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by Asa Butcher
2008-07-25 09:40:56 |
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A painter and decorator from Wales says he is "dumbfounded" after being slapped with a £30 fine for smoking a cigarette in his own van. He was told that because his van is his place of work he had broken the smoking laws.
Prostitutes are now considering warning customers not to light-up for a post-coital puff.
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Life expectancy for people with HIV has increased by an average of 13 years since the late 1990s thanks to better HIV treatment, a study says.
It's tragic that people like Freddie Mercury who caught the disease in the '90s could still have been with us today.
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Will Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes, while Cameron Diaz led the ladies. Vince Vaughn proved the best value for money.
Look out for next year's summer blockbuster starring Smith, Diaz and Vaughn.
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A rare 250-year-old Chinese vase worth £50,000 in mint condition has sold for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp.
If only the Chinese had the forethought to already drill a hole, so that future generations could adapt vases into lamps then somebody would be £25,000 richer today. Some people!
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An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name. Richard Saville-Smith said he paid £70 for the name www.narnia.mobi so his son could use it for his e-mail address.
It is sad when company's with the financial muscle to lodge these complaints and engage in lengthy legal battles tramp all over the rights of the little guy. Well, that's what the original Ovi thinks…
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Parents are missing out on vital conversations with their children about sex because of embarrassment, a report for the government says. A study by author and agony aunt Anita Naik found three-quarters of 11-to- 14-year-olds wished it was easier to talk to their parents about sex.
For the love of God, it is only sex! Why are people so shy about it?
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US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told crowds in Berlin that the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again.
A summer exchange program is being arranged, so politicians can experience first-hand the other's political situation. Berlusconi is already scheduled to be the White House's tea boy for three months.
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Don't let the bullies frighten you!
Ovi: We are there for the little guy!
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