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News Roundup - Knife Arrests, Life Saving Sex, Ponglish and more.....
Knife crime crackdown results in 1200 arrests
In an unprecedented crackdown on knife crime in London more than 1200 people have been arrested. 528 knives were recovered as a result of 26,777 searches during Operation Blunt 2. The blitz was launched by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair in response to a wave of killings, particularly among teenagers, in the capital. London mayor, Boris Johnson said Operation Blunt was only one area in which the authorities are working to make London safer. He said: "Everybody is shocked by the level of violence we are seeing, particularly towards young people in London, and we must all work as hard as we can together to reverse this dreadful trend." Click here for more on the Metro website.
And in yet another knife attack on Tuesday night, Dee Willis (28) was tragically stabbed to death by a female attacker. Dee Willis, 28, was stabbed in the neck by another woman in south-east London late at night.
What's really going on with Madge and Guy?
Last week it was reported that Madonna had approached Paul McCartney's divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton to represent her. But on Tuesday night Madge and Guy were in New York and put on a united front and denied rumours that they are heading for divorce. The Daily Mail has more.
M&S Profit Warnings
The 10 year boom for M & S is over as it becomes the first major retailer to issue a profit warning as the slow down in the economy places pressure on consumer spending. Click here for the full story on The Telegraph
The new life-saver - sex?
The Independent reports a study found that 'making love’ doesn't just help you feel good. It also burns calories, boosts your immune system – and can even reduce the risk of cancer'. Right, no more headaches, ladies………
Click here for the full story
And finally.... Do you speak Ponglish?
Poles living in Britain have made up a secret slang that no-one but them can understand. The mixture of Polish and English - dubbed Ponglish - has developed so quickly it has become a cult language with young immigrants. UK Poles no longer pay 'podatki' (taxes), but British 'taksy'; they travel by 'tuba' (tube) and they complain about the 'trafik' (traffic). They spend 'kesh' (cash,) take 'offy' (days off) and make 'fony' or 'cally' (phone calls) to their 'frendy' (friends.). Ponglish has developed so thoroughly, it already has its own wikipedia entry and is described as 'a language spoken by Poles living in the British Isles which takes English words and gives them Polish endings, or translates English idioms and grammatical structures literally into Polish'. Read more on The Telegraph.
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