Yet many of Norway's 3.4m-odd voters do not share the view that they live in nirvana.

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The collection also had its share of odd and quirky pieces.

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But never, in the lion's share of the 30-odd years I have known Alistair McCoist, would I have believed that his destiny was to become manager of Glasgow Rangers.

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