Naomijo Hughes, 19, who has her eyebrows, nose, chin, face and tongue pierced, is pictured on a poster issued by Cheltenham Borough Council urging youngsters to "Make Your Mark". Council communications officer Daniel Evans said: "She is expressing herself with her piercings and we would like to make the point that people can also express themselves in polling booths." - London Metro (Ron Rubin)
"I'm the only one of my family to go to Oxford and it was a little different to how I expected it to be. You don't have to work as hard as I imagined . . .
"One of the benefits about being here is that I've found plenty of people who share my interests.
"I'm a fan of Winnie the Pooh . . . There are plenty of societies for people with specific interests. I'm in the Pooh Stick Society." - Guardian (David Browning)
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