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Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer, famed for climbing Everest in 40 hours without oxygen, and for climbing the worlds 14 8000m-plus peaks, has died in a fall in the Alps (on his birthday).

Oh contrare! I watched it last night and found it most off putting. Sorry but far to much corn. Now that would more appropriate if the crisps were corn based rarther than potato based. That was part of the appeal!

For a crisp advert, .

Oh, for the good old days, when everyone knew who George Best was shagging but didn't give a toss. If we were talking about a high powered politician (a secretary of state for war, for example) then fair enough, but these are footballers ffs, who already have an over-inflated sense of their own importance. Name & Shame 'em.

Gerard Houllier, recovering in hospital after suffering chest pains.

Its a bit of a bummer, travelling all those light-years across countless galaxies, only to fuck-up the landing.

Walking along the seafront, in the blazing sunshine, in April. Now I remember why I still live here.

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All over twitter at the moment. Very sad if its true :-(

The BBC appear to give Stoke no chance of winning the FA Cup.