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Relief after Gary Glitter lawyer’s failure

SPARE a thought for David Corker, the man with the most difficult job in the world right now. Read

Press should blame Georgia

WHEN Argentina invaded the Falklands in 1982, Britain’s then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded in her customary iron-fisted way. Read

Charlie should modify stance

THERE’S no such thing as a genetically modified person . . . yet. Read

Peaches is a parent’s nightmare

AS a parent of two teenagers, I’m used to having the occasional unwelcome surprise sprung on me. Read

No complaints about hilarious “Chubby Bunny” YouTube videos

LAST week I made reference to a “mature student” who choked to death after stuffing five cakes in his mouth during an eating contest, pointing out that he wasn’t that mature. I was expecting complaints . . . instead I’m thankful to one reader for making me aware of a bizarre new craze. Read

Driving lessons for kids

FREE 90-minute golf lessons and demonstrations from PGA professionals are available to any youngster — male or female, aged five to 16 — at The Rock Junior Golf Festival at the Matfen Hall Academy next Sunday. Read

Scotty splashes down instead of beaming up

CAPTAIN’S log, stardate 2008. Things didn’t go quite to plan today. In fact, we screwed up big style and accidentally scattered Scotty’s ashes over the Pacific Ocean. Oops! Read

Housing help needed right now

I MAY not be in the full flush of youth any more, but there are advantages to being a cynical old curmudgeon. Read

Cakes death student was hardly mature

IT was reported this week that a Welshman died during an impromptu competition be- tween friends to see who could eat the most fairy cakes. Read

Right royal rumpus over MPs’ oath of allegiance

SUPPORTERS of the monarchy are getting themselves into a right royal rumpus over a campaign by renegade MPs to scrap the tradition of swearing an oath to the Queen. Read

Miliband should come clean about his intentions

IS it any wonder the public mistrusts politicians when every word they utter has to be scrutinised for hidden meaning? Read

Lydia Hearst puts brains on show

LYDIA HEARST has quite a pedigree. She is the daughter of Patty Hearst, who was famously kidnapped by US guerilla group the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, and who went on to empathise with her captors. Read

Climate-change deniers in hot water

CHANNEL 4 got a bit of a kicking this week over its controversial documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle. Read

Hatchet job by opera snobs and posh nobs

COULD there really be more than 2000 opera buffs among the topless totty-loving, sport-obsessed Sun readership? Read

Max Mosley’s reputation takes a spanking

SO, world motorsport boss Max Mosley is £60,000 better off (like he needs it) after a judge decided he is a wronged man. Read

MPs still have snouts in the trough

APPARENTLY we should all be eternally grateful for the noble sacrifice made this week by our MPs . . . namely, the abolition of the so-called John Lewis list. Read

Charvaism is a culture, not a class

A LEFT-WING pressure group wants to ban the word “chav” because it believes it to be offensive. I totally agree . . . it IS offensive, but isn’t that the point? Read

Brand-new piece of stupidity

WOULDN’T it have been hilarious if Russell Brand had been prosecuted for wasting police time over his pathetic hoax call? Read

Idiocy of couple who have sex on the beach in Dubai shows

YOU can have sex on the beach in Dubai, so long as you drink it in the cocktail bar of your hotel. Read

Ryanair carry on is plane crazy

I ONCE attended a health and safety lecture where the dangers of making a cup of tea were discussed. Read

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