In 2008 Rebecca Adlington put Mansfield on the map with her heroics at the Beijing Olympics, filling a slightly embarrassing gap south of Sheffield. Now success from other British sports stars means that ‘at least 90% of the towns in Britain’ feature on road maps.
Posted: Aug 4th, 2012
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A delegation of US and Italian politicians have launched a high-profile conference in London to teach British politicians how to stop fannying about claiming Commons expenses for gardening costs, and switch to proper corruption like dumping your ex-lover’s body in the local river and then having the judge trying you shot by a hitman.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2012
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Once famed for their quaintly logical approach to quality engineering, Japan has at last caught up with the times and is promising to do a more ‘half-arsed’ job in future.
Posted: Feb 21st, 2012
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There may be hope for the ailing UK economy, after researchers found that Britain’s pubs are ‘chock full’ of technocrats.
Posted: Nov 17th, 2011
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Authors of a UNICEF report lamenting UK children’s obsession with brands are baffled by the high level bullying experienced by their own child.
Posted: Sep 16th, 2011
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