‘Diet lard’ released to combat obesity epidemic
‘When a customer is called ‘lard arse’, they can point to the label and say ‘no, diet lard arse’
Posted: Mar 4th, 2014
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Foreigners defend jokes about Farage
Immigrant leaders have defended jokes made by foreign comedians at a night club. Many of the jokes appeared to single out Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
Posted: Mar 3rd, 2014
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Israel to make audacious bid for Putin
The state of Israel is thought to be planning a transfer bid for Russia’s Vladimir Putin when the summer transfer window opens, claim reliable sources.
Posted: Mar 3rd, 2014
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Police reopen King Harold murder investigation
The seaside town of Hastings is in uproar today as the police reopen the King Harold killing investigation once again. Posters have been erected on billboards all around the town appealing for witnesses to the murder over one thousand years ago.
‘It’s a waste of public money,’ said one resident, pointing out that every time the authorities rake over the ashes of the Troubles there are problems, such as reduced tourist traffic from France.
The Police Commissioner is unrepentant about reopening the enquiry, though. He pointed to the original report on the killing, the Bayeux Tapestry, and noted that as evidence it was a bit thin. ‘It’s worn at the edges, too,’ he said.
Posted: Mar 2nd, 2014
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Coalition Olympic legacy ‘not as memorable as Putin’s’
David Cameron is today under pressure to explain why, two years on, the Coalition government has yet to take full advantage of the UK’s Olympic legacy.
Unfavourable comparisons have been drawn after Russia rode the wave of post-Sochi euphoria across the Ukrainian border, deep into the heart of Crimea.
Posted: Mar 2nd, 2014
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