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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »

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Mark Oaten announces he will not stand for another election
Oaten to quit as MP

Former Liberal Democrat frontbencher Mark Oaten has announced he will step down as an MP at the next election, six months after being engulfed in a sex scandal. The married MP for Winchester resigned from his job as the party’s home affairs spokesman in January after it emerged he had had an affair with a… Read more »

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Conservatives continue to press Tony Blair to investigate John Prescott's behaviour
Tories continue to press for Prescott probe

Parliament may be finishing this evening but there has been no let up in the pressure on John Prescott, as the Conservatives continue to press for an inquiry into his behaviour. As MPs prepare to return to their constituencies for the summer recess, shadow culture minister Hugo Swire has written to Tony Blair today asking… Read more »