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Not what doctor ordered

PITY the poor child in the care of neighbour from hell Dawn Shackleton, who was last year evicted from her Tyneside home along with other family members. Read

Royals rolling in it

I SHOULDN’T think many of us have had the pleasure of travelling on the Royal Train, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been taken for a ride by the Windsors. Read

Specs appeal

FORMER supermodel Christie Brinkley is embroiled in a bitter divorce. Read

Question of ability

IF your child has just sat his or her exams, pray their paper gets marked by Peter Buckroyd. Read

Spending more of other folk's wages

THE Royals are not alone in having their snouts in the trough while the rest of us feel the pinch our MPs are at it too. Read

Planner is on a different planet

HAS planning inspector John Gray been overdosing on old episodes of Yes Minister? Read

Flesh and moans

THE art world’s most famous one-trick pony — Spencer Tunick — has been at it again. Read

Phone ban call is crazy

ROAD safety charities want an outright ban on car phones — even the hands-free variety — claiming they make drivers four times more likely to have an accident. Read

Words to strike fear

ACCORDING to a survey, “we need to talk” is the most dreaded phrase in the English language, just behind “the boss wants to see you”. Read

Stuff and nonsense

COUNCIL leader Tommy Taylor has got himself in a bit of bother with political rivals who are calling for his head. Read

A picture of idiocy

THE Homer Simpson “Doh!” award goes to Chris Barber, who indulged in a four-month vandalism spree on buses. Read

Uni’s focus on fame

FURTHER proof that celebrity obsessed Britain is disappearing up one of its orifices. Read

Wall over for block head

A HEART-WARMING email is doing the rounds. Read

Labour minister’s mickey-take row

NOTHING’S going right for Labour at the moment. Read

School closures plan sure to fail

FAILING schools face closure at the behest of the appropriately named education minister Ed Balls. Read

The Apprentice contestants show that lying pays

ANYBODY who wonders why Britain is heading down the pan should look no further than TV show The Apprentice. Read

Who’s bin watching you?

IT’S rapidly becoming the most terrifying household object. Read

Sentamu under-estimates us non-believers

GOD’S Christian soldiers really are all fired up and spoiling for a fight aren’t they? Read

Why are ‘Best Dads’ given worst music?

MEMO to my kids . . . it’s Father’s Day next week, but please, please, please don’t buy me the World’s Best Dad 3-CD compilation set. Read

How Piers Morgan made good career move

PIERS MORGAN is to edit the Daily Mirror again for one day only after bidding £12,000 for the privilege at a charity auction. Read

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