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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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Government officials, industry representatives and consumer groups discuss the water shortage
Water ‘cannot be taken for granted’

Water is no longer something people can take for granted, environment minister David Miliband said today. He said the use of water metering, already present in 28 per cent of households, was likely to be increased, and insisted people must find ways to cut their water consumption. Mr Miliband was speaking after a meeting with… Read more »

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Government faces first legal challenge over police merger plans
Police merger plans face legal challenge

Cleveland police authority has today launched a legal challenge against the government’s plans to merge it with two others to create a ‘super force’ in the north east. The plans are part of a wider restructuring to cut the number of forces in England and Wales from 43 to just 12, in the wake of… Read more »