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December 6,
If we can grow cruelty-free meat in a lab, what is there to beef about?

This story in the Guardian is about the Singapore Food Agency's approval of the sale of "Chicken bites”, laboratory-cultured meat, from San Francisco startup Eat Just.

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November 4,
English in the News - Is this the Whale Way Station?

This headline appeared in the Daily Mail.

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July 21,
English in the News - Van Overboard

A news report appeared in the Sun with the headline "Van Overboard".  Seemingly a man parked his van on Redcar beach in Yorkshire, only to see it sink into the sand as the tide came in. The headline is a play on the phrase "Man Overboard", which is shouted out if someone is seen falling […]

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November 27,
English in Use - Night Mayor before Xmas

Newspaper headlines explained

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November 8,
English in Use - Britain Dippy for Hummus

Some of you might remember in the TGiF session when I mentioned a product recall in the UK:

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November 7,
English in the News - Grim Sleeper

A headline from the Sun "Grim Sleeper" warns us that people who suffer from insomnia carry an increased risk of a heart attack or stroke. The headline is a play on the words "Grim Reaper", a term used to describe death, who is often portrayed in the form of a cloaked skeleton wielding a large […]

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