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Harvard scientists say coffee ‘could halve risk of suicide’
Friday 26 July 2013
Study spanning two decades and surveying 200,000 men and women suggests protective effect of caffeine
Families keep McDonald’s UK sales on the rise
Tuesday 23 July 2013
McDonald’s UK has said that some British families are “running out” of cash ahead of payday, despite it posting another quarter of rising sales and enjoying its “busiest-ever” day of trading last month.
Indyplus videos: Honda's robot Asimo in action
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Fears of impending robot takeover rise as Honda's walking, talking interactive robot Asimo is running into the glitches in its new job as a museum guide. Watch him in action on the videos below:
AG Barr still keen on Britvic merger as sales fizz
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Despite the dire spring weather, Irn-Bru's maker AG Barr pushed up sales in a flat soft drinks market and yesterday said it was still keen to push on with a merger with its rival Britvic.
Going away? Don’t forget the cameras Mr Cameron
Sunday 26 May 2013
It’s difficult for senior politicians to take a break abroad. David Cameron came under fire for jetting off to Ibiza for the weekend in the midst of a terror alert. Which made the first-day-of-holiday photo shoot all the more crucial.
Mark Bridger tells Mold Crown Court he can't remember where he put April Jones' body
Thursday 23 May 2013
Bridger claims his memory went blank after he hit the five-year-old with a car
Daily grind: An expert's guide to making the perfect cup of coffee
Sunday 19 May 2013
If you thought that making a cup of coffee simply involved a teaspoon of instant and a splash of milk, wake up and smell the proverbial! The 14th World Barista Championship takes place this week, and here we provide an expert guide to perking up, courtesy of Ryan Cross of Ristretto Roasters in Portland, Oregon
Radio Stoke presenter Paula White pulled off-air for slurring her words and 'sounding drunk'
Tuesday 14 May 2013
BBC Radio Stoke presenter Paula White was taken off-air after slurring and appearing to be drunk.
Sunny side up: Furnishings for those who like to look on the bright side of life
Sunday 05 May 2013
1. Mushroom Crochet Pouf
One can of fizzy drink a day increases Type 2 diabetes risk by a fifth
Thursday 25 April 2013
Western lifestyles blamed as one in 20 UK adults now thought to suffer from the disease
London Marathon 2013: Tsegaye Kebede uses Olympic pain to seize dramatic triumph
Monday 22 April 2013
Ethiopian bizarrely not selected for London overhauls Mutai in final miles for second win
Policeman admits to poisoning
Tuesday 02 April 2013
A police detective has pleaded guilty to poisoning a colleague, a court official said.
Suspended coffee: what a wonderful idea
Friday 29 March 2013
Customers pay in advance for a coffee meant for someone who can’t afford one - it's a simple concept which should be introduced to coffee shops in the UK
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- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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