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Spam, spam, spam, spam

Colin Wells, 40, was hit with up to 50 spam emails a day when he signed up with an internet provider in 1999. But the flow kept growing and recently hit an all-time high of 44,000 in a single day.

He now uses a filter to regulate the spam - but claims he misses his daily routine of opening thousands of emails.

Colin, of Dawlish, Devon, said: "I knew I was special when I started getting spam because there was an awful lot of it."

Sun (Francis Harvey)

Laying down the law

A motorist has been ordered to pay a £120 fine after a hit-and-run driver shunted his legally parked car into a disabled bay.

Accountant Nick Baldwin, 26, said: "There was glass everywhere. It was obvious it had been hit really hard. I couldn't believe there was also a ticket on my windscreen."

A Camden spokeswoman said it was aware of the circumstances but added that it was the responsibility of the motorist to appeal by giving written evidence as required by law.

Evening Standard (Ron Rubin)

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