Neither golden nor very tasty, the hash browns are a shadow of what they used to be, and only look good insofar as the scrambled eggs quite simply look inedible.

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Some shadow ministers complain that the minifesto was a golden opportunity to show voters that the Conservative Party was at last thinking creatively about many issues other than Europe, but that Mr Hague squandered this opportunity by over-emphasising once again its hostility to the single currency.

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Spain international Torres, who won the golden boot at this year's Euro 2012 tournament, has scored just four goals this season and looks a shadow of the player who shone during four seasons at Anfield.

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