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TV Choice: Sitcom special!
This week The News Grind’s TV guru Hard Jackson picks the best sitcoms on the box … A Fool and his Money are Soon Parted (Sky One, Saturday) Adam Fool; biological, estranged son Alan Money and devious Trevor…
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UK economy: ‘Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again?’ asks Gates
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has advised the British Government to try resetting the economy in a bid to get it working again. “Have you checked you’ve got the latest Windows 7 Service Pack…
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Daily Stir: Blackburn boss in Young Boys raid
Today’s football transfer rumours featuring Sunderland, Bolton, Orlando City, Blackburn Rovers and Young Boys. Kevin Davies, the owner of the biggest backside in football, is set to join Sunderland from Bolton on a loan…
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40 is the new 50, devastated women told
Hopes that 40 would remain the new 30 in 2012 were dashed today when the landmark milestone was reclassified by experts at women’s magazine Cosmopolitan. In a short statement from the company’s features…
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Tesco celebrates one millionth accidental BOGOF full charge incident
Supermarket giant Tesco was celebrating a retail landmark today – the accidental charging of two ‘buy one get one free’ items at their respective full prices. The incident represents the culmination of a…
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Utter lack of respect for Wales now only redeeming feature of Tony Blair’s premiership
An explosive new book accusing Tony Blair of never giving “proper respect and attention” to Wales has boosted the former PM’s popularity, a new poll has revealed. Nine out of 10 respondents in…
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Daily Stir: Sunderland midfielder’s baffling homesickness
Today’s football transfer rumours featuring Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Bolton. Sunderland‘s unsettled midfielder Craig Gardner has confirmed he is feeling homesick for Birmingham, much to the bemusement of anyone who has been…
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Amir Khan: Mysterious ‘man in gloves’ kept hitting me in the face
British boxer Amir Khan says a strange man with no right to be in the same ring as him appeared at his previous bout and struck him repeatedly. The mysterious ‘man in gloves’ battered Khan…
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Journalists hit hardest by Wikipedia SOPA blackout
Journalists face a day of being unable to file any articles after online reference site Wikipedia shut down in protest over US anti-copyright theft legislation. Regional newsrooms are worst affected with reporters unable to check facts…
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MoD cuts latest: McDonald’s cleaners now Britain’s fourth largest military force
UK fast food restaurants and call centres will have the necessary manpower to mount an full-scale military invasion by 2015 thanks to Ministry of Defence cuts, it was revealed today. Almost 5,000 Army,…
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Queen to be offered Jubilee yacht and trip to Tuscan islands
Monarchist Education Secretary Michael Gove’s calls for the Queen to receive a new Royal Yacht as a gift from taxpayers has won surprise cross-party support. Labour MPs have been quick to back the proposal,…
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TV Choice: Pre-op Star to Opera Star and the rest of the weekend’s best telly
This week’s TV picks from The News Grind’s telly addict Hard Jackson… Justin Lee Collins’ Bring Back the IRA (Channel 4, Friday) JLC tries to track down stars of some of the bloodiest…
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2011 – The News Grind’s top stories of the year
2011 was an epic year for The News Grind. We laughed, we cried, we squeezed every last drop out of the super injunction storm… Many thanks to you the readers, the sharers and…
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Ricky Gervais accused of being funny
Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais shocked Hollywood by injecting humour and irreverance into what organisers hoped would be a sombre celebration of A-list self-importance. The British comedian misunderstood his brief, poking fun at…
UK economy: ‘Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again?’ asks Gates
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has advised the British Government to try resetting the economy in a bid to get it working again. “Have you checked you’ve got the latest Windows 7 Service Pack…
Daily Stir: Blackburn boss in Young Boys raid
Today’s football transfer rumours featuring Sunderland, Bolton, Orlando City, Blackburn Rovers and Young Boys. Kevin Davies, the owner of the biggest backside in football, is set to join Sunderland from Bolton on a loan…
Towie star Chloe Sims now just 65 per cent Chloe Sims
Cosmetic surgery has left The Only Way is Essex queen Chloe Sims consisting of just 65 per cent Chloe Sims, her agent revealed today. Tam Spangler, of Essex PR agency Grabya, fears the…
