From one worried mother, a passionate call to arms… It’s time to stop the fashion industry dressing girls of ten like this
The film star’s designer sister poses coquettishly as the paparazzi go crazy. There is scarlet lipstick on her wide smile and thick black liner rings her eyes. Continue Reading
Poor hand-grip strength associated with poor survival
Poor or declining hand-grip strength in the oldest old is associated with poor survival and may be used as a tool to assess mortality, found a new article. The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the group older than 85 years, classified as the oldest old. Continue Reading
Hate preacher Abu Hamza’s £280,000 house seized to pay back legal bill
The Legal Services Commission seized the property in Greenford, west London, despite Hamza claiming it did not belong to him. Continue Reading
JB Hi-Fi unveils record half year profit
Retailer JB Hi-Fi has reported a 29 per cent increase in net profit for the first half of 2009/10 and announced chief executive Richard Uechtritz will step down in July/August this year. Continue Reading
Like escape artists, rotifers elude enemies by drying up and — poof! — they are gone with the wind
They haven’t had sex in some 30 million years, but some very small invertebrates named bdelloid rotifers are still shocking biologists — they should have gone extinct long ago. Researchers have discovered the secret to their evolutionary longevity: these rotifers are microscopic escape artists. When facing pathogens, they dry up and are promptly gone with the wind. Continue Reading
I blew our £27,000 life savings on dinner with Neil Diamond (and even though my wife nearly killed me, it was worth every penny)
Semi-retired chauffeur Kevin Fitzpatrick was listing to Radio 2 when Terry Wogan announced an auction for dinner with Neil Diamond to help the Children In Need charity. Continue Reading
A criminal in uniform: Teflon Commander Ali Dizaei used race card to dodge court for years. Now he’s in jail for framing an innocent man
Commander Ali Dizaei, 47, swaggered around Scotland Yard believing he was above the law. He bullied, intimidated and threatened anyone who crossed his path. Continue Reading
Return of the Big Freeze: SIX INCHES of snow on way as temperatures plummet to -4C
Snow returned to Britain yesterday and conditions are expected to worsen today with more snow and biting winds in the morning and the mercury plunging to as low as -4c tonight. Continue Reading
IBM launches eight-core Power7 processor, servers
IBM on Monday launched its latest Power7 processor, which adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers requiring high up time. Continue Reading
Burberry follows Avatar’s lead as first label to stream 3D show at London Fashion Week
Red and green glasses are not much of a fashion statement – but this appears little obstacle for British fashion label Burberry, which is set to make history by broadcasting its upcoming catwalk show live in 3D. Continue Reading
Met chief Ali Dizaei JAILED for four years for perverting the course of justice
Commander Ali Dizaei, 47, was sentenced to four years in prison for misconduct and perverting the course of justice at London’s Southwark Crown Court. Continue Reading
Up to SIX INCHES of snow set to fall as Siberian blast brings return of the big freeze
Temperatures could fall to as low as -5c tonight and -6c tomorrow night, with biting winds making the days feel bitterly cold as well. Continue Reading
Industrial cleaner linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease
Workers exposed to tricholorethylene, a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. Continue Reading
Higher pay, shorter hours… but complaints about GPs soar 12 per cent in ONE year
Grievances lodged by patients totalled almost 40,000 – a rise of a quarter in a decade during which GPs have seen their pay increased massively and their workload slashed. Continue Reading
Cameron in personal attack on Brown for failing to stop expenses MPs ‘abusing parliamentary privilege’
David Cameron will today attack the ‘disgusting sight’ of MPs charged with expenses fraud trying to hide behind arcane parliamentary privilege rules to avoid prosecution. Continue Reading
Can therapy find me love? Divorced, single mother Anna Pasternak tries one last throw of the dice
When my beloved dog Wilfred died last November aged 20, it unleashed such reservoirs of grief that I began to realise his death was the tipping point. Continue Reading
Online video explodes
The online video market continued to grow in December, as nearly 178 million U.S. Internet users watched 33.2 billion videos in the month alone, said comScore last week. When broken down, the numbers mean that 86.5 percent of total U.S. Internet users watched online videos and averaged 187 videos per user. The average length video watched was 4.1 minutes, up from 3.5 minutes in a report from last March. Continue Reading
Emotional Alastair Campbell breaks down in TV interview on Iraq war ‘dodgy dossier’
Tony Blair’s chief spin doctor suddenly froze in his seat and appeared to be struggling to contain his emotions during an interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. Continue Reading
Make Cherie a Baroness! Extraordinary row over plan to elevate Mrs Blair to House of Lords
A political row is brewing over a controversial move to give Cherie Blair a peerage – making her the first PM’s spouse to be elevated to the Lords since Clementine Churchill. Continue Reading
Scientists discover new treatment for chronic pain condition
Scientists have discovered that treating the immune system of patients with complex regional pain syndrome leads to a significant reduction in pain. Continue Reading
Gordon Brown weeps on television as he talks about death of Jennifer
The PM wept in an interview with Piers Morgan and spoke of facing up to the possible premature death of his son Fraser, who has cystic fibrosis. Continue Reading
Make Cherie a Baroness! Extraordinary row over plan to elevate Mrs Blair to Lords
A political row is brewing over a controversial move to give Cherie Blair a peerage – making her the first Prime Minister’s spouse to be elevated to the Lords since Clementine Churchill. Continue Reading
The cost of loving index: Is it time to cash in your loyalty card?
If you stood by your partner despite his infidelity, shouldn’t you expect something in return? Give and take rather than tit for tat could save your marriage in the aftermath of an affair. Continue Reading
Microsoft discontinuing Xbox LIVE for Xbox gamers
Some thing aren’t built to last, but it might surprise you to find out Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE online gaming service turns out to be one of them. Continue Reading
Divorce UK: As countless women walk out of marriage in middle age, do they find freedom…or loneliness?
It’s a disturbing trend – countless women walking out of marriage in middle age. Do they find freedom … or loneliness? This special series examines one of the most divisive social issues of our age. Continue Reading
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