I have no idea why

But I have Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” stuck in my head.

This is going to make for a long day.

Here’s the Pop-Up Video.

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Elephant as a pet? Not in the UK

The government today ruled out the possibility of allowing elephants to be kept as pets.
The announcement came following a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for UK pet shops to be allowed to sell elephants to the public.More than 650 signatories supported the petition, which argued that children could get a better understanding of the giant creatures if they were kept as pets.

But the government dismissed the suggestion by the 12-year-old petitioner, Jack Smithies, claiming “it would not be safe for people” to keep elephants.

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Twins, separated at birth and never knowing their biological parents, got married

A pair of twins who were adopted by separate families as babies got married without knowing they were brother and sister, a peer told the House of Lords.
A court annulled the UK couple’s union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord Alton said.

The peer – who was told of the case by a High Court judge involved – said the twins felt an “inevitable attraction”.

He said the case showed how important it was for children to be able to find out about their biological parents.

Details of the of the identities of the twins involved have been kept secret, but Lord Alton said the pair did not realise they were related until after their marriage.

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