'Gay painter' jibe not defamatory

A Fife painter and decorator has lost a defamation claim against a former friend who called him a “gay painter”. George Cowan alleged part-time comic Mark Bennett had damaged his reputation in the eyes of other local businessman. The continual comments …
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Accrington and Rossendale College student gives the rest a pasting

A PAINTING and decorating student has pasted the competition after being named the top apprentice wallpaper hanger in the country. Thomas Regan, 20, who studies at Accrington and Rossendale College, claimed the sixth prize of his career in the …
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