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British Olympic Football team.

The 2012 London Olympics will have a Great Britain football team it has been announced. Sir Alex Ferguson has been endorsed to manage the team by British Olympic chiefs....
11:58 Thu 24th Jul 200822 answers, last by david1702198 10:31 Mon 28th Jul 2008
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Newspapers and apologies

11 British Newspapers have admitted printing lies about Madeline suspect Robert Murat. They have said sorry and given him ?600,000. In such cases, the newspapers never apologise to the people lied to,...
15:25 Fri 18th Jul 200811 answers, last by Kromovaracun 08:47 Tue 22nd Jul 2008
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Privacy and Surveillance

Government plans to record all your phone calls, texts and emails on a database are under discussion. They say it might help prevent another 7/7 type terrorist attack. If you have nothing to hide,...
10:53 Wed 16th Jul 200822 answers, last by Steve.5 14:46 Thu 17th Jul 2008
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iPhone/iPod Touch Firmware. 2.0 update

Anyone know when this will be available. I expected to see it as the 3G went on sale, but it isn't yet (at 10am UK time).
10:05 Fri 11th Jul 20089 answers, last by Gromit 04:54 Sun 13th Jul 2008
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Haltemprice and Howden by-election

Should David Davis and David Cameron be embarrassed at the ?210,000 cost of the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. If Davis gets less than the 22,792 votes he got last time, is his protest about 42...
14:56 Thu 10th Jul 200810 answers, last by helpmetoo 15:34 Fri 11th Jul 2008
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Shocking cost of rail travel

It was in the papers today that a man from Gloucestershire recently travelled to Cumbria and the rail fare was an astonishing ?19,000. All he did was visit the Black Swan pub and then went home. Where...
13:53 Fri 27th Jun 200812 answers, last by Steve.5 19:10 Fri 27th Jun 2008
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Does anyone do healthy drinking?

I find it hard to stay within the recommended safe limits for drinking alcohol. The doctors say I am binge drinking and threatening my health, if on one day i have more than: 1 pint of Stella or 2...
15:21 Thu 26th Jun 200822 answers, last by leelapops 18:19 Thu 26th Jun 2008
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Boomerang the racing pigeon returns after 10 years

"She must have inherited her homing skills from her father, who was once 'birdnapped' and had his wings clipped by thieves, but escaped and walked 60 miles back to Mr Reardon's home."...
10:53 Thu 19th Jun 20081 answer, last by warpig3 17:07 Thu 19th Jun 2008
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Simon Mann, MarK Thatcher and Equatorial Guinea

Old Etonian, Ex-SAS turned Mercenary, Simon Mann is on trial in Equatorial Guinea accused of plotting to otherthrow its leaders. In court yesterday, he sang like a canary, implicating every one from...
09:53 Thu 19th Jun 20085 answers, last by jake-the-peg 08:29 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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Lies, damn lies and Government statistics

January: Four in 10 motorbikes 'not taxed' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7200066 .stm Today: Britain's motorcyclists were unfairly accused of dodging tax because the Department for Transport...
13:31 Wed 18th Jun 200815 answers, last by Twenty20 09:38 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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If you could vote in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election

Who would you vote for: David Davis - Conservative Mad Cow-Girl - Monster Raving Loony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haltemprice_and_H owden_by-election%2C_2008 Wonder how much this farce is costing?
13:07 Wed 18th Jun 20087 answers, last by Panic Button 11:33 Thu 19th Jun 2008
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EU: Lisbon Treaty - Ireland says NO!

Initial reports from counting offices across Ireland today suggest that voters have rejected the Lisbon Treaty, plunging the European Union into a fresh constitutional crisis....
11:37 Fri 13th Jun 200816 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 11:01 Mon 03rd Dec 2018
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David Davis resigns over 42 days detention.

He has forced a bye-election at an uncomfortable time for Brown "Shadow home secretary David Davis has resigned as an MP. He is to force a by-election in his Haltemprice and Howden constituency which...
13:22 Thu 12th Jun 200823 answers, last by Gromit 10:13 Fri 13th Jun 2008
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Intelligent people 'less likely to believe in God'

People with higher IQs are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study. A decline in religious observance over the last century was directly linked to a rise in average intelligence, he...
11:03 Thu 12th Jun 200824 answers, last by Gromit 13:51 Fri 13th Jun 2008
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'Friendly fire' incidents in Afghanistan

Today, there are reports of the US killing three women and a baby in a tragic accident in Afghanstan. Earlier this week, 11 Pakistan border guards were killed by US forces. Which got me wondering, at...
11:46 Wed 11th Jun 200830 answers, last by Gromit 16:15 Thu 12th Jun 2008
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Half of Conservative Party MEPs ignoring expenses rules

More than half of David Cameron's European MPs have refused to comply with rules requiring them to reveal how they spend their expenses. The development will spark fears that other questionable...
11:51 Mon 09th Jun 20088 answers, last by LeMarchand 12:54 Thu 12th Jun 2008
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100 British dead in Afghanistan

100 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since hostilities began. Was their sacrifice worth it? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/74 43331.stm
11:01 Mon 09th Jun 200818 answers, last by fender62 17:39 Mon 09th Jun 2008
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Hilarious US Military c0ck-ups!

A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and flown across the US without the crew realising nuclear weapons were on board. Regrettably, Robert Gates, US defence...
10:57 Fri 06th Jun 200821 answers, last by jno 15:39 Fri 06th Jun 2008
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Tories in the trough again.

"The Tory leader in the European Parliament quit the post in shame last night after he was embroiled in a sleaze scandal. Giles Chichester stepped down after admitting he broke Brussels rules. He had...
10:41 Fri 06th Jun 200821 answers, last by mike1222 16:42 Sat 07th Jun 2008
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Is it time for a European Army?

As rapidly as NATO has extended its ranks in recent years, it has equally rapidly become more and more irrelevant. The European Community is the world's third superpower, yet it does not currently...
10:15 Fri 06th Jun 200811 answers, last by claymore 02:43 Sat 07th Jun 2008

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