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The Guardian - UK
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Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller

Alexa Chung and Samantha Cameron
Seeing double? Alexa Chung and Samantha Cameron. Photograph: Getty Images; House PR/Save the Children

Separated at birth

Alexa Chung and Samantha Cameron. Anyone else seeing this?

Up the lolly!

So much better than an ice cream (specially when it's a Magnum Double Caramel). But why don't they put jokes on the sticks any more?

Flag fatigue

It's on everything from the Kit Kat (rebranded Brit Kat) to John Lewis pillowcases, and Radiohead are even planning a party with jubilee tableware. When does this stuff get put away?

Adult sleepovers

No, no, it's more innocent than that. The Natural History museum is holding a sleepover for adults in its dinosaur hall, and it's hugely oversubscribed.

Caption competition

Favourite readers' caption was Golgafrinchan's: "I wonder how many times Gideon and Dave have u-turned since the start of this match?"

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