard you could make a very high tower indeed.’

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Posted: Aug 12th, 2011
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Arsène Strauss-Huhne in custody on fresh charges

French financier Arsène Strauss-Huhne was held in custody in Holloway police station last night as new evidence emerged of taking advantage of a defenceless football club.

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Posted: May 17th, 2011
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