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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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Report reveals 1,000 crimes committed by offenders on home detention curfew
Tagged offenders commit 1,000 crimes

The government has been accused of a “shocking disregard for public safety” after news that prisoners on curfew have committed more than 1,000 violent offences. The public accounts committee reveals that 1,021 prisoners have committed serious offences, including four manslaughters and one murder, while finishing their jail sentences in the community. In their study into… Read more »

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Tony Blair and David Cameron clash in first PMQs since July
Blair on defensive over Brown

Tony Blair refused to back Gordon Brown as his successor today when David Cameron pressed him in a heated session of prime minister’s questions. In the first head-to-head meeting between the party leaders since the parliamentary recess began 11 weeks ago, the Conservative leader also attacked Labour’s handling of the prisons crisis and the health… Read more »