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Not many are expected to take up the offer.News of the ruse sparked a row in Britain's governing coalition.

Another Mykura commission, The Great Global Warming Swindle, sparked a row when it criticised the consensus on global warming.

Taylor's gaudy clothing, including images of semi-naked women, sparked a row over his wardrobe and infuriated fellow scientists.

Rather than start the Italian presidency with a renewed drive towards European unity, Mr Berlusconi sparked a row with Germany that is still smouldering.

Erdoğan sparked a row in March after voicing opposition to Iran's growing influence in the Middle East, echoing similar concerns made by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.

In 2006 Singapore's Temasek sparked a row in Thailand by buying the family telecoms business of the then prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.

This sparked a row among those looking for someone to blame for the collapse of the bank and subsequent pain inflicted on taxpayers.

Downton Abbey's creator, Julian Fellowes, has sparked a row of Shakespearean proportions by suggesting that the Bard's language is inaccessible without "a very expensive education" like his own.

Clarkson, sparked a row when, while driving a lorry, he said to the other Top Gear presenters: "What matters to lorry drivers?

The IFS also sparked a row in the Scottish parliament by dismantling the Scottish National party's claim to be against austerity.

A French documentary about life among jihadi groups in Africa and the Middle East, which sparked a row over censorship, has been given an 18 certificate.