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September 3,
News Round Up 211

APPARENTLY more and more of us want popular songs to be played at our funeral, says the Daily Express.

Research compiled by Co-op Funeralcare, who quizzed 300 funeral directors and 2,000 adults, showed that increasing numbers of people are drawing up their own playlists.

They compiled a funeral song chart which had Frank Sinatra's My Way at the top followed by Time To Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman, and Over The Rainbow by Eva Cassidy.

Some of those questioned said that they wanted to "raise a laugh" so Monty Python's Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life is a regular choice as well as The Jam's Going Underground.

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April 22,
News Round Up 192

IT seems that when it comes to making marmalade, the Brits are pretty ace.

The Daily Mail reports that in the World's Original Marmalade Awards, held in Cumbria, five of the seven main awards went to British competitors.

Among the 3,000 entries were marmalade-makers from South Africa, America, Australia, Portugal and Korea.

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