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Armed Forces' London Allowance to be stoppped

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-london-16697051 The armed forces' London allowance is to be stopped for all ranks from sergeant and above, this will see a reduction of about £120 a month in their...

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So why are some pubs called the Cat & Fiddle?

http://www.dailymail....ory-British-pubs.html /// It's My Round: A Personal Celebration Of 2,000 Years Of The British Pub by William Greaves /// This sounds an interesting, 'pick it up put it down'...

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Ban on Iranian Oil imports

http://www.independen...-imports-6293349.html Is this a wise move or are we shooting ourselves in the foot? /// In advance of the decision, negotiators worked hard to try to ensure that the embargo...

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Another non-story?

http://www.guardian.c...ption-poorer-families So poorer families are cutting their '5 a day' are they? Couldn't be they have never been particularly interested in '5 a day' diet could it?...

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AnswerBank work disappears when carrying out a search

How can I stop a web page from closing while I conduct a Google search. I refer to the fact that I may be constructing a AnsweBank answer/question, then have the need to carry out a search, then when...

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Let them eat cake.

http://www.telegraph....ffluence-of-area.html Good marketing idea or what? http://i.dailymail.co...0005DC-46_233x320.jpg...

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143 dead in Nigeria.

http://www.independen...ian-city-6292833.html Due to the level of violence aimed at Christians by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, should all Nigerians now be prevented from entering Britain?...

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Could the U/K/London lose out to France/Paris?

http://www.express.co...-s-safer-and-cheaper- Will it be cheaper, safer, and more comfortable and convenient for the World's games audiences, to commute from France to London for the Olympic Games?...

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The Artist 2

I know this film has been discussed before but I am still amazed that a film can be shot in the square 1:33 screen format, be black & white and silent and yet gets rave reviews. In this day of...

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We won't promote your whisky

http://www.dailymail....e-tells-Scotland.html That news will certainly make Alex Salmond think twice now. 'But don't be vague', does that include all Whisky Mr Hague?...

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Foreign aid keeps us safe

http://www.telegraph....-Andrew-Mitchell.html /// “Our security is not just provided by soldiers and tanks and fighter jets, it is also provided by training the police in Afghanistan, by...

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Huge increase in the price of stamps expected.

http://www.telegraph....l-customers-told.html Will the stocking up on stamps prove to be a wise investment, especially if one owns a shop that sells stamps?...

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Should our Britain take a leaf out of France's book?

http://www.dailymail....-French-soldiers.html If only we had politicians who were prepared to defend our troops in such a way. I cannot remember our Government suspending its training programmes for...

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Parking signs in Welsh 2

http://www.dailymail....understand-rules.html Told you it would catch on. How do the British manage when we go abroad? And I don't mean Benidorm....

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Jesus & Mo cartoon.

http://www.dailymail....-posted-Facebook.html Apparently the cartoon has upset a student Muslim group, which in turn has forced the University atheist society president to resign. /// The...

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V Protect Application

When I switch on my computer I get a window open up, with the words: V PROTECT APPLICATION Has encountered a problem and needs to close. It also gives me the choice to send a report or not to send a...

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Parking signs in Welsh

http://www.dailymail....--issued-ENGLISH.html Has this person and his daughter got a point? If he wins his case it will it create a precedence for all such warning signs and parking tickets to be in a...

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Colouring black & white photos

http://www.dailymail....oric-photographs.html Could such superb colourisation of black and white photographs be achieved by using a normal computer photo imaging suite? If not how do you think this...

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Making a mockery of the law?

http://www.dailymail....rt-escaping-jail.html It seems that the 'joint enterprise law' didn't come into force in this case, since they all got different sentences. /// Judge Martin Steiger QC said:...

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Yes or No answers?

When a question is asked on AnswerBank, why do some ABers go to the trouble of just typing 'YES' or 'NO'. If they can't put together a legitimate argument for their decision, why do they bother...

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Armed Forces' London Allowance to be stoppped

So why are some pubs called the Cat & Fiddle?

Ban on Iranian Oil imports

Another non-story?

AnswerBank work disappears when carrying out a search

Let them eat cake.

143 dead in Nigeria.

Could the U/K/London lose out to France/Paris?

The Artist 2

We won't promote your whisky

Foreign aid keeps us safe

Huge increase in the price of stamps expected.

Should our Britain take a leaf out of France's book?

Parking signs in Welsh 2

Jesus & Mo cartoon.

V Protect Application

Parking signs in Welsh

Colouring black & white photos

Making a mockery of the law?

Yes or No answers?

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