Spain’s major cities awoke to a series of protests yesterday evening following the announcement that controversial Nordic-style day-shift working was to be introduced in an attempt to enable Spain to earn its way out of its current economic malaise.
Posted: Oct 4th, 2012
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Cows have claimed they can no longer afford to spend their time grazing and lactating, after the price paid for their milk was cut by 2 pence a litre. Farmers blockading dairies in support of the cows have warned that traditional employment for cattle is fast drying up.
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2012
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The long-term viability of genetically-modified (GM) crops has been called into question, after members of an anti-GM group were viciously assaulted by roaming wheat columns larger than a double-decker bus.
Protestors broke into the Hertfordshire field where the feisty crop is being grown with the intention of uprooting it and setting it alight, but their plans were thwarted when several bundles of wheat proved to be aggressively self-aware.
Posted: May 27th, 2012
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There are fears that Tiny Tots nursery in Newport may be forced to close on safety grounds after a group of 4-year-olds sat on the floor and refused to move away from the fire exit.
Posted: Oct 25th, 2011
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Police have begun policing protests by police protesters against police force cuts forced on the force by the Home Office.
Posted: Mar 7th, 2011
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