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![]() Health & WellbeingHow to sort out men's healthThe Men's Health Forum has published the definitive blueprint on how men can improve their health. Read more |
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![]() 8th Jul 2011
Marce Colucci
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![]() Health & WellbeingSo much for David Cameron's promise to keep NHS waiting times downIn spite of Cameron's platform commitments, waiting times for diagnostic tests don't seem to be getting any better - NHS waiting times increase for diagnostic testsNew figures show that 15,667 patients waited more than six weeks in May, compared with 3,378 in May last year - James Ball and Denis Campbell Read more |
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![]() 8th Jul 2011
Marce Colucci
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![]() NewsPhone-hack scandal: news round-upCameron and the News of the World both likely to be big losers Read more |
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![]() 7th Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsPride and prejudiceThe annual gay and lesbian Pride celebration has lost its values Read more |
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![]() 6th Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Health & WellbeingBoxing clever? Haye vs. KlitschkoBoxing is a surprisingly complicated business Read more |
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![]() 1st Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Money & FinanceAt war with my utility supplierThe intricacies of paying for your electricity bill Read more |
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![]() 1st Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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Health & WellbeingDiary of a Gym Bunny 5The machines are becoming my friends and husband Andrew discovers the gym too Read more |
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![]() 28th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() NewsAfghanistan Withdrawal β what Barack Obama's speech did not sayThere was more to the speech than just retreat Read more |
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![]() 23rd Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Money & FinanceGreek economic crisis - News Round-UpFirst the hamartia, next the nemesis Read more |
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![]() 23rd Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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EntertainmentMissing BobI was all excited about seeing Bob Dylan, the folk music icon of my youth, but I wimped out. Read more |
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![]() 21st Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() EntertainmentThe Green Lantern vs. the Nagging ShrewA new sexist stereotype strikes again Read more |
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![]() 20th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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Health & WellbeingDiary of An Old Gym Bunny 4Today I meet the weight lifting machines and discover that I have pairs of muscles in my flabby arms that contract and extend! Well you could knock me down with a feather! Read more |
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![]() 20th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() EntertainmentBraving the elements at the Royal Ascot RacesIt was a case of ticking a box on my bucket list. Royal Ascot Races. A famous event One simply must attend at least once in a lifetime. Read more |
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![]() 17th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() EntertainmentRetail woe β news round-upThe economy continues to stagger Read more |
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![]() 16th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentThe surprisingly human future of roboticsWe may soon learn to love the machine Read more |
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![]() 15th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Health & WellbeingNews round up - NHS reformsMuch of a muchness, and a dash of fudge Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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Health & WellbeingDiary of An Old Gym Bunny 3The action is hotting up. I am introduced to the cardio machines! Hello! What do all these numbers mean? Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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Health & WellbeingDiary of An Old Gym Bunny 2My second session at the gym and I am taking it easy in the jacuzzi! No point pushing myself too hard! Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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Health & WellbeingDiary of an Old Gym Bunny 1I have joined the gym and I'm jumping out of my skin. Share in my amusing experiences as an enthusiastic novice! Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() Work & CareerCommuting around the blindspotsOverheard musings of a modern-day commute Read more |
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![]() 10th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsChildhood's EndThe panic over 'sexualised children' is misplaced Read more |
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![]() 7th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() TravelDrivers too fat for the environment?The latest front in the eco/body fascist wars Read more |
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![]() 2nd Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsWinterbourne View β more of the sameWe shouldn't be so shocked Read more |
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![]() 1st Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentThe FIFA & the furyAs accusations mount, FIFA's position grows untenable Read more |
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![]() 31st May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Money & FinanceAussie Business Coach Scoops British AwardAcclaimed business coach, Andrew Priestley has won a Sales Professional of the Year gold star award at a glittering ceremony at the Lancaster London. Read more |
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![]() 27th May 2011
Andrew Priestley
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![]() TravelScotland, the land of the free and the braveAn August sojourn in bonny Scotland leaves us gob smacked by the gorgeous scenery, the true story of Nessy and hearty encounters with the locals Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelCraggy Cliffs and Seaside Villages Evoke Mystical DreamsA weekend road trip down the coast of Cornwall was an enriching experience in more ways that one! Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelRoma and the Saga of the Sore FeetIt was the summer of 2008 when our stunning daughter Justine joined us for a few days sightseeing in Rome. In contrast to her youth and beauty, it was then I realised, with a crash, I was indeed middle-aged! Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelMy Delightful Foray into YorkshireIt was 2008 when husband Andrew and I moved from the Sunshine Coast, Australia to stay for five months in a tiny loft in Acton to try out life in London and trip around the English countryside. It was May when I made a happy train trip up to Yorkshire. Here I recount my adventure. Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() NewsTrain of thought(lessness)The government is to make a train-wreck of the railways Read more |
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![]() 19th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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