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 Thursday 25 May 2006

 

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DAMN GOOD DAME

Baroness AmosNO WAY TONY Is this a case of a positive woman and the ONLY Black member of Tony Blair's Cabinet standing up for herself? Well Dame Valerie Amos is reported to have refused to be shuffled out of Government's big chairs as Labour Leader of the House of Lords and a £100,000 salary according to the Daily Mail

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BB DAWN WATCH

BB7:Dawn - please have a washCH4 BIG BROTHER's DIRTY DAWN has packed her bags after learning that she's up for eviction tomorrow.  BB encouraged her not to leave immediately. Gay Scottish Asian chap, Shahbaz, now out of the house says the fitness Scientist who according to reports has yet to have a bath after a week in the house does not stink. Wasn't Shahbaz taken out of the house because his mental state was in question? YES EXACTLY! 

 

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We scan the daily newspapers for stories of interest and relate to our readers. For obvious copyright reasons we cannot and do not print the entire stories. But e-mail us and tell us what you think...

SEX FOR VISA BOSS AN ILLEGAL
A suspended immigration chief facing a sex for visa probe was himself an illegal immigrant at one point. James Dawute, 53, is believed to have arrived from Ghana as a visitor, then stayed on unlawfully after his visa expired

KEITH ALEXANDER QUIT IMPS
Lincoln City
Football boss Keith Alexander has left the club by mutual consent after failing for a second consecutive season to get past the League Two playoffs

ABBOTT NAMED AMONGST LABOUR REBELS
Labour MPs staged a record-breaking rebellion over their Government's school reforms last night. Diane Abbott was named among the 46 that voted against the Prime Minister. The Education Bill - which will allow schools to achieve 'trust' status free from council control

BARONESS REFUSED TO QUIT CABINET 
Baroness Amos refused to go when Tony Blair tried to drop her from the Cabinet. The Leader of the House of Lords was to be sidelined in favour of Blair's former flatmate Lord Falconer

 

MIRROR MAN SCOOPS AWARD
Newspaper photographer John Ferguson's picture of the Rwandan village of Nyamikanda has won a Honour of Distinction at the International Color Awards in the US www.thecolorawards.com 

 

CHAMBERS MUST PAY BACK £120,000 IN PRIZE MONEY  
Athlete Dwaine Chambers must pay £120,000 to return to competition following his two-year ban for taking performance enhancing drugs

COLLYMORE COMES COMES CLEAN 
Former footballer Stan Collymore was known as the man who punched Ulrika Johnson and had sex with strangers in car parks. He now claims he's different and wiser

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