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Fewer people are getting married than at any time in more than 100 years, figures revealed yesterday.

A total of 232,990 couples tied the knot in 2008, down from 235,370 in 2007 and the lowest total since 1895.

The figures are likely to spark further debate about the decline of marriage.

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