‘Chocolate cake scandal hits Skye festival’
West Highland Free Press

‘Yvette Cooper tells the Yorkshire Evening Post that fellow passengers on her London-to-Yorkshire train have grown used to her regular cries of dismay when she forgets whether her car is parked at Doncaster or Wakefield’
The Times

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Banana and Strawberries recipe
1 medium banana, peeled and sliced (about 1 1/4 cups).
1 cup sliced strawberries
Divide banana and strawberries between 2 dessert dishes.
Makes 2 servings.
Asheville Citizen-Times, USA (Spotted by JCM Hepple)

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'The Duchess of Cornwall has had a hedge at her estate in
Wiltshire cut after a complaint from a neighbour'
The Daily Telegraph (Spotted by Peter Kettle)

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'Stripes continue to lead the way in men's tie fashions,
with bold colours still being hugely favoured.'
Press release on behalf of thetiewarehouse.co.uk (Spotted by The Old Un)

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'The percentage of phonecalls to Exeter City Council answered within six rings has slipped in the last year. Last year the authority answered 92.78 per cent of calls received by its switchboard within six rings. That was a drop from the 95.65 per cent of calls answered in the time period in the previous financial year.'
Exeter Express and Echo (Spotted by Francis Harvey)

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