TODAY A leaked memo from Vince Cable to David Cameron and Nick Clegg has revealed his dis-satisfaction with the way the government is operating...fuel protestors are heading to parliament today to lobby for a cut in duty...Royle Family star Sue Johnston could be heading to Coronation Street.
SPEED As plans to change speed limits in North East Lincolnshire have been sent back to the drawing board- a councillor says he welcomes the move. The local authority's been looking at cutting speeds on the A180 along with bringing in some twenty mile an hour limits in several residential areas.
MARINERS The Mariners couldn't bring an end to Fleetwood's unbeaten run... after going down two- one to the league leaders... Liam Hearn gave the visitors an early lead in the nineteenth... scoring his 26th goal for the Mariners this season... But a penalty from Andy Mangan and a goal from Jamie Vardy right at the end meant the hosts claimed all three points...
CREAM Sales of nappy rash cream Sudocrem have risen 150% since the stars of The Only Way Is Essex said they used in on their faces.
ENGELBERT Thousands of people have complained to the BBC over their choice of Engelbert Humperdinck to represent the UK at Eurovision.
UNION MAT A doormat showing the Union Jack has been withdrawn from sale after thousands of us refused to wipe our feet on the national flag.
PASSWORD The business world's most popular password has been revealed this morning… PASSWORD1... Plus 45% of us write down passwords on post it notes and stick them to our computer screens, or in other places where they could easily be found.
DRINK Scientists have developed a pill that makes us want to drink less booze.
DOOR A new study today says people who live in homes with a red front door are the happiest people on the street…and people with grey doors are the most miserable.
DIET Scientists claim that they are close to producing a weight-loss pill which tricks the brain into making us think we’re not hungry…
FAB Take That are now officially the biggest boyband since the Beatles… But Gary has set his sights on bringing back another boyband from the 90’s and making them almost as big…. Let Loose!
BUMPER Ford is unveiling a new feature on its Kuga model for those struggling to open the boot - a tailgate that opens when you kick the bumper!
GOT A SONG IN YOUR HEAD? – it’s more due to how you’re feeling than how catchy it is. Stress, surprise, dreams, word association and how often you hear it all play their part. If you want to get a tune out of your head, scientists say replace it with another one
GETTING UPSET IS A STRENGTH – so say women who say if their man shows his emotions, it signals strength in their relationship, much better than withdrawing. Men however prefer to see women in a happy mood in order to feel empathy towards them
ICE ITV has been criticised for the subtitling on Dancing On Ice. Clearly the subtitler was having an off day - Chemmy Alcott's routine was described as 'a blasphemy', Phillip Schofield said the contestants would be 'toasted to their limits' and viewers were told they could vote 'at the end of the shop' for their favourite ice-skating star. Other channels are not immune from poor subtitling - during the Queen Mother’s funeral on the BBC, a solemn call for silence became ‘we will now have a moment’s violence’ and a report that mentioned pigs on a farm nibbling wellies became something much ruder!
TEST OF TIME
Part 1: Water was rationed as Britain sweltered through the hottest summer in 200 years and Rocky was new at cinemas...
Part 2: Salman Rushdie was in trouble for publishing Satanic Verses and Michael Keaton was Tim Burton's Batman...
Speak to you tomorrow from 6 - are you up for it!
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