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Nigella Lawson photos show even a domestic goddess needs saving from bullies
Nigella Lawson appeared to really have it all. She could serve up for men all their fantasies, from the kitchen to the bedroom. And for women she appeared a bright but beautiful icon, who knew her own mind and was unbothered by worries about weight and wardrobe like the rest of us. But now it seems all that was a facade - and reality for the nation's domestic goddess was actually one of ...
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G8 summit protest march is real peace of work
You have to think that someone in the police had a sense of humour. Late on Monday evening, I walked with 700 people attending the permitted G8 protest from the town of Enniskillen, several miles up to the perimeter fence sealing off the summit. When we arrived at the approved stopping point, up at the razor wire, there was a road sign marooned in the middle of the security measures. It said: ...
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Pat Cummins to play for Northern Ireland Academy
Northern Ireland Injury-plagued Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins will continue his recuperation playing for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy in Belfast tonight.The 20-year-old will play against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) before switching sides two days later to play against Ireland under-19s, who are preparing for their under-19 World Cup qualifiers in the Netherlands in ...
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Major UK Supermarkets Launch New Food Labels
Major supermarkets and food manufacturers are introducing a new labelling system to help people make healthier choices. Until now, businesses had different labels on the front of their products to try to explain the nutritional value of meals and drinks, leading to confusion for customers. This will be replaced by a standardised system across a range of products. "It's a traffic ...
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Face-down restraint ban considered
Ministers will consider a ban on the use of face-down restraint in English mental health hospitals after new figures that show nearly 40,000 incidents of physical restraint were recorded in just one ...
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Health travel problems in Greece Cyprus and Spain
Columbus Direct warns travellers that the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) card may not be enough to cover medical expenses if they fall ill in Greece, Cyprus and ...
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Stocks post solid gains Tuesday
U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors ...
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U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...
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British banking needs radical overhaul study
LONDON (AFP) - Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the Libor scandal proposed in a final report on Wednesday.The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, which is mostly composed of lawmakers, concluded that senior bankers must be made ...
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UK food producers grocers sign up to healthy label scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as part of a government initiative to tackle obesity and poor diet and ease the financial burden on health services.The UK's Department of Health said on Wednesday labels would combine both traffic light colour-coding and nutritional information on how much ...
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Brides mum and grooms dad fall in love at wedding and get married themselves within months
As her daughter and new son-in-law said 'I do', Sophie Meignan welled up with tears of pure joy.Like many loving mothers, she was overcome by her daughter's wedding day happiness.The 53-year-old had been single for 10 years and given up on the idea of ever having anyone special in her own life again.But from that day Sophie did not have to live just for her daughter any longer.As ...
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Traffic light food labelling introduced by big supermarkets
A traffic light food labelling system is being brought in by all the major supermarkets from today. At-a-glance data showing levels of salt, sugar and fat will be used on food sold by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, the Co-op, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose. Big brands including Mars, Premier Foods, PepsiCo and McCain's will also put the labels on their packaging. Guideline ...
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Disabled could be harmed by Governments attempts to crack down on skivers
A crackdown on the work-shy could be harming the disabled and those with mental health issues, MPs said yesterday. Jobcentres are hitting those who refuse to look for work with sanctions. But MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said those with mental health problems, or the disabled, could be unfairly hit. The committee found that in 40% of cases jobcentres did not know whether those who had ...
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Tesco branch introduces dress code to stop half-naked shoppers dripping sweat on food
A branch of Tesco has banned scantily clad women and shirtless men because their bellies were branded a health and safety risk. The dress code was imposed after complaints about "half naked" men and women stocking up on alcohol and barbecue goods. Bosses at the shop said bare torsos could pose a health risk as they could drip sweat on food. People with no shoes have also been banned ...
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Mental health charity Mind in call to end face down restraint of patients
Thousands of mental health patients are having their lives put at risk because staff are routinely pinning them face down on the floor,shocking figures reveal today. Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that almost 3,500 patients were restrained in a "face down" position in just one year. Incredibly, half of all the incidents took place at just two of the 54 NHS ...
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Care home nurses pictured asleep on the job after turning off patient alarms
Two night-shift nurses are caught on camera sound asleep at a care home - after turning off patient alarms to slumber undisturbed.This shocking photo was taken by their boss, who checked on them at 3am and watched them sleep for another half hour while 19 vulnerable residents aged 75 to 100 were left unable to call for help.Titilayo Ajala, 56, and Henretta Offae, 41, were sacked on the spot and ...
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Kyle Winterbottom inquest Teenagers drink may have been spiked before balcony fall
A teenage boy who fell 40 feet to his death during a party may have had his drink spiked with Ecstasy and a vet's drug used to sedate horses. Kyle Winterbottom, 16, lost his footing and fell to the ground as he clambered onto a third floor balcony. The youngster - a talented rugby player, boxer, and swimmer - died later from multiple injuries. Tests revealed he had traces in his system ...
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Borehamwood teenagers suicide pact Talented friends seemed happy before railway line tragedy
teenage pals were killed by a 90mph train in an apparent suicide pact. Charleigh Disbrey, 15, and Mert Karaoglan, 18, were struck at night after making their way on to the track near a station. Investigators are understood to have found farewell notes on the bodies of the talented pair. A handwritten tribute at the station said: "To our beautiful Charleigh. Love you always, auntie Emma, ...
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UK weather Many roads would become unusable if we face another harsh winter
Many of Britain's minor roads could become 'no-go' areas and closed to traffic if we have another severe winter, highways chiefs warn today. Great swathes of Britain's local road network could become unusable should there be more flooding or another severe winter, highways bosses are warning. Crumbling carriageways are costing small businesses 5billion a year and some local ...
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Wilfried Zahas brother Serge evicted from council flat after threatening warden with hammer
The brother of Manchester United star Wilfried Zaha was kicked out of his council flat yesterday after he threatened a housing warden with a hammer.Serge Zaha, 31, also pinned a resident in the block against a wall and threatened he would f****** pop" her in the head, a court heard.Rory Clarke, representing the council, said Zaha, who moved into the flat in January, regularly smoked ...
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Lord Bilimoria The world loves British goods. Its time to put some fizz in our exports
Going back to my childhood in India, the mark of "Made in Great Britain" as a guarantee of quality resonates strongly, and as a nation the UK is still capable of producing world-class products to export - such as Jaguar and Land Rover cars, sought after across the world, from the USA to China and India. Without taking away from London's status as the international finance ...
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Wifes tears in teacher Jeremy Forrests trial for abduction
The wife of the teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old schoolgirl told his trial that she had asked her husband to stop sending tweets to a girl because it was not ...
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The Buckinghamshire village that could scupper Michael Goves free school revolution
A Buckinghamshire village is threatening legal action over plans to set up an 850-pupil Sikh secondary school in its midst. Residents of Stoke Poges have warned they will seek a judicial review of the proposal after Department for Education {DfE) bought an office block in the village for the school for a reputed ...
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NHS watchdog accused of hospital scandal cover-up
Britain's NHS regulator has been accused of covering up their failure to prevent a scandal at a hospital maternity unit where at least eight babies are thought to have died from neglect, according to a damning report to be published ...
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Britains spell of awful summers is set to continue
Don't worry, summer is on its way - but you might have to wait until 2023.As the prospect of another gloomy Glastonbury and wet Wimbledon looms, leading climate scientists have warned that the UK could be set for a further five to 10 years of washout summers.The grim conclusion was delivered after an unprecedented gathering of scientists and meteorologists at ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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