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Watson's plagued by park news

BLACK Country MP Tom Watson (Lab, West Bromwich East) was interested to learn of a Tom Watson Park in Boulder, Colorado.

It's not named after him, of course. Mr Watson's fame has yet to cross the Atlantic.

And there is another snag. The local newspaper reported: "Tom Watson Park has been closed pending results of testing for bubonic plague."

Officials became concerned when they noticed prairie dogs weren't as active as usual.

Mr Watson won't be visiting for a while.

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