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This week's news snippets! Submitted: 21 Jun 2001 A drunken passenger was ejected from a stationary train for tampering. He then lay down between the rails on the track before being arrested. The Imperial Cancer Research Fund shop in Cranbrook Road has reached a staggering £1.5m turnover since it was opened 14 years ago. The shop is now getting a facelift. I man from Woodford Green has become the firs tperson to be found guilty of selling fruit and veg in pounds at his stall after the law changed to metric. He has been given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £4,638. [That's Trading Standards being pathetic. They should be counter charged for being pathetic or wasting police time or something. - Ed] Have something to say on this story? Yes? Well add your comment here now! [Add your comment]

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