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30th anniversary of Brixton riots to be celebrated with full-scale re-enactment

Lambeth Council has announced it will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the terrifying scenes witnessed at the Brixton riots with a full-scale re-enactment.

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Posted: Apr 12th, 2011
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Captive breeding programme established to halt decline of ginger gene

simply redConservation scientists across the country have been put on red alert in response to a Wikipedia entry that claims the ginger gene is in serious decline across the UK. The website’s assertions that gingers have been included on the most recent IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has led to a number of zoos setting up captive breeding programmes to reverse the decline. London Zoo will spearhead efforts after playing a key role in the successful breeding programmes and subsequent reintroduction of orangutans, red pandas and Eskimos.

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Posted: Mar 26th, 2011
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Man appalled to find ‘assisted conception’ involves other men sleeping with wife

procedure to be rigorously followed night after nightHis wife seemed unfazed and, if anything, a little excited.

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Posted: Mar 8th, 2011
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Cockney rhyming slang to be third official language at London Olympics

'wiff-waff' apparently rhyming slang for 'another four years as Mayor'‘wiff-waff’ apparently slang for ‘another four years as mayor’.

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Posted: Feb 28th, 2011
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Sarkozy admits French language a hoax after Wikileaks exposé

President not even sure what 'Assange' actually meansAfter yesterday’s Wikileaks revelations, Nicolas Sarkozy has today confirmed that the “French language” is indeed a one thousand year old hoax. The president of France revealed that what purported to be his native tongue was in fact complete gibberish, admitting the French really speak English, except in the presence of the British.

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Posted: Feb 25th, 2011
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