As the carnival has no real contemporary connection with the Notting Hill or the Caribbean save for a few largely ignored floats, why doesn't Mr Livingstone put his foot down and move the carnival to a more centralized, logistically practical location readily accepted as a space for all Londoners to gather such as Hyde Park!

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Softball, squash, baseball, karate and roller sports all bid to be accepted as Olympic sports but were turned down by the executive board two months ago.

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As our population ages, it is accepted that we will all be expected to work further into old age.

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All three execs agreed to pay financial penalties and accepted bars from serving as corporate officers and directors.

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