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Archive for April, 2008

The 40 books that inspired Sebastian Faulks

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

They range from the delights of Dr Dolittle to the darkness of A
Clockwork Orange, the books that should be on everyone’s shelves.

Opera festival has to find new stage

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

An opera festival set in a Jacobean manor house is being forced to find a new home.

Local Election 2008: How the parties could fare

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Local Election 2008: Election timetable

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Worst of credit crunch may be over, says BoE

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The worst of the credit crisis may now be over and markets could soon be on the road to recovery, the Bank of England has declared.

150 bail hostels built in secret

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Hundreds of bail hostels are being covertly set up in residential areas across England and Wales to house criminals released early from overcrowded jails.

Local Election 2008: Results to look out for

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Peter’s fiancée converts to save succession

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Peter Phillips, the Queen’s eldest grandson, will not have to surrender his place in the succession after his fiancée renounced her Roman Catholic faith.

Local Election 2008: Tories eyeing Labour’s northern heartlands

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Results in a cluster of council elections in the North hold the key today to whether David Cameron is on course for victory in a general election.

Unhealthy lifestyle increases women’s heart risk

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Younger women are putting themselves at risk of heart disease by drinking, smoking and overeating, say experts.

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