Category Archives: News
Dementia summit
As part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, a summit is being held today, Wednesday October 11th, at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster.
Read more...Every parent’s worst nightmare
The hunt for five-year-old April Jones has had people praying around the world, willing a good outcome.
Read more...Disneyland rival planned for Kent
Theme park lovers in this country will be excited to hear that a £2bn entertainment resort to rival Disneyland Paris could be built in Kent. Plans for the new resort include the “largest” indoor water park in Europe and a Hollywood inspired theme park. Paramount Pictures have granted a licence…
Read more...Children’s Safety Gone Mad?
It seems these days that it’s very difficult to find the right safety levels for children but I think that sometimes things get a bit extreme.
Read more...Obesity epidemic to see diabetes cases rise by 700,000
A charity has warned that the number of people suffering from diabetes is expected to increase by 700,000 by 2020 due to Britain’s obesity epidemic.
Read more...The Irony!
I know it’s wrong to laugh at any kind of crime, but I couldn’t help but snigger when I read that a cardboard cut-out of a policeman that was used as a supermarket crime prevention aid was stolen.
Read more...Ryder Cup magic
It was sheer television magic that only real life could deliver: I am talking about the fabulous performance of the whole European team in the Ryder Cup 2012 to take a miraculous victory over the United States.
Read more...Stoptober
Smokers are being encouraged to give up smoking for 28 days from the 1st October in a mass attempt to quit. Stoptober is supported by Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation and it’s hoped that the combined effort of smokers quitting together will help them kick the habit for good.
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