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Blue Peter have confirmed that the show's dog Mabel will be leaving the show after 14 years.

Producers announced today that the long-running children's programme would be parting ways with their veteran Border Collie Cross dog when she retires on March 30th.

Mabel said of the departure: "Grrrrr. ROWF! ROWF! Only kidding. I've had a splended time on the show. All that business with the naming of the cat was a bit of a ball-ache, but apart from that, I've had more fun than George Best in a naked brewery tour. However, it's time to hang up the lead... I can't be arsed with the long days to be honest with you. I just want to lick my genitals and eat pies now."

Say what you will about Blue Peter, but away from the fakery scandals and the insanly prissy BBCishness of the presenters, it really does do some really cool things for Ver Kids.

Today, the show announced that nine-year-old Florence Jackson from Bristol is the winner of the Royal Mint's Design a 50p Coin competition. Florence will be the first child in British history to design a circulation coin.

How great it that?

Florence won the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see her design appear on 50p pieces after she took part in one of Blue Peter's most important competitions, beating over 17,000 other entries.

The competition was launched to tie in with London 2012.

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The children's show Blue Peter will be axed from three to two episodes per week, according to a latest report due to budget issues.

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