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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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Police brutality video to be investigated

By politics.co.uk staff A video showing four policemen repeatedly tasering a man lying on the ground has triggered an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The video has now been posted in various forms on YouTube, and shows a man struggling on the ground on Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham last weekend. He… Read more »

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Met accused of waterboarding
Met accused of waterboarding

By politics.co.uk staff Six members of the Metropolitan police have been suspended or had their duties restricted after they were accused of waterboarding suspects. The accusations are entirely unproven but allegations of mistreatment have already triggered an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry. They relate to a drug raid in Enfield on November 4th last… Read more »