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Laurence Cawley

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  • Senior Journalist, BBC
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What can this pothole tell us about the state of UK roads?

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By Laurence Cawley Verified
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This pothole was merely one of more than a million that blight our roads. Measuring 60cm (24in) wide and 10cm (4in) deep, it stood on a busy suburban route in Colchester. Department for Transport (DfT) data shows potholes and other road defects have played a role in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries during the past decade, and opinion polls suggest they are among the top issues for voters.
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Police staff embroiled in 'key jamming' fraud probe

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By Laurence Cawley Verified
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The BBC understands the investigation at Northamptonshire Police relates to 1,516 hours of alleged "key jamming" [Getty Images] A number of police staff have either quit or been dismissed as a result of an investigation into alleged "key jamming" - in which staff make it appear they are at work while actually absent.
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What do Christmas cracker jokes do to our brains?

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By Stephen Menon, Laurence Cawley Verified
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The key to a good Christmas cracker joke is not whether it is funny but whether it can illicit groans around a dinner table, experts say [Getty Images] "How much did Santa's sleigh cost? Nothing, it was on the house." The joke is met by groans that echo through a warehouse in Lambeth, London. We're at a joke-testing session with Talking Tables, a London company that makes supplies for gatherings. Its repertoire includes Christmas crackers.
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