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WRONG TYPE OF STORM
After raging winds and torrential rain tore a hole in the roof, sending water pouring into his home, Bryan Rosten expected his house insurance policy to cover the repairs.

LITTLE CHEF
Little Chef was on the brink of collapse as bosses were locked in emergency talks over a last-ditch rescue package. Sources in the City claimed they were set to call in administrators.

OIL INDUSTRY SUPPRESSED PLANS FOR 200-MPG CAR
The original blueprints for a device that could have revolutionised the motor car have been discovered in the secret compartment of a tool box.

ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Animal rights activists admitted firebombing the home of a Glaxosmithkline executive and an Oxford University building.

DIGITAL TV SWITCHOVER
The digital TV switchover could cost families as much as £2,000 each. The bill emerged as Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell set out the timetable for phasing out the existing analogue signal starting in 2008.

FIREWORKS
More than 2,000 tons of fireworks are being sold illegally in Britain.

TRICK OR TREAT?
Something in our national spirit recoils at the prospect of Halloween and all this hideous event stands for.

THE EURO
Britain would face a series of tax bombshells if it joins the euro.

A DEMOCRACY WITH NO DEMOCRATIC POWER
We have a judicial system which has contempt for natural justice.

FATTY FOOD
Bumper chocolate bars should be banned and confectionery firms made to sign a strict new nutrition code.

LIGHT POLLUTION
In the UK, around 85% of the population live in urban areas where ubiquitous street lighting nullifies the glory of a cloudless night sky.

TAX RISES
We have been stung by 60 stealth tax rises since Gordon Brown became Chancellor.

TAX, FAIR?
During the past century there has been an unprecedented interference by government in everyday life.

STEALTH TAXES
Income taxes are at their lowest level in history, yet we pay more tax than ever before. Why? 'Stealth' taxes, that’s why.

DUTY PAID
Smokers and drinkers have long complained that they, along with car owners, seem to be paying a disproportionate amount in to government coffers.

PASSIVE OBESITY
Obesity, like smoking, is known to be bad for health, but at least people don't get ill from other's obesity.

CRAP ON THE TRACK
Toilet waste from trains is building up on parts of the rail network.

BARCLAYCARD TOO EXPENSIVE
The chief executive of Barclays Bank admitted he does not use a Barclaycard to borrow money because it is too expensive.

POLICE FINED
Derbyshire police were fined for failing to warn contractors they could be exposed to deadly asbestos dust.

CRIME LEVELS
Crime levels in Derbyshire are up but the police are detecting fewer crimes

GUN CRIME
The government assured Britons they needed no weapons, society would protect them.

HOMOPHOBIA
There is no law against discrimination on the grounds of sexuality in employment.

POWERCUTS
Millions of homes in Britain could be hit by blackouts this winter if there is a prolonged cold snap.

AREAS OF NEGLECT
Every day we all drive or walk past areas that might be labelled eyesores without any purpose.

VENDETTA AGAINST MOTORISTS
Outside every police station in the land, there should be a statue dedicated to the Unknown Motorist.

TRAFFIC CENSUS
Derby City Council officials were forced to halt a traffic census for two-and-a-half-hours as it descended into farce.

FUEL TAX
The price of fuel in the UK is a complicated business and it changes month to month as the cost of crude oil rises and falls with international demand.

CALL CENTRE
Derby call centre workers might lose their jobs because the boss of National Rail Enquiries believes that low-paid workers in India could be "better educated and more efficient".

SPECIAL MEASURES
Special measures mean that a school is failing to give an acceptable standard of education to pupils.

SCHOOL CURRICULUM
The school curriculum should be reformed to give children the skills they need in the 21st century

SAFER SCHOOLS
An extra 100 police officers are to patrol the playgrounds of British schools identified as breeding grounds for young offenders.

SCHOOL LAND SALE
West Park Community School, in Spondon, is trying to sell off its derelict lower school site for housing for the second time in four years.

CHILD TRUST FUND
All children will receive a cash sum from the government on their seventh birthday.

BENEFIT SCROUNGERS
One family sum up all that is wrong with the welfare state.

COUNCIL TAX LIMIT
The Government has admitted that council taxes have reached the "limit of acceptability".

TERRORIST ATTACK
The finest minds in Britain have been agonising night and day over the best way to protect us from potential terrorist attacks.

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