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PM: UK my priority in euro crisis
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:18:58 GMT David Cameron is expected to say it is his job to keep the UK safe whatever the fate of the eurozone. |
Fans react to Dalglish sacking
Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:21 GMT Liverpool fans react to the news that manager and club legend Kenny Dalglish has been sacked. |
Cowell is 'puzzled' by The Voice
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:34:42 GMT The X Factor's Simon Cowell says he is "puzzled" about why BBC One's The Voice is not on the radio instead of TV. |
UK housing market 'needs fixing'
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:15:14 GMT Housing groups warn that problems in Britain's housing market are not being fixed, on the day that figures on new house building are due. |
Schools 'fail to teach swimming'
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:16 GMT A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association. |
Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker'
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:15:44 GMT Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras accuses the EU and Germany of "playing poker with people's lives", as millions of euros are withdrawn from Greek banks. |
Spanish queen cancels UK visit
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:17:23 GMT Spain's Queen Sofia cancels a visit to the UK for the Diamond Jubilee following disputes with London over the territory of Gibraltar. |
Special needs budgets: Your views
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:21:33 GMT Parents react to a shakeup of the system |
Greece: Living under pressure
Wed, 16 May 2012 01:11:16 GMT Residents reflect on collapse of coalition talks |
Olympic ticket sales: Your stories
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:30:27 GMT 'I've just got four tickets for the Men's 200m final' |
When children meet the Queen
Sun, 13 May 2012 02:18:01 GMT They breached security to meet the Queen |
Splashing out on a summer of sport
Sat, 12 May 2012 06:06:43 GMT Will going to 2012 sporting events burn a hole in your pocket? |
What are your experiences of social care?
Tue, 08 May 2012 16:14:11 GMT Tell us your experiences of giving or getting social or elderly care |
Jubilee memorabilia: Tell us your stories
Sat, 05 May 2012 05:06:01 GMT What kind of royal memorabilia do you have? |
What are your special memories of the Queen during her reign?
Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:26:40 GMT Send us your special memories of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II |
Will you have a Diamond Jubilee street party?
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:32:52 GMT Are you planning a street party for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee? |

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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick \MAF-ik\ verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.
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