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SOME PEOPLE IN LONDON SAT ON A BRIDGE
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Some people sat on a bridge in London this weekend to protest against cuts to the NHS. Apparently there were 2,000 souls out on Westminster Bridge from 1PM Sunday until late that evening, but it doesn't look that many in the photographs.The crowd, made up of health workers, members of UK Uncut and the usual array of attention-seeking students, came together under the banner 'Block the Bridge, Block the Bill'.They were complaining about the health and social care bill, which is due to go to the House of Lords this week and would – the protesters fear – initiate the privatisation of the NHS.Taking inspiration from the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests, they had a "general assembly" and "silent clapped" each other as they blocked the easiest route from the north of London to St Thomas's hospital on the southern bank of the Thames.Some other stuff happened this weekend. Wanna find out what it was? Go to page two.Middle East
THINGS ARE STILL PRETTY TENSE IN CAIRO(via)
Do people get violence hangovers? If so, I can imagine that the military police in Cairo are still feeling a little sore this morning, after spending Saturday night gunning and mowing down protesters in and around Tahrir Square.24 have died and 200 more were injured in the fighting; the worst the country has seen since the 18-day uprising that eventually ousted former president Hosni Mubarak.Fingers are being pointed in a couple of different directions. Some people are blaming the overzealous SCAF military council currently running Egypt as it searches for a new government; others put the clashes down to growing sectarian tension between Coptic Christians and the Muslim.The Guardian has quotes from a couple of protesters:"We were marching peacefully," said Talaat Youssef, a 23-year-old Christian trader. "When we got to the state television building, the army started firing live ammunition.""Thugs attacked us and a military vehicle jumped over a sidewalk and ran over at least 10 people," said Essam Khalili.But as Christians accuse soldiers of ganging up with the Muslim majority to attack them, interim prime minister Essam Sharaf reckons: "What is taking place are not clashes between Muslims and Christians, but attempts to provoke chaos and dissent."The only beneficiary… are the enemies of the January revolution, and the enemies of the Egyptian people, both Muslim and Christian."Is there no end to the tumult?Pop Music
BEATLEMANIA AS PAUL MCCARTNEY MARRIES AGAIN
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Paul McCartney got married again. Can you imagine him having sex? I'm struggling. I think he'd exaggerate everything too much, like a children's TV presenter. And as anyone who's ever been unemployed will know, it's not good vibes to imagine children's TV presenters having sex.Anyway, I'm not the one who has to contend with harrowing cartoon fuck images from now until eternity. That lucky lady is Nancy Shevell, who, in fairness to Paul McCartney, is actually pretty mackable.Other than that, it was all fairly uneventful and much like any other Paul McCartney wedding. Ringo Starr turned up and made some peace signs, the internet continued to laugh at Heather Mills' leg (or lack thereof) and the Daily Mail talked a lot about money and clothes.Local
HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT?
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A kitten broke its leg after getting stuck in a bicycle frame on Yarborough Road, East Cowes, sometime around 11PM Saturday. Firefighters freed the kitten, and it was treated at a vet.Criminally, there has been no update on its situation. It could be alive or dead.In other news from the IoW, they're still getting used to skate parks. Wait till they get a load of that Bart Simpson guy!Food & Drink
KFC BRIGHTON DIDN'T HAVE ANY BUTTER(via)
ITV4 should probably stop showing those re-runs of Falling Down now.
SOME PEOPLE IN LONDON SAT ON A BRIDGE

Some people sat on a bridge in London this weekend to protest against cuts to the NHS. Apparently there were 2,000 souls out on Westminster Bridge from 1PM Sunday until late that evening, but it doesn't look that many in the photographs.The crowd, made up of health workers, members of UK Uncut and the usual array of attention-seeking students, came together under the banner 'Block the Bridge, Block the Bill'.
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THINGS ARE STILL PRETTY TENSE IN CAIRO(via)
Do people get violence hangovers? If so, I can imagine that the military police in Cairo are still feeling a little sore this morning, after spending Saturday night gunning and mowing down protesters in and around Tahrir Square.24 have died and 200 more were injured in the fighting; the worst the country has seen since the 18-day uprising that eventually ousted former president Hosni Mubarak.Fingers are being pointed in a couple of different directions. Some people are blaming the overzealous SCAF military council currently running Egypt as it searches for a new government; others put the clashes down to growing sectarian tension between Coptic Christians and the Muslim.The Guardian has quotes from a couple of protesters:"We were marching peacefully," said Talaat Youssef, a 23-year-old Christian trader. "When we got to the state television building, the army started firing live ammunition."
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BEATLEMANIA AS PAUL MCCARTNEY MARRIES AGAIN

Paul McCartney got married again. Can you imagine him having sex? I'm struggling. I think he'd exaggerate everything too much, like a children's TV presenter. And as anyone who's ever been unemployed will know, it's not good vibes to imagine children's TV presenters having sex.Anyway, I'm not the one who has to contend with harrowing cartoon fuck images from now until eternity. That lucky lady is Nancy Shevell, who, in fairness to Paul McCartney, is actually pretty mackable.Other than that, it was all fairly uneventful and much like any other Paul McCartney wedding. Ringo Starr turned up and made some peace signs, the internet continued to laugh at Heather Mills' leg (or lack thereof) and the Daily Mail talked a lot about money and clothes.Local
HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT?
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A kitten broke its leg after getting stuck in a bicycle frame on Yarborough Road, East Cowes, sometime around 11PM Saturday. Firefighters freed the kitten, and it was treated at a vet.Criminally, there has been no update on its situation. It could be alive or dead.In other news from the IoW, they're still getting used to skate parks. Wait till they get a load of that Bart Simpson guy!Food & Drink
KFC BRIGHTON DIDN'T HAVE ANY BUTTER(via)
ITV4 should probably stop showing those re-runs of Falling Down now.