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Since Labour took office there have been ten successive council tax rises. The latest rise is smaller than some of the previous ones, but it is felt by some that this is because of the impending elections in May of this year when Gordon Brown is expected to take over from Tony Blair. It is [...]
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Patients with kidney cancer are being denied two new drugs that could potentially prolong their lives because they are thought to be too expensive. Kidney cancer is found in 6,600 people a year and has a death rate of more than 50%. Both new drugs have been licenced for use in Britain and work to [...]
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Vasa Praevia kills more than 300 babies a year, one in every 2,500. It occurs while the baby is still in the womb. Blood vessels from the umbilical cord or the placenta blocks the birth canal and rupture when the mother’s waters break. If it is not diagnosed it can cause death for 95% of [...]
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Independent schools at present have automatically been eligible for tax breaks as they have charitable status as an educational establishment. Labour’s new charity law will now make it necessary for them to prove “Public Benefit” to show that they are not simply providing an education for a privileged few. The Charity Commission will set out [...]
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Following an investigation and ruling by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) bank charges of up to £39 for unauthorised overdrafts on current accounts will be unlawful. This ruling will say that large charges are not justified and have a detrimental effect on those who can least afford it. Banks have argued that the charges [...]
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There is a divide among police chiefs over the proposals to create a national director who would have complete charge over all investigations into terrorism. One concern of chief constables is having Scotland Yard being in charge of their officers but others are keen for a National Terrorism squad to be set up (M18) This [...]
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Vitamin A was first discovered back in 1912, by a Polish biochemist named Casimir Funk. He came up with the word vitamine, which was later given the name vitamin. Funk was the first to discover vitamins as we know them today, although vitamin A was actually the first one discovered, hence the letter “A” in [...]
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Everyone knows that the human body needs a certain amount of vitamins and minerals everyday to function properly and remain healthy. A well balanced diet can supply your body with the vitamins it needs, although problems and disorders can arise if your diet doesn’t supply your body with the vitamins it needs. The symptoms of [...]
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British doctors will be applying to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) next month for a licence for a new test that will allow them to create embryos without some of the mutations that are known to cause breast cancer. Four women with known family history of breast disease are waiting to hear the [...]
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Weighing 14 stone,three times the average weight for an eight year old, Connor McCreaddie may have to be put in to care for his own safety. Following a case conference this week he may be put on the child protection register or the children in need register. His mother says that they understand that they [...]
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