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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 gives backing in principle to Greater Manchester congestion charge
Green light for Manchester congestion charge

The controversial congestion charge proposals for Greater Manchester have been backed by the government. Transport secretary Ruth Kelly told MPs the government approved of the plans in principle, meaning drivers will need to pay £5 to enter the city centre at peak times. She said Manchester was a “world class city [that deserved] a world… Read more »

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Trouble on the Tube "misunderstood", mayor says
Boris laments Underground “cocktail party”

New London mayor Boris Johnson says the drunken revelry seen before London Underground’s alcohol ban was “anthropologically misunderstood”. Six stations had to be closed and 17 people were arrested on Saturday, the final day before Mr Johnson’s ban on alcoholic beverages on the tube came into force. Speaking at City Hall, Mr Johnson compared the… Read more »