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The Newsdump, Feb 13 08: from Avril's pink world trip to Beyonce's intro slip

  • February 13, 2008
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What has been going on in the world of news while we've all been asleep?

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You might enjoy Avril Lavigne's world tour if you are a fan of the colour pink. ('Avril Will Have Pink Tour' — Daily Star)

» The Hoosiers are being turned into cartoons. ('Hoosiers Are Turning Into Japanese Anime' — Daily Star)

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Girls Aloud have dressed up for their new video. ('Girls Aloud Are Hot And Cole‑d' — The Sun)

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Johnny Borrell is dating a tiny lady wizard. ('Razorlight Star Woos Hermione' — The Sun)

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It might be time to stop illegally down­load­ing music. ('Illegal Downloaders 'face UK ban' — BBC)

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Mariah Carey's oddly titled new album will be with us very soon. ('Mariah's New 'Body' Of Work Due April 15' — Billboard)

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Beyonce has pissed off Aretha Franklin. ('Aretha Slams Beyonce's Grammy Intro' — Yahoo)

Blimey.

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  • Girls Aloud
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