A man claims to have cured his stammer by watching the Prime Minister's speeches.
Stephen Hill, 25, of Brixham, Devon, said he avoided social contact before setting out to copy Mr Blair's deliberate and structured way of speaking. "His confident approach gave me hope. I practised it in the mirror, imagining I was the PM buying a cheeseburger." - Evening Standard (Ron Rubin)
Please advise me on the correct way to eat a biscuit served with coffee. - Letter to the "Modern Manners" column in the Times (Derek Morgan)
The 3mm condoms "are very difficult to get hold of but sell like hot cakes", says Abby Jenkins, of Goodies, in Coggeshall, Essex.
Abby, 21, said: "Doll's house fans will do anything to make their collections authentic." - Daily Star (John Garrett)
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