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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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IPPR says police pay fails to reward expertise
Police pay ‘should be linked to performance’

Police pay should reflect officers’ skills and performance rather than length of service, an influential thinktank has argued. The current system does little to incentivise police officers to increase their skills, reflected in stagnant police productivity since 2001, the researchers added. An Institute for Public Police Research (IPPR) report into police pay will accordingly call… Read more »

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Govt to encourage cycling as healthy, green option
Govt in £140m cycling push

The government today pledged to spend £140 million encouraging cycling among children and adults. The funding will be used to teach more children how to cycle safely as well as connecting schools to the National Cycle Network. Cycling initiatives will be extended across the country to promote greater take-up of the low carbon transport option…. Read more »