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Ministers consider ban on face-down restraint in mental hospitals
Ministers will consider a ban on the use of face-down restraint in English mental health hospitals after new figures that show nearly 40,000 incidents of physical restraint were recorded in just one ...
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England S. Africa face off in Champions Trophy semis
England's Joe Root (2nd R) celebrates during the Champions Trophy match against New Zealand on June 16, 2013. England were lucky the weather favoured them on Sunday as the hosts squeezed out a 10-run win over New Zealand in a game reduced to 24-overs-a-side due to ...
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Royal baby expected to pump $380M into British economy
The arrival of a new heir to the British throne is expected to pump $380 million into the country's economy this summer, a retail analyst said Tuesday. Joshua Bamfield of the Center for Retail Research in Nottingham said the first-born child of the duke and duchess of Cambridge will be welcomed with parties and the popping of champagne corks. He predicted 3 million bottles of champagne and ...
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Brumbies v British Irish Lions – video highlights
Video highlights of the Lions Lions falling to their first defeat of the tour against the ACT Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium, Canberra. This was the first victory by an Australian province over the Lions since ...
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Ashes Fawad Ahmed still in the frame to face England despite being named in Australia A squad
Australia Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series.But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes should his Australian citizenship be approved in time.Ahmed and fellow tweaker Ashton Agar were on Wednesday named in a 15-man Australia A squad for an African tour next month.Ahmed's citizenship is expected to be ...
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House of Commons adjourns for the summer
The most bitter spring sitting of parliament since Stephen Harper's Conservatives came to power more than seven years ago has ended with a rare piece of agreement -- unanimous consent to adjourn for the summer. All parties agreed late Tuesday night to pull the plug after almost a month of late-night sittings. The House of Commons calendar had MPs remaining at work in Ottawa through the ...
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Bankers Should Face Jail Terms Report Says
A new criminal offence punishing bankers for "reckless misconduct" while running their institutions is the centrepiece of proposals unveiled by a group of MPs and peers aimed at reforming the industry. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS), which was set up after last summer's Libor-manipulation scandal led to Barclays being fined £290m, said in its ...
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Bupa launches free online knee clinic
Bupa has launched a new online knee clinic, offering information and advice about the variety of treatment options available for different knee conditions and general preventative tips, including how to keep knees ...
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11 in Running for Lake Wales City Manager Position
LAKE WALES | City commissioners whittled the list of 59 candidates down to 11 for the Lake Wales city manager job at Tuesday night's ...
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Morecambe Bay NHS Trust Cover-up of neglect at Furness Hospital maternity unit says report
Health bosses in charge of a hospital where up to 16 babies died through neglect are slammed today - accused of a cover-up of their failures. A Care Quality Commission inspection gave Morecambe Bay NHS Trust the all-clear in 2010 despite multiple warnings. They are accused of suppressing an internal review that uncovered critical weaknesses in its inspections, which may have cost the lives of ...
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WikiLeaks Assange fears U.S. says will stay in London embassy
1 of 6. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window with Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino (R) at Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, ...
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Nigella Lawson photos show even a domestic goddess needs saving from bullies
Nigella Lawson appeared to really have it all. She could serve up for men all their fantasies, from the kitchen to the bedroom. And for women she appeared a bright but beautiful icon, who knew her own mind and was unbothered by worries about weight and wardrobe like the rest of us. But now it seems all that was a facade - and reality for the nation's domestic goddess was actually one of ...
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G8 summit protest march is real peace of work
You have to think that someone in the police had a sense of humour. Late on Monday evening, I walked with 700 people attending the permitted G8 protest from the town of Enniskillen, several miles up to the perimeter fence sealing off the summit. When we arrived at the approved stopping point, up at the razor wire, there was a road sign marooned in the middle of the security measures. It said: ...
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Pat Cummins to play for Northern Ireland Academy
Northern Ireland Injury-plagued Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins will continue his recuperation playing for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy in Belfast tonight.The 20-year-old will play against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) before switching sides two days later to play against Ireland under-19s, who are preparing for their under-19 World Cup qualifiers in the Netherlands in ...
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Major UK Supermarkets Launch New Food Labels
Major supermarkets and food manufacturers are introducing a new labelling system to help people make healthier choices. Until now, businesses had different labels on the front of their products to try to explain the nutritional value of meals and drinks, leading to confusion for customers. This will be replaced by a standardised system across a range of products. "It's a traffic ...
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Face-down restraint ban considered
Ministers will consider a ban on the use of face-down restraint in English mental health hospitals after new figures that show nearly 40,000 incidents of physical restraint were recorded in just one ...
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Health travel problems in Greece Cyprus and Spain
Columbus Direct warns travellers that the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) card may not be enough to cover medical expenses if they fall ill in Greece, Cyprus and ...
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Stocks post solid gains Tuesday
U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors ...
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U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...
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British banking needs radical overhaul study
LONDON (AFP) - Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the Libor scandal proposed in a final report on Wednesday.The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, which is mostly composed of lawmakers, concluded that senior bankers must be made ...
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UK parliamentarians call for reckless bankers to face jail
By Matt ScuffhamLONDON (Reuters) - Britain should introduce laws making it possible to jail "reckless" bankers and claw back past bonus and pension awards, an influential panel of lawmakers said on Wednesday.The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, set up by the government last year after Barclays was fined over the manipulation of global interest rate benchmarks, said deep ...
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UK food producers grocers sign up to healthy label scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as part of a government initiative to tackle obesity and poor diet and ease the financial burden on health services.The UK's Department of Health said on Wednesday labels would combine both traffic light colour-coding and nutritional information on how much ...
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Brides mum and grooms dad fall in love at wedding and get married themselves within months
As her daughter and new son-in-law said 'I do', Sophie Meignan welled up with tears of pure joy.Like many loving mothers, she was overcome by her daughter's wedding day happiness.The 53-year-old had been single for 10 years and given up on the idea of ever having anyone special in her own life again.But from that day Sophie did not have to live just for her daughter any longer.As ...
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Traffic light food labelling introduced by big supermarkets
A traffic light food labelling system is being brought in by all the major supermarkets from today. At-a-glance data showing levels of salt, sugar and fat will be used on food sold by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, the Co-op, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose. Big brands including Mars, Premier Foods, PepsiCo and McCain's will also put the labels on their packaging. Guideline ...
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Disabled could be harmed by Governments attempts to crack down on skivers
A crackdown on the work-shy could be harming the disabled and those with mental health issues, MPs said yesterday. Jobcentres are hitting those who refuse to look for work with sanctions. But MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said those with mental health problems, or the disabled, could be unfairly hit. The committee found that in 40% of cases jobcentres did not know whether those who had ...
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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