Captain Chris Gayle admitted on Monday the series had been a disappointment for the West Indies and was determined to end with a morale-boosting win ahead of the World Twenty20 in June.

BBC: England secure one-day series win

More importantly, it gave Ashton a morale-boosting lift at the end of a week when he has come under fire for England's lack-lustre performances and the treatment of Wilkinson, who many felt was made the scapegoat for the loss to Scotland.

BBC: England 33-10 Ireland

He said his priorities included boosting the force's morale and focusing on helping young people "hovering on the edge of crime".

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Kenya were denied the possibility of a morale-boosting victory by rain after inspired bowling by Martin Suji at Buffalo Park.

BBC: Suji effort in vain

The team marked the big day with a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Lincoln City, which lifted them off the bottom of League Two.

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Telford equalised five minutes from time to dash Margate's hopes of a morale-boosting victory ahead of next week's big game at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup.

BBC: Margate 1-1 Telford

Although not as incomprehensible as the actions of Hostess, IBM did something with its 401(k) plan that caught the eye of employees in a not-so-morale-boosting way.

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And even he got caught up in the euphoria after this morale-boosting win by a team determined to make fresh headlines of their own.

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Glinka had the virtue of being an ideologically neutral choice, but the lack of any words to his song meant it did not exactly lend itself to a morale-boosting singalong - hence the footballers' frustration.

BBC: Anthems out of tune with people