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Christmas has descended into ‘great orgy of excess’: Bishop

London, Nov 23:  A Church in England bishop has slated parents for spoiling their children by procuring expensive Christmas gifts that are soon disposed of.

Seven cops for one ‘missing’ McDonald’s burger!

London, Nov 23: When seven cops in London received a ‘missing’ burger emergency call they wasted no time in taking action against it.

2000-year-old Iron Age comb unearthed in Warwickshire

London, Nov.23: A 2,000-year-old Iron Age comb has been unearthed in Warwickshire, and is said to be one of nearly 60,000 archaeological finds made by members of the public in a year.
 

Brit anglers’ world record 17ft, 1124lb shark catch!

London, Nov 23: A shark, big enough to make 2,914 portions of fish with chips, has been caught.

The world record thresher shark is 17 ft and weighs more than half a ton.

Toyota Corolla named most reliable car

London, November 23: Japanese automaker Toyota’s car model Corolla was named the most reliable car, while Honda emerged as a company with most number of dependable cars, in a recent survey.

Honda CR-V emerged as the second most reliable car in the ‘Which Car?’ survey.

Honda HR-V shared the third position with Toyota Celica on the list.

The least reliable car in study was the Alfa Romeo GTV Coupe, followed by the Renault Espace.

Renault Laguna also emerged as one of the least reliable cars, reports the Sun.

Top 10 reliable cars (by faults per 100 warranty claims):
 

1 Toyota Corolla (2000-02) 3

2 Honda CR-V (1997-02) 5

3 Honda HR-V (1999-05) 6

Call for more research into deafness

London, Nov 23: An editorial in the Lancet is calling for more research into deafness.

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