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  • Brit school offers bra lessons for girls aged 11

    A high School in Derby, England is teaching girls as young as 11 how to fit their first bra and about breast health. These bra lessons are being given to help them negotiate the difficulties of growing up, the Daily Express reported. The programme was developed by Primary teacher Karan Hopkinson to make bra fitting less scary and embarrassing. Karan, who is school primary curriculum leader at ...

  • Report MI5 Tried to Recruit Woolwich Murder Suspect

    British police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism who was reportedly a friend of one of two suspects in Wednesday's brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street. The friend, identified as Abu Nusaybah, was arrested Friday night, immediately after giving a television interview to the BBC about suspect Michael Adebolajo. In the interview, Nusaybah claimed ...

  • New Man U boss Moyes imprints identity by axing Fergies backroom staff

    New Manchester United boss David Moyes has started to imprints his own identity on the club by wielding the axe on former boss Sir Alex Ferguson's backroom staff at United. The former Everton boss booted out No.2 Mike Phelan, who had been Ferguson's right-hand man since 2008, and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, as he reportedly wants his own assistants in Old Trafford, the Mirror reports. The ...

  • Exhausted Vettori faces black cloud over Test future after Leeds Test pull out

    According to the New Zealand media, master spinner Daniel Vettori has a black cloud hovering over his Test-playing future after he pulled out of the second test against England at Leeds, fearing that his body cannot cope with the strenuous exertion in the five days that will follow. According to Stuff.co.nz, although the former captain was poised to overtake Stephen Fleming for a record 112th ...

  • Prince William very excited about becoming dad

    Prince William is very excited at the prospect of becoming a father, the chief executive of a charity has revealed. "He is looking forward to being a dad. He's very excited about it," People magazine quoted Seyi Obakin, chief executive of the charity Centrepoint - whose aim is to help homeless young people -, as saying. During the secret visit to Centrepoint's Bruce House in London earlier ...


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The Corporation [DVD]

The Corporation [DVD]

Like Michael Moores Fahrenheit 9/11, a film with which is its inevitably compared because of their temporal proximity and similar political stances, The Corporation probably wont tell you anything terribly new. But, it does compact a great deal of complex information into ... ...

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  • Learn about new wellbeing centre today

    , Reporter People worn down by the daily grind are being invited to learn more about a new wellbeing centre opening in the summer. Visit Epsom's market place this Sunday to meet some of the team behind the Wellbeing Centre, which will be part of the Longmead Community Centre. The centre will focus on enhancing wellbeing and supporting independent living and offer everything ...

  • London to Brighton walk follows in fathers footsteps

    A Hampton man walked in his father's footsteps by completing a mammoth charity trek 50 years to the day of his father's feat. Bryan Searle walked 55 miles from London to Brighton to raise money for Diabetes UK and the Alzheimer's Society. The 49-year-old was joined by his Surrey County Council colleagues and left Westminster Bridge at 11pm on Friday, May 10 - the same ...

  • Stars gather for Morecambe and Wise plaque

    A blue plaque commemorating a comedy duo whose career and friendship lasted more than 40 years was put up in front of a showbiz audience. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, also known as Morecambe and Wise or Eric and Ernie, worked together in variety, radio, film and television from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. The Heritage Foundation replaced a plaque at Teddington Studios ...

  • Tooting Teen with construction aspirations named Wandsworth Young Person of the Year

    Rachel Penfold with her award A 19-year-old girl who left school with few GCSEs and a desire to work in the construction industry has been named Wandsworth Young Person of the Year. Rachel Penfold, from Tooting, picked up a trophy, certificate and cheque for 500 after being recognised during a celebration of remarkable young people at Wandsworth's Civic Suite last week. After ...

  • Reigate festival-goers invitation to dress as Victorians

    News The Reigate Community Festival will take place in Priory Park, Reigate, on Saturday, June 29. With a Victorian theme, visitors are being invited to dress in period costume if they wish, in keeping with the Victorian-style events and stalls. There will also be charcoal burning in Priory Park from Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30, with people interested in helping and ...

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