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Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller

jubilee pageant
The weekend's wet weather may not have dampened enthusiasm, but it did have its risks. Photograph: Chris Furlong/DP/Getty Images

Cold front

It hasn't been your average wet bank holiday weekend: actual cases of hypothermia were reported during the jubilee pageant.

Rude vegetable

The Mubarak verdict brought angry Egyptians back to Tahrir square – some waving courgettes in a play on the Arabic word for "bullshit", according to Cairo-based journalist Bel Trew.

Tell-tale tweets

The US site Politwoops tracks politicians' deleted tweets, such as the time John McCain mocked Vladimir Putin's tears – and thought better of it two minutes later.

Enough sniping

Priscilla Chan – new wife of billionaire Mark Zuckerberg – has been vilified for choosing a modestly priced wedding dress and "slumming" at cheapie restaurants on her honeymoon. Jealous much?

Ice cream wars

Mr Whippy vans lobbying for jingles after 7pm, and 12 seconds instead of just four. The Noise Abatement Society warning of "aggressive selling". This could get sticky.

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