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May 6th, 2008
9:40am Tuesday 6th May 2008
IF I WAS PM FOR THE DAY There is sometimes wars and sometimes fights That take place during the day or through the night, But if I was Prime Minister for the day things wouldn't be that way. There are people dying all over the world Maybe a boy, or maybe a girl, But if I was Prime Minister I know what I'd do I would help everybody, including you! Spreading happiness and spreading joy And using this world to enjoy. If I was Prime Minister for the day Things would definitely be that way. Amy Marshall, aged 12, Brandon, County Durham TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC May Day Bank Holiday was here again Teddy bears were having a picnic but feared the rain. Paddington Bear said: "The bears must come inside."

April 29th, 2008
9:31am Tuesday 29th April 2008
Open your window, my darling , And look at the crescent moon, Watch the gypsies go riding by, For morning will come too soon...

April 22nd, 2008
9:32am Tuesday 22nd April 2008
While reading the Echo, I just had to pause, When I saw the article, About the bus to Hawes...

April 15th, 2008
10:31am Tuesday 15th April 2008
There was a cold wind blowing and snow was falling , The sound of gunfire could be heard, We approached the River Po and halted...

Tuesday 8th April, 2008
9:58am Tuesday 8th April 2008
In times of hardship I'm left alone, I think of the past when my wife was at home, But as the age creeps on and the future is not to be...

April 1, 2008
9:29am Tuesday 1st April 2008
Rain pouring down on grey pavements, Drains overflowing, too much volume, Of water, flooding roads and homes, Habitats destroyed, possessions lost...

Tuesday March 25th, 2008
10:08am Tuesday 25th March 2008
Winter's nearly over, The coalman doesn't call, The milkman whistles up the path, The paper boys don't fall...

March 11th, 2008
9:31am Tuesday 11th March 2008
As I walk the golden shore, And look across the deep, blue sea, All I see is you and me, And reflections of a calm, calm sea...

March 4th, 2006
9:20am Tuesday 4th March 2008
Women think most men were born in a barn. They leave their cupboard doors open wide...

February 26th, 2008
9:26am Tuesday 26th February 2008
Babies are sent from heaven above, To fill you life with hope and love, To mothers over the country, With blessings from above...

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