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Cameron vetoes changes to Eurovision Song Contest

‘The proposals were not in the interests of the UK,’ explained the Prime Minister. ‘In my opinion they were not conducive to ensuring that the best song wins. I’m just as fed up with those Balkan states voting for each other as anybody. Why on earth Blue didn’t do better last time beggers belief.’

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Posted: Dec 9th, 2011
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Christian festival to be moved to avoid clash with Christmas

Satanic market forces at work‘In hindsight choosing 25th December was a mistake. We thought it would be a great time to have the festival – practically everyone’s off work for Christmas and the schools are closed. But in reality people are far too busy eating too much, getting pissed, trying to cop off at office parties and watching the My Family Christmas special.’

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Posted: Dec 8th, 2011
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Standard and Poor’s threaten to downgrade Kepler 22-b credit rating

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has today warned newly discovered planet Kepler 22-b that it may downgrade its AAA credit rating if it fails to put appropriate measures in place to kick-start its flagging economy.

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Posted: Dec 6th, 2011
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Alan Bleasdale pens ‘gritty southern drama’ about public sector strikes

Osborne. Detention!Screenwriter Alan Bleasdale, famous for his gritty Northern dramas, has announced that he has started work on a new project highlighting the plight of public sector workers in the formerly prosperous south.

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Posted: Dec 1st, 2011
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Jonathan Ross to present 2nd week of The Leveson Inquiry

pwobing questionsSky 1 has announced that it has bought the rights to the highly popular celebrity interview show The Leveson Enquiry.

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Posted: Nov 25th, 2011
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