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August 2005 Issue 2
In Brief

Internet date deteriorates into texting at table

Londoner already bored of 2012 Olympics victory

Parisian already bored of 2012 Olympics defeat


Entertainments

Chelsea place bid to buy English Football Association

Edinburgh International Festival reports drop in numbers of fat tartan wearing Americans


FEATURE
 
Top Story
Clarke launches Swab for Prizes scheme

Charles Clarke provides a swab as some of the instant winners look on in the background
Charles Clarke provides a swab as some of the
instant winners look on in the background

A new government initiative has been launched this week to give every UK resident the chance to win great prizes in exchange for a tiny amount of DNA.

The Swab for Prizes program, which starts today, promises to be a real hit with the British public, who will have a chance to win a number of great prizes including low police harrasment, easy access in and out of the country, i-pods, shortened hospital waiting times, George Forman Grills and much more. Full Story >>

Sony unveil Happy Slapping Hands Free Kit

Sony unveil Happy Slapping Hands Free KitElectronics giant Sony today unveiled a new initiative in mobile phone technology with the launch of the HS800i, a dedicated Happy Slap Hands Free Kit.

Sony Erricson are the first to announce a dedicated Happy Slap specific hands free kit which has been released in reaction to the massive popularity of the craze.

The new kit has been hailed as a revolution in the happy slap community as it opens up the opportunity for users to film and slap at the same time, which has until now, only been considered possible for experts.

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Other Headlines
Queens pants only cost us 0.003p per year each
Queens pants only cost us 0.003p per year eachLatest figures outlining the cost of Royal expenses have revealed that the Queens annual underpants bill cost each UK resident 0.003 pence per year, a total cost of £1,500.
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Scientists clone pro-cloning campaigners
Scientists clone pro-cloning campaignersBritish scientists say they have cloned the country's first pro-cloning campaigner. The Redtower University team took eggs from 11 anti-cloning campaigners, removed the genetic material and replaced it with DNA from pro-clone stem cells.
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