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Diabetes UK launches Get Serious campaign
Diabetes UK has today launched the Get Serious campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the disease. The Get Serious campaign aims to get as many people as possible to sign up to show their commitment to get serious about diabetes. Diabetes UK is asking supporters to do something about diabetes, such as making lifestyle changes, organising [...]
Continue reading...NSPCC: Third of children feel distressed
19. October 2009
One in three children feels some emotional distress most of the time, an NSPCC poll has revealed. The charity has today launched a new online Childline service for vulnerable children, and has coincided the launch with its results from a recent poll. The poll found 32 per cent of 11 to 16-year-olds said they felt sad, depressed, [...]
Continue reading...Webber quickest in Brazilian grand prix first practice
16. October 2009
Mark Webber set a time of 1m 12.4s to go quickest in first practice ahead of the Brazilian grand prix at Interlagos, pushing world championship contenders Rubens Barrichello and Sebastien Vettel into second and third, respectively. Webber’s Red Bull team-mate - who trails Barrichello by just two points and Jenson Button by 16 in the drivers’ [...]
Continue reading...Outrage over Mail’s Gately article
16. October 2009
An opinion piece in the Daily Mail about the death of Stephen Gately has sparked online fury, with internet users calling for the writer in question to be dismissed. In an article entitled ‘Why there was nothing ‘natural’ about Stephen Gately’s death’, journalist Jan Moir links the former Boyzone star’s passing to his homosexuality and talks [...]
Continue reading...Winehouse father to face MPs over cocaine
16. October 2009
The father of singer Amy Winehouse is to give evidence to a government committee about the cocaine trade. Mitch Winehouse is to appear at the third evidence session in the home affairs committee’s inquiry into sales and uses of the drug. Winehouse, a former taxi driver, has spoken openly in the press about his Grammy-winning daughter’s struggles [...]
Continue reading...Swine flu vaccine for Afghanistan troops
16. October 2009
UK troops deployed in Afghanistan will be offered a vaccination against swine flu, it has been announced. On the day it was confirmed there had been 27,000 new cases of the H1N1 virus in England during the past week, the government said it would start rolling out its vaccine. The decision to vaccinate troops is part of [...]
Continue reading...Trescothick forced to fly home
16. October 2009
Marcus Trescothick has been forced to return home from the Twenty20 Champions League tournament in India following a recurrence of his stress-related illness. The Somerset opener will play no further part in the competition, which has seen Somerset qualify for the second stage of the competition, where they will play the Eagles today and New South [...]
Continue reading...Rise in hospital short stays by children
16. October 2009
The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, new research has shown. The study published in the journal PLoS One suggests the increase may be linked to a shortfall in out-of-hours primary care services. Investigating unplanned hospital admission of children aged under ten [...]
Continue reading...Sugababes’ Amelle ‘admitted to clinic’
16. October 2009
Sugababes member Amelle Berrabah has been admitted to a private health clinic after suffering "a severe bout of nervous exhaustion". The 25-year-old is to take "a short break", according to a message posted on the girlband’s official website, having received medical advice. Berrabah’s illness has been attributed to the stress surrounding the female trio’s recent lineup change, [...]
Continue reading...New swine flu cases continue to rise
16. October 2009
The number of new cases of swine flu in England almost doubled during the last week, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed. There were 27,000 new cases over the last seven days, compared to 18,000 the week before. At the moment there are 29 people per 100,000 being diagnosed with the H1N1 virus. Children and young [...]
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Apology to victims of ‘British Fritzl’ as mistakes admitted
Police and local authorities have offered a full apology to two women repeatedly raped by their father over 30 years, fathering nine children with them, despite multiple contacts with social workers. The man, in his 50s and who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given 25 life sentences by a Sheffield court in 2008. A serious [...]
Continue reading...Palestinians pull out of proximity talks with Israel
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas has called off indirect talks with Israel after the Jewish state’s interior ministry announced the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in East Jerusalem. The coalition system of government employed in Israel means the interior ministry is controlled by the ultra-Orthodox nationalist Shas party, which this week drew condemnation for announcing [...]
Continue reading...Norway’s ‘Doomsday seed vault’ becomes world’s largest
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has become the world’s most diverse collection of crop diversity after its inventory passed the half-million mark. The "Doomsday" vault in Norway announced it is this week receiving thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million unique samples, making it the most diverse assemblage [...]
Continue reading...Beckham: I might have played my last game at Old Trafford
David Beckham has conceded that he might have played his last club game at Old Trafford after coming on as a late substitute in AC Milan’s 4-0 Champions League defeat to Manchester United. The England star, speaking after his former side United knocked Milan out of the Champions League, made an emotional return to the Theatre [...]
Continue reading...State of Play’s Macdonald to solve Murder Mystery
Academy award winner Kevin Macdonald is attached to direct Tower Hill Entertainment’s upcoming thriller Murder Mystery, it has been announced. The Glasgow-born filmmaker will begin shooting the whodunit later this year in Europe, with Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson producing, according to Variety. Written by Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt - who also penned the forthcoming Spider-Man reboot [...]
Continue reading...FTSE 100 unchanged in early trade as Thomas Cook leads gainers
Britain’s leading shares index the FTSE 100 was unchanged by 10:10 GMT, as Thomas Cook Group led the gains. The market was at a standstill at 5,640.53, with Smith and Nephew leading the blue-chip falls on Thursday morning. Following an investor day Thomas Cook Group saw its shares rise by three per cent, while shares in Home [...]
Continue reading...Burnley 1-1 Stoke City
Burnley earned a deserved point against Stoke City but remain mired in a fight for survival after failing to seize the opportunity to climb out of the relegation zone at Turf Moor. Turkish forward Tuncay Sanli put the Potters ahead in the first-half from an ubiquitous Rory Delap long-throw, with David Nugent equalising in the second-half [...]
Continue reading...Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon (aggregate 1-2)
Lyon knocked the mighty Real Madrid out of the Champions league with a late goal helping them to a 1-1 draw in the Bernabeu and a famous 2-1 aggregate victory in their last-16 tie. Madrid knew they would have their work cut out, having lost the first leg 1-0. Cristiano Ronaldo levelled the aggregate score in [...]
Continue reading...Manchester United 4-0 AC Milan
David Beckham could only watch from the bench as two fine goals from new Old Trafford hero Wayne Rooney helped Manchester United beat AC Milan 4-0 and 7-2 on aggregate to go through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Park Ji-sung and Darren Fletcher also got on the score-sheet with Beckham coming on to the [...]
Continue reading...Steven Gerrard to escape FA action over Wigan ‘V-sign’
Steven Gerrard will not be punished by the Football Association over an apparent V-sign gesture he showed referee Andre Marriner during Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Wigan. The Reds skipper appeared to swear and make the gesture towards the referee after he was booked towards the end of the match at the DW Stadium, one of five [...]
Continue reading...Gordon Brown Match of the Day 2 request rejected by BBC
The BBC rejected a request from Gordon Brown’s advisers for the prime minister to appear on the Match of the Day 2 sofa alongside Adrian Chiles, it has emerged. Mr Brown, a fanatical fan of his boyhood club Raith Rovers, had wanted to go on the BBC2 show to discuss England’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup [...]
Continue reading...Winding up order for Chester City over tax bills
Chester City Football Club have been wound up following a hearing at London’s high court. The north-west club were expelled from the Football Conference last month over five breaches of league rules. And having failed to settle its debts with HM Revenue & Customs, the club has now been handed a winding up order. "I am genuinely saddened [...]
Continue reading...Letterman producer pleads guilty to blackmail over affairs
A former television producer has pleaded guilty to attempting to blackmail TV host David Letterman over his infidelity. Letterman revealed in October he was the victim of a $2 million (£1.2 million) extortion plot after having sexual relations with female members of his staff. The blackmail attempt saw Letterman make a surprise admission in front of [...]
Continue reading...Three MPs and peer due in court over expenses claims
Three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer are due to answer charges of fraudulent expenses claims as the political scandal of the decade finally reaches the courts. Labour MPs Elliot Morley, Jim Devine and David Chaytor, as well as Conservative peer Lord Hanningfield, have been charged with 13 charges under section 17 of the Theft Act [...]
Continue reading...Top ten points finish possible for Force India in Bahrain
Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi are confident they have a good baseline with the VJM03, despite having their testing programmes hindered by heavy rainfall. After a late start to development of the 2009 challenger, Force India took a major step forward midseason and was able to challenge for wins at the faster circuits [...]
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19. October 2009
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