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Vroom!
- 18 September 2000
Some British athletes faced dope test allegations. Some British drivers wanted cheaper petrol
Believing in Britain
- 11 September 2000
William Hague launched a "mini-manifesto", Believing in Britain, at the start of the new school term
Survivor
- 04 September 2000
New game shows Survivor and Jailbreak promise final big-money winners. Richard Branson must convince the NLC that he can run the Lottery. William Hague . . .
Two Little Berks
- 28 August 2000
Rolf Harris has just been given a new record deal as a "pop dance" act
Nasty Nick
- 21 August 2000
William Hague is said to be cultivating a new image. The villain in C4's Big Brother attracted headlines for his cunning duplicities
Perfectly Inoffensive
- 07 August 2000
Christening pictures of Leo were described by Downing Street as "perfectly inoffensive", although Tony Blair used them as a basis for complaint to the PCC
Time For Grub
- 31 July 2000
Hospital research has shown that leaving sterile maggots to clean a wound is much more effective than conventional treatment. Investigations continued into the leaking of Downing Street memos
Robot Wars
- 24 July 2000
Replicas of the junk-built opponents in the TV series Robot Wars are to be sold as Christmas toys. A TV documentary inside 10 Downing Street received mixed reviews
Star Wars
- 17 July 2000
A US missile, testing a defence system, failed entirely to hit its target, a dummy warhead. "This is rocket science . . . things do happen," commented the system's director, General Kadish
Hardballs
- 10 July 2000
William Hague suggested compulsory school uniform. Tony Blair suggested arresting "louts", taking them to cashpoints and fining them £100 on the spot
