"Haddon's book was the 'people's choice' for the best book of 2003 as the public went on to buy over four times as many copies of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time than the Man Booker 2003 winner Vernon God Little, " said Mr Pack.

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Mr Trimble waved to the women now singing "David, David, he's our man", said little of note to the cameras and ducked it before the no brigade could really get a chance to heckle.

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"I stay here because I love my little hometown, " the man with the potbelly said.

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At the time Newport-born McGoldrick, who was the youngest of Wales' nine-man boxing team at the Games in Dehli, said he was "a little disappointed" to lose the final but "I tried my best and I'm over the moon with silver".

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"They deserve credit for their second-half attitude towards the man down and an aggressive game plan, " Little said.

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"A little bit lost for words, to receive an award from the man standing behind us with the cane, " Gotye said.

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