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The weekend just gone was, for many people, the last one before payday, so instead of hitting the town, the vast majority of us bunkered down with a bottle or two of (cheap) wine.

Unfortunately for Keisha Buchanan of Sugababes fame, getting her hands on a bottle of vino was far from easy if her Twitter page is anything to go by.

In a move which has us cringing into our sleeves this morning, the singer admitted that after being refused for having no identification, she  – wait for it – pulled out her Wiki page to prove her date of birth.

And, unsurprisingly, Twitter is now having a field day.

Responding to her tweet, fans of the Hole in My Head singer, wrote: "Don't you know who I am?' Lol You should have sang the 'baby baby babyyyyyyyyy' bits from Too Lost in You."

"That's so f*cking scarlet," added another while someone responded: "You do look that young tbh."

After fans of the singer retweeted her post, Keisha felt the need to clarify her desperate move, tweeting: "I'm in charge of drinks for tonight's dinner party!"

"I will not let my girls down lol #DesperateActions lol," she added.

Ah lads, it's like pulling up your Facebook page the next time you're in the offy…

 

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British photographer, David Slater, has been battling with Wikipedia over the rights of this photo:

You see, the problem is, Slater didn’t actually take the photo. He left the camera in the monkeys den and the monkey took a few selfies – so who owns the rights?

Wikipedia posted the photos on Wikimedia Commons, a site where you can upload photos and other media which is not governed by copyright, or whose copyright has expired. Slater asked them to take it down, as he owned the copyright, but they refused.

Slater says that since the camera was his, the photo is his too.

It is a tricky one, and it looks as though it’s going to take a court case to decide for sure. What do you think?

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When you’re feeling a bit peaky, it’s only natural to want to find out what’s up doc…and fast!

But putting your faith in the internet for a spot-on diagnosis is the worst thing you can do, according to a new study.

It found that nine in ten Wikipedia entries on common medical conditions were just plain wrong.

The doctor’s behind the study said it’s because the website lets ordinary users create, delete and edit entries –  boosting the risk of mistakes big time!

Lead author Robert Hasty warned, “Researchers should not use [Wikipedia] as a primary resource because those articles do not go through the same peer-review process as medical journals.

“The best resource when looking for a diagnosis is to speak with your physician, who can take into account your medical history and other factors to determine the best course of treatment.”

Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia contains more than 31 million entries in 285 languages, at least 20,000 of which are health-related.

The study backs up surveys showing as many as a quarter of women have misdiagnosed themselves on Google.

A survey of 1,000 women in 2012 found they often wrongly diagnosed themselves as having breast cancer, thrush, diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma.

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