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Watchdog to act over firms who bombard new mothers with marketing material on NHS maternity wards
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Xbox One and PS4 release dates leaked by Toys'R'Us
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Decline in traditionally male industries, economic austerity and better opportunities for women mean more and more mums bring home the bacon
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They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes
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Microsoft to boost Xbox One specs ahead of launch to compete with PS4
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up
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Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes
Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters
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