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Scandal of Christmas trees sleeping rough on pavements

Please take a moment to read our shocking investigation into the fate of thousands of Christmas trees left abandoned on the streets of Britain by their owners.

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Motorcycle News goes out of print as porn mag sales dwindle

Motorcycle News, for many years the wrapper of choice for covering up purchases of adult magazines, is set to cease publication early in 2013 on news that sales of top-shelf publications have reached a new low.

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Police Creative Writing Awards praise ‘most imaginative witness statements ever’

Public can't help asking 'Hello, hello, hello. What's going on 'ere, then?'‘This year’s crop of literary creations features the grittiest crime, fantasy and romantic writing from some of the best imaginations ever to escort a witness down a police station staircase,’ said chairman of judges, Jeffrey Archer.

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First-time buyers struggling to raise deposits for season tickets

An industry survey has revealed that almost half of prospective buyers believe it will take them seven years or more to raise the deposit they need to purchase a season ticket allowing them to travel to work by train.

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Mother loses court battle to give child pretentious name

Judge had five middle namesPsychologists argued that unless Carbon Dioxide Rogers receives a normal name soon he could face ‘a much reduced quality of life, if he even survives secondary school.’

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