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Former footballer and movie hard man Vinnie Jones has hinted that he could possibly leave the Celebrity Big Brother reality show in just under 48 hours after entering the house. The Hollywood actor complained that some of his housemates were tabloid celebrities as he showed the strain of being confined. Jones is believed to be [...]
(Read More)7th Jan 10
Kraft receives 1.52 percent acceptance in bid for Cadbury
by Adam Richards
Kraft has announced that it had a 1.52 per cent take-up from shareholders of Cadbury for its £10.5 billion hostile bid, with analysts claiming the US based food group would have to raise its bid to win. The company said on Wednesday that it had received acceptances by the first closing date of January 5th [...]
(Read More)7th Jan 10
Lord Carey in immigration plea
by Katie Naylor
A former Archbishop of Canterbury has claimed that new immigrants to the UK should have an understanding of the nation’s Christian heritage. Lord Carey is one of 19 MPs and peers pushing a move for all major parties to make a pledge in their general election manifestos to now allow the UK’s population to hit [...]
(Read More)7th Jan 10
Plummeting temperatures to bring more icy weather
by Sally Davies
More snow is expected to fall across large parts of England followed by clear skies tomorrow, clear sky, bringing even more sub-zero conditions and dangerous driving conditions on the road. Meteorologists said the worst affected areas so far have been central and southern England including parts of the south wests, with counties hit by the [...]
(Read More)7th Jan 10
Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for leadership ballot
by Harry Oldfield
Two ex ministers yesterday called for a ballot on whether British PM Gordon Brown should remain leader of the Labour party, pointing out his vulnerable months prior to a general election. Brown has been faced with repeated rumours of a threat to his leadership, since taking over from former PM Tony Blair in 2007, but [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 10
Britons stay awake at night in fear of burglaries
by Paul Russell
The Government’s efforts to fight crime came under fire yesterday as it was revealed that two-thirds of Brits were kept awake at night in the fear of being burgled. A recent report from HalifaxHome Insurance has shown that householders were losing sleep over the risk of break-ins, vandalism, flooding and their homes burning down. Chairman [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 10
Tories plan to introduce supermarket ombudsman
by Sally Davies
A conservative government will announce the introduction of a supermarket ombudsman to curb the abuses of power by major retailers which harm farmers and consumers. Shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert said yesterday at the Oxford Farming Conference that he will call for a new age of agriculture that supported British farmers. He is to warn [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 10
Fatties removed from exclusive dating website
by Sally Davies
A website exclusive for attractive people has booted out thousands of members for piling on the pounds over the Christmas season. The website, BeautifulPeople.com made over 5,000 users re-apply after they uploaded pictures of themselves looking chubbier than usual after celebrating the festive season. Existing members were asked by a questionnaire if they were still [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 10
GPs have too little access to depression treatments
by Natasha Redman
A new survey has shown the majority of GPs in the UK have prescribed anti-depressants even though they believe that an alternative treatment would have been more effective. The Mental Health Foundation says meditation reduces the risk of repeated depression by 50 per cent and should be more readily available, but access is limited. One [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 10
John Lewis Christmas sales break records
by Katie Naylor
The John Lewis chain of department stores has reported its best-ever festive season sales results. The company said it had sold goods worth over £100 million in four of the five weeks over the festive shopping season. Relative sales were almost 13 per cent higher than in the same time last year, reaching £500.8 million. [...]
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