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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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A record 722,000 people were added to the DNA database last year, it has been revealed. The number led to angry accusations from opposition parties and civil liberties groups that the government is creating the world’s biggest DNA database “by stealth”. “Rarely has so much effort been made to collect so much intrusive and irrelevant… Read more »
Plans to extend London’s Docklands Light Railway to the east to regenerate deprived areas of the capital have been scrapped by mayor Boris Johnson. Around £5 million was spent on consultation and planning for the move, which would have extended the line to Dagenham Dock. The scheme was supported by former mayor Ken Livingstone in… Read more »