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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15957841.stm

The father of a France international rugby player caused a stir when he leapt to his son's defence during an on-field brawl on Tuesday.

Lucien Harinordoquy, father of Imanol, entered the pitch and tried to punch a Bayonne player in the face during the Top 14 clash between Biarritz and Bayonne.

Before he was able to make contact with Jean-Jo Marmouyet, Harinordoquy's father was tackled to the ground by the Bayonne fly-half Benjamin Boyet.

Branding the incident "unacceptable", Bayonne said they will file a complaint against Lucien Harinordoquy.

Christian Gajan, Bayonne's director of rugby, was outraged by Harinordoquy's father's actions in the Basque derby.

"I find his behaviour deplorable, that he came on to the pitch to defend his son by boxing with Marmouyet at the beginning of the match," he said.

"You could have been mistaken for believing it was a youth match between two local villages. It was a scandalous episode."

Harinordoquy junior, who is known as one of the tougher customers in the sport and is a veteran of three World Cups, chose not to comment.

The president of France's National Rugby League (LNR), Pierre-Yves Revol, described the incident as "a first in professional rugby" and said that his organisation would conduct an investigation.

Biarritz won the 100th Basque derby with the last kick of the game to beat their rivals 21-19.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk...ngland-16193588

Pensioner spends 30 hours on M25 trip

An 82-year-old man spent more than 30 hours on the M25 after getting lost on a journey that should have taken about an hour.

Dennis Leighton left his home in Windsor in Berkshire on Monday to visit his daughter 55 miles away in Swanley in Kent.

When he did not arrive his family phoned the police.

He was found early on Wednesday morning in south London. Police said he was safe and well.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "He got a little bit lost but was found safe and well in the early hours."

Mr Leighton's silver Vauxhall estate had been picked up on Tuesday evening by a police automatic number plate recognition camera in Dartford, only six miles away from his destination.

Police said they thought he may have spent a large part of the time parked in a lay-by or services.

There was no explanation for how he had spent his time but a police spokesman said he had not been "driving round solidly for 30 hours".

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16740199

Dublin dole office bans those in pyjamas

_58123619__52920789_pyjamas2-1.jpg The social welfare office has erected a sign banning pyjamasContinue reading the main story

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A social welfare office in Dublin has banned interviewees from wearing pyjamas.

A notice has appeared at Damastown social welfare office which warns claimants that "pyjamas are not regarded as appropriate attire when attending Community Welfare Service at these offices".

It is believed the decision was made after a number of people complained.

It is not the first time sleep wear has made headlines.

Two years ago, Joe McGuinness, the principal of St Matthew's Primary School, Belfast, sent a stern letter to parents saying wearing pyjamas on the school run was "slovenly and rude".

Last year a head teacher from a school in Middlesborough, England, also asked parents to get properly dressed before the school run.

The issue gained even more prominence when a Tesco store in Cardiff, Wales, put notices up asking customers not to shop in their pyjamas or barefoot.

'Psychological aspect'

Speaking to the BBC's Talkback programme, image consultant Billy Dickson said he "couldn't quite understand" Tesco's decision to ban pyjamas as he claimed the supermarket continued to receive business, although he said he supported the ban at the Dublin social welfare office.

"There is a psychological aspect and pyjamas are associated with sleeping at night and comfort in the home," he said

"You have to get into the mindset of what you are doing that day. So if you are wanting to get a job, go dressed prepared to get a job."

However, he said there was "always a contrary argument".

"The fashion houses of Paris and Milan have gone into servicing in this area," he added.

"I have witnessed people walking around Mayfair in London in their pyjamas."

Columnist Joan Birnie said night wear "should only be worn in the house".

"It's slovenly, it's wrong - pyjamas are for wearing to bed. They are definitely not for outside wear," she said.

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So some one forcing there idea of what is and what is not appropriate dress code is acceptable is it ? What if the parents went to the teachers and said they did not like them wearing shirt and ties and twinset and pearls then ? Who gave anyone the right to dictate what someone else should wear, talk about big brother.

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Tiger bread renamed giraffe bread by Sainsbury's

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-16812545

The newly-branded giraffe bread went on sale on Tuesday

Sainsbury's is renaming its tiger bread after a letter a three-year-old girl wrote to the company, saying the bread looked more like a giraffe, went viral.

In May 2011, Lily Robinson wrote to the supermarket, suggesting that the bread should be called giraffe bread.

She received a letter back saying that renaming it was "a brilliant idea".

Her mother posted the letters on her blog and after it again became a topic of conversation on social media sites last week, the bread has been renamed.

Lily's letter said: "Why is tiger bread called tiger bread? It should be called giraffe bread. Love from Lily Robinson age 3 and 1/2".

Chris King from the Sainsbury's customer services team wrote back: "I think renaming tiger bread giraffe bread is a brilliant idea - it looks much more like the blotches on a giraffe than the stripes on a tiger, doesn't it?"

But he went on to explain how it had got its name: "It is called tiger bread because the first baker who made it a looong time ago thought it looked stripey like a tiger. Maybe they were a bit silly."

He included a £3 gift card, and signed the letter "Chris King (age 27 & 1/3)".

The exchange began trending on Twitter but then died down, before it re-emerged on social networks last week.

Sainsbury's has now given in to popular demand.

"In response to overwhelming customer feedback that our tiger bread has more resemblance to a giraffe, from today we will be changing our tiger bread to giraffe bread and seeing how that goes," the supermarket said.

Tiger bread is typically a bloomer loaf with a pattern baked into the top. Rice paste is brushed on to the surface before baking, forming the pattern as it dries and cracks while it bakes.

Sainsbury's said that Chris King had now left the company and had returned to university to study to be a primary school teacher.

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http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/2796/muslims-ban-dogs-europe

A Dutch Muslim politician has called for a ban on dogs in The Hague, the third-largest city in the Netherlands.

Islamic legal tradition holds that dogs are "unclean" animals, and some say the call to ban them in Holland and elsewhere represents an attempted encroachment of Islamic Sharia law in Europe.

This latest canine controversy -- which the Dutch public has greeted with a mix of amusement and outrage -- follows dozens of other Muslim-vs-dog-related incidents in Europe. Critics say it reflects the growing assertiveness of Muslims in Europe as they attempt to impose Islamic legal and religious norms on European society.

The Dutch dustup erupted after Hasan Küçük, a Turkish-Dutch representative on The Hague city council for the Islam Democrats, vehemently opposed a proposal by the Party for the Animals to make the city more dog friendly.

According to a January 28 report in the Amsterdam-based newspaper De Telegraaf, Küçük counter-argued that keeping dogs as pets is tantamount to animal abuse and he then called for the possession of dogs in The Hague to be criminalized.

Really? Do politicians have nothing better to do than try to ban dogs?

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Why were you looking at a site like that?

I've seen that site before. It was linked somewhere as a reference point for something involving Leicester. I think it was when I was researching the EDL to see what they were up to so [honestly!] its either a edl link or a left wing link. Probably used by a right wing group considering the site [stonegate] appears to be hiding zionistic intentions?

edit: this is the link to the piece I saw. I think it was from the edl page on why Leicester was a city to choose. http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/1971/europe-most-islamic-community

Muslim immigration has led to the proliferation of mosques in Leicester, which now has more than 200 mosques and madrassas [islamic religious schools]. The city is also home to several mega-mosques. The Leicester Central Mosque complex has a capacity for nearly 3,000 worshippers. It also has a school, a community hall, a residence hall for imams, a mortuary and a guest house. The huge Masjid Umar mosque has four towering minarets and a grand dome that displays Arabic calligraphy from the Koran.

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The author for the Leicester piece is responsible for the piece on dogs in the hague and a lot more anti islamic 'news' pieces on that site. The previous 'zionistic intentions' that I wrote? Well the author appears to be Jewish and American....

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