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The little green dragon truly embodies the spirit of Christmas | Cheryl Gibbs

Like a lot of people in the UK I woke up on Thursday morning to a million and one shares of John Lewis’s new Christmas advert.

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RIPPED: Will Rick look like Dwayne Johnson by Christmas?

Humbled in the gym by a pensioner | Rick Jackson

Get Rick Fit has been the mantra in the past couple of weeks. I suppose it’s my own fault really, as I keep talking about being unfit and a little overweight.

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I grew up in the 80s exhibition at Search, Gosport

Gosport exhibition shows '80s fashion in all its glory | Zella Compton

I can’t decide quite how I feel to see my childhood being exhibited. On the one hand, when I visited Search museum’s I Grew Up 80s exhibition in Gosport, I was delighted to look at the movie posters, the records and toys.

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I'm just reaching out to you from my hotedesk....

Do you mind if I borrow you for a sec, just to pick your brains? | BBC Radio Solent's Lou Hannan

Shall we do a bit of blue sky thinking until we come up with a no-brainer?

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Children no longer submit written homework - it's done on a computer network so they can't cheat

Sometimes, just sometimes, cheating is good for you | BBC Radio Solent's Alun Newman

Modern day homework is harder than ever before because it’s harder to cheat and that helps, as cheating can be useful.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses a Labour rally at the o2 Academy in Manchester, while on the General Election campaign trail. PA Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 7, 2019. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

I don't care what Corbyn says, billionaires should exist | Clive Smith

I know it’s only been a couple of weeks of the election campaign and quite frankly I’m sick of it already, but one thing I did find funny was Jeremy Corbyn saying ‘billionaires shouldn’t exist’.

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GIANTKILLERS: Hereford beating Newcastle in 1972. Picture: John Motson archive

Why the FA Cup is the greatest sporting competition in the world | Simon Carter

On the bucket list of all ‘proper’ football supporters – up there with visits to the Nou Camp, Old Trafford or the San Siro – should be watching their club suffer a good old-fashioned FA Cup humiliation.

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Blaise Tapp wonders what happened to the British way of patiently queuing. Picture: Shutterstock.

Why don't we queue politely any more? | Blaise Tapp

Life in the 21st century moves quickly. Everybody is in a hurry and every new innovation is faster than what came before.

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Steve Canavan's baby vomited in his mouth...

My son was sick in my mouth | Steve Canavan

Up until this week we have been very fortunate when it comes to the health of our children, Mary and Wilf.

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Ann Widdecombe and Anton du Beke at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom for Strictly Come Dancing. Picture credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Photos.

Strictly dance pairings based on sexuality make no sense | Verity Lush

I keep hearing about the plans and possibilities of having same-sex couples on a variety of TV shows. This is a great move for inclusivity and something fresh and new, so long as the reasoning behind it isn’t based on sexual preference.

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Cheryl Gibbs, second right, with the Little Comets at the Wedgewood Rooms

We're enjoying nights out in Southsea while we still can | Cheryl Gibbs

I’m just more than halfway through my pregnancy now and thankfully it’s starting to show. I say ‘thankfully’ because if one more person looks at me with an awkward sideways glance, mulling over in their head whether I’ve just put on a few pounds, I’m going to scream.

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COMMENT: Breaking down barriers is the key to tackling school absenteeism

It's shocking to discover that almost two in every 10 secondary school pupils in Portsmouth fail to attend a day of school each fortnight. That's a big part of their education that they're missing out on.

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BILIOUS: You'll never catch Rick on one of these Picture: Shutterstock

My rollercoaster ride from hell | Rick Jackson

I survived half-term week but only just, thanks to a rollercoaster ride at Paultons Park – and it wasn’t one of the big ones either. I should have known better really, considering the tea cup ride makes me feel bilious. But my three-year-old daughter really wanted to go on the Cat-o-pillar Coaster ride, so I could hardly say no.

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Zella is worried about poo on the tracks...

Dumping poo on train tracks is seriously gross | Zella Compton

Grossness of grossity, I have learned that some trains still dump raw sewage on the tracks. I seriously can’t believe this. How disgusting for all those who have to work on the lines.

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BBC Radio Solent's Lou Hannan says all you get from aubergines is nondescript mush

Is the mushy aubergine the neediest of vegetables? | Lou Hannan, BBC Radio Solent

It’s time to ban the aubergine. There, I’ve said it. A bold statement, I know, but one I made on the radio show this week and it’s fair to say it provoked a mixed reaction.

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Alun's daughter has an unusual Hampshire accent... (teenager posed by model)

Like, sumfin ain’t right wiv our gill’s Hampshire accent | Alun Newman, BBC Radio Solent

We once took our daughter, when she was very small, to a speech therapist because when she said the word ‘girls’ it sounded like ‘gills’.

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World Cup final agony for George Kruis and Tom Curry - but rugby showed the power of sport to put a smile on the nation's face in recent weeks

Winning World Cups, beating the All Blacks … I feel sorry for those of you who don’t like sport | Opinion

You know, I’ve always been a bit suspicious about people who don’t like sport - especially men. I would never have wanted to be in the trenches and my life relying on blokes who didn’t like standing on the terraces or creaming a shot through the covers for four. Not only that, but I feel sorry for those lost souls as well.

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BRAVE: Firefighters tackling the Grenfell Tower blaze Picture: Getty Images

Firefighters should not be made Grenfell scapegoats | Clive Smith

Of all the rubbish that is going on in this country at the moment, the worst has to be making the firefighters scapegoats for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. What utter nonsense.

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An 'always on' work culture driven by e-mails and out-of-hours calls is taking its toll on people's mental health and their ability to juggle their personal life, according to research.

I've learnt to turn off my phone | Verity Lush

The human need to recharge batteries is a very real one. These folk who live by a work hard, play hard motto, have clearly never met my children nor savoured the depths of a real rest.

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The Pumpkin Princess at Rogate Pumpkin Patch

My anaemic pumpkin will scare the children away | Cheryl Gibbs

I’ve always been a big fan of America. Matt and I have been all over the world and it’s one of our favourite place. There’s just something about it that is magical. Although neither of us have been there for quite a few years now, it will always hold a very special place in our hearts.

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