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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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Govt urged to review policy
Policy failings blamed for Campsfield escape

The government has been urged to review its policy of housing failed asylum seekers with foreign prisoners in the wake of the latest immigration mishap. Some 26 asylum seekers escaped from Campsfield House Immigration Detention Centre near Oxford on Saturday after starting a fire to distract staff. Fourteen of the inmates are still on the… Read more »

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Lib Dems call for £10 levy
Lib Dems: Flight tax to fund rail upgrades

The Liberal Democrats have proposed an additional tax on internal flights to fund improvements to the railways. The Liberal Democrats argue the rail network must be key to any environmental transport scheme and have placed it at the centre of their plans for a zero carbon transport system. Plans to be discussed at the party’s… Read more »