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![]() Home & LeisureHomebrewing AnticsThe joy of making beer (and drinking it) Read more |
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![]() 3rd Aug 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Money & FinanceWhat is Obama really up to?Machiavellian goings on up Capitol Hill Read more |
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![]() 1st Aug 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsNorway - a shock but not a surpriseYesterday's tragedy didn't come out of nowhere Read more |
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![]() 23rd Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() NewsRupert Murdoch: Psychology of a press baron in declineMurdoch, and the UK, have more than a few issues Read more |
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![]() 21st Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Health & WellbeingCancer rates for the 40-59 age group rise steeplyA worrying trend becomes clear Read more |
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![]() 19th Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() NewsThe world we ignoreMuch of what goes on today is sadly overlooked Read more |
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![]() 18th Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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TravelA Regal Visit to NorfolkA weekend get- away can be smooth or fraught with mishaps! Ours started out badly but turned out to be a right royal treat! Read more |
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![]() 18th Jul 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelThe Revolution no one's noticedWhile no one is looking, Europe's last dictatorship roils Read more |
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![]() 14th Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsTrouble on the home frontThere's more than meets the eye in restive Dagenham Read more |
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![]() 14th Jul 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentSky TV takeover: Murdoch in retreatCorruption revelations deal body blow to Sky takeover. Read more |
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![]() 13th Jul 2011
Gareth Hargreaves
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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 – 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 – 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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