Drugs firms profiteer from NHS by hiking cancer drugs prices
Drug companies are profiteering from the NHS to the tune of £1 billion because they have unjustifiably hiked prices of cancer medicine, experts warn. Cancer patients are let down by greedy drug...
View ArticleIkea chair recalled following injury reports
Ikea has recalled a chair following reports that people have been injured using it.The Swedish furniture giant is urging anyone who has bought a MYSINGSÖ beach chair to return it to any store for a...
View Article‘The longest and most complex case in the history of Thames Valley Police’:...
Six people have been convicted of corruption, fraudulent trading and money laundering following an investigation by Thames Valley Police that lasted more than ten years.Five people, four men and a...
View ArticleThe very British signs on show at anti-Trump protests around the country
Across the country last night Britons took to the streets to protest Donald Trump’s ban on people from seven majority Muslim countries entering the United States. The goal was to apply pressure on...
View Article“I was there” legendary drummer Woody Woodmansey recalls the night that he...
It is 45 years ago this week since David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and his band The Spiders From Mars launched their iconic album tracks at Aylesbury’s Friars club. And one man who remembers the historic...
View ArticleFacebook cloning: What’s true and what’s false about the viral warning?
Facebook users may be seeing posts from their friends warning them about “Facebook cloning”. Some concerned account holders are urging others not to accept a second friend request from accounts...
View ArticleWarning that laundry capsules can burn childrens’ eyes
Chemical burns to the eye of infants caused by brightly coloured laundry tablets have increased by 32-fold in just three years, a new study has warned.Sales of the the capsules have soared since they...
View ArticleNight skin treatment recalled over glass danger fears
Batches of a skin treatment oil have been recalled following the discovery of glass in one batch.The Liz Earle Superskin Concentrate for Night 2ml, sold at Boots, is included in Liz Earle The...
View ArticleLatest school league tables show where you live affects your child’s education
The results are in, and the so-called north-south divide continues to separate children’s educational outcomes by geography – as the recently published secondary schools’ performance data from the...
View ArticleWould you and your mates go on a ‘Great British Bake Off’ stag do?
Grooms-to-be have started going on alternative stag-dos - where they are taught how to BAKE CAKES by stars from the Great British Bake Off. Costing £99 per person, parties of 12 or more are being...
View ArticleSweet-toothed coffee lovers have weekly calories of over three cans of Coke
Sweet toothed latte or flat white drinkers drink the same amount of calories as three-and-a half cans of Coke, nutritionists said. Adding sugar, flavoured syrups, cream, whole milk or semi-skimmed to...
View ArticleBody cameras: coming to a school near you soon
The use of body cameras by front line police and other uniformed enforcement agencies is increasing at an unstoppable rate both in the US and UK.By Tom EllisPrincipal Lecturer in Criminal Justice,...
View ArticleREVEALED: Netflix codes to unlock full film and TV show list
It’s the most popular entertainment streaming service in the world and has revolutionised how we consume films and television shows.But many of Netflix’s 86 million subscribers aren’t using it to its...
View ArticleUpset for little boy as heartless thieves steal mini-motorbike from dad’s van...
A little boy has been left devastated after his dad’s van was broken into an his mini-motorbike was stolen. Four-year-old Alfie, who lives with mum and dad Kirsty Wright and Martin Rogers in Pearce...
View ArticleHuge cannabis factory uncovered at Legoland
A huge cannabis factory has been uncovered at Legoland - apparently planted by someone sneaking in from the Queen’s estate.Police found 50 of the chest-high plants being cultivated under heat lamps and...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
As a person with Aspergers Syndrome who had not read the book, I was curious as to what to expect from this show.I found it both enjoyable and fascinating in equal measure and I could resonate and...
View ArticleCan you help police find man missing for more than a fortnight?
Police are appealing for help to find a man from Crowell, near Chinnor, who has been missing for more than a fortnight.Mark Robinson, 53, was last seen on Thursday January 26 at around 7am in Chinnor...
View ArticleBlood, S&M and vomit: what it’s really like to be an ambulance driver
The hours are long and stress levels are high. But Kit Wharton, ambulance driver and author of a new memoir, tells Nick Duerden that the job is where he belongs. Just don’t mention Mr Stinky…It is...
View ArticleTriple celestial event to take place in UK skies tonight
Stargazers will be treated to three astronomical events, when a lunar eclipse, Snow moon and New Year comet will all appear on the same night.The events will all coincide, a rare occurrence, tonight,...
View ArticleEnglish University offering £15k grant to study PHD in chocolate
A university is seeking doctoral candidates to undertake a PHD - in CHOCOLATE. The University of the West of England is offering a £15,000-per-year grant to study the genetic factors that influence the...
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