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Churchill to take up role as new press watchdog

small print on page 34 will probably show you didn't have adequate coverAfter a decade and a half of advising people on their car insurance, the famous talking dog Churchill is to take up the hotly-debated role of independent press watchdog advocated by Lord Justice Leveson’s report on press standards.

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Posted: Nov 29th, 2012
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“My hips did lie”, admits Shakira to Leveson Inquiry

The Leveson Inquiry has heard evidence from energetic songstress Shakira that her 2006 claim ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ was in fact deeply misleading, and that her hips have actually been guilty of misrepresentation and exaggeration on a number of occasions.

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Posted: Jul 3rd, 2012
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Leveson Inquiry faces axe amid dwindling viewing figures

Latest reports are claiming that the Leveson inquiry will not be returning to our screens for a second season as viewing figures continue to fall. The show launched in the latter stages of 2011 amidst a blaze of publicity but has failed to capture the imaginations of the British public, consistently being outperformed by Jeremy Kyle and Loose Women, and now looks set to be pulled after just one series.

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Posted: Jun 15th, 2012
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Cameron admits trying to leave Jeremy Hunt behind in a pub

bought him a drink, but wasn't expecting favour to be returnedPrime minister David Cameron has today admitted to trying to leave the embattled culture secretary Jeremy Hunt behind in a pub, a railway station, two airports and a caravan.

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Posted: Jun 11th, 2012
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Advert: Host your own public inquiry with the new ‘Home Leveson Kit’

Do you wish you could conduct a public inquiry into press standards from the comfort of your own home? Well now you can with the new Leveson Inquiry board game from Waddingtons!

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Posted: Apr 30th, 2012
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