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August 2008 News

Knock knock – who's there – the world's oldest joke

What could be the world’s oldest joke has been found on a tablet dating back to 1900BC in Sumeria, now southern Iraq. The “hilarious” gag reads: “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial: a young woman did not fart

They're not just skipping in the schoolyard

Nearly three million schooldays were lost due to truancy or other reasons in the spring term this year, new figures have revealed. An estimated 61,000 pupils skipped class without permission and the number of children taking unauthorised holidays has also