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It appears that the rainy, gloomy weather is set to continue throughout the summer in Britain, meaning that increasing numbers of holidaymakers are looking for a way to escape to the sun without “breaking the bank”. Earlier this week the Met Office made it official, admitting that its earlier prediction for a hot and sunny [...]
(Read More)30th Jul 09
Study says tanning beds as carcinogenic as arsenic
by Natasha Redman
International researchers are ranking tanning beds with arsenic and cigarettes as the greatest cancers threats to humans. Ultra-violet light-emitting tanning beds have been moved to the highest cancer risk level by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which has now labeled them as “carcinogenic to humans”, determining that they pose a greater risk [...]
(Read More)29th Jul 09
New older gapper travel trend emerges
by Katie Naylor
More than 75 per cent of Britons who have been made redundant in the recession have indicated that they will use their new-found time to travel, according to a new study by Travelex, the foreign exchange company. Travelex interviewed 4,000 Britons who had recently lost their jobs and learned that more than three-fourths of them [...]
(Read More)28th Jul 09
H&M shopworkers allegedly had sex in store
by Harry Oldfield
An investigation has been launched by the fashion chain H&M into allegations that staff in its Cardiff store engaged in sexual relations on the premises. A number of claims have been made about workers at the Cardiff store, which is located in Queen Street at the Capitol Shopping Centre, saying that they have had improper [...]
(Read More)27th Jul 09
Staycations also call for travel insurance
by Adam Richards
Although more than 12 million Britons are staying closer to home this summer to save money on holiday costs, they are being warned by travel insurers against cutting travel cover. With the UK economy still in recession and the pound continuing its weakness against the euro, many British holidaymakers are forgoing this year’s summer holiday [...]
(Read More)24th Jul 09
Amy Winehouse accused in dancer attack
by Adam Richards
Singer Amy Winehouse has been accused of reacting with “deliberate and unjustifiable violence” at a charity ball in London last September when she was asked politely by a dancer for a photograph, it was heard in court earlier this week. Lyall Thompson, the prosecutor in the case, said that 25-year-old Winehouse had appeared to be [...]
(Read More)23rd Jul 09
British diners eating without knives
by Sally Davies
There is a clear trend emerging among Britons that eating no longer requires the use of a knife. Debenhams, however, is attempting to revive what was a very British tradition. The growing taste for fast food has largely made knives unnecessary, in the same way mugs have made cups and saucers largely obsolete. Sales of [...]
(Read More)22nd Jul 09
Concerns rise over growing use of tanning injection
by Paul Russell
Increasing numbers of Britons are reportedly turning to a new beauty treatment, involving the injection of a drug that promises them an all-over tan. Concerns have arisen due to the drug being unlicensed and its potential side effects. There are reports of people – mostly women – from around the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area [...]
(Read More)21st Jul 09
France may allow more Sunday shop openings
by Natasha Redman
If France’s Senate approves the new law proposed by President Nicolas Sarkozy allowing more shops to open on Sundays, it will mean a significant cultural shift. In a move that may seem routine in other parts of the Western world, Sundays in France have traditionally – and officially – been reserved as a day of [...]
(Read More)20th Jul 09
Bride calls wedding off learning of fiance secret life
by Katie Naylor
Just weeks before her wedding day, a 27-year-old bride-to-be found out that her fiancé was leading a secret life as a porn star. Haylie Hocking, from Bristol, called the wedding off after her maid of honour learnt that husband-to-be Jason Brake was working part-time work as an “adult film actor” and stripper. Hocking had bought [...]
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