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A student says he was horrified to find he had bit into a bacon sandwich at college when he had bought a tuna one. The college say they have strict controls in place and will ensure such an incident will not happen again. Usmaan Akram a student at Preston’s College says he was disgusted when he realised what he had done. “It was in a plain packet and I thought it was the tuna one I normally buy. “It was labelled tuna. “When I went back to the staff they said it was halal chicken so I got a friend...

Super Bowl gives Chicago a chance to show crass behavior toward opponents isn't the norm The Bears are facing a big test Sunday, of course. But so are Bears fans. Can they root with class? Win with grace? Lose with dignity? Two weeks ago, the team succeeded, but the fans failed. Not all the fans, of course. But it didn't take many poor sports--cruel, foul-mouthed Bears backers whose abuse of visitors from New Orleans became legendary--to shame the franchise and the city. A photo taken at Soldier Field of a man carrying a sandwich board-size sign reading "Bears, finishing what...

MADONNA today compared US President George Bush to deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The 45-year-old pop star said the two men were "alike" because they both behaved "in an irresponsible manner". Madonna made the comments during an interview in which she tried to draw a line under her wild days, vowing to be "part of the order, not the chaos, of the world". Madonna's current Re-Invention tour carries a strong anti-war message and her recent video for the song American Life was clear in its opposition to the Iraq conflict. In the final scene of the video, a President Bush...

Marilyn Manson Has Fetus In A Jar Marilyn Manson has a foetus in a jar on his coffee table. The unborn baby is preserved in formaldehyde and takes pride of place in the crazy rocker's living room. The eccentric singer's girlfriend, fetish artist Dita Von Teese, gave him the child as a gift. He said: "I have a beautiful morbid gift from Dita - it's an unborn child in a jar. I called it Ludwig Von Manson."   a lyric from one of his songs:   "Disposable Teens" has a line in it that goes something like, "I'm a...