What possesses perfectly rational people to rise three hours before dawn, trek into the town centre, stand shivering in a line of fellow humans and make that frenzied, single-minded dash for some must-have bargain?
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No season’s cheer at council
Two thousand years after a star came to rest over a stable in Bethlehem, some people are still woefully ignorant of the Christmas message.
What else could explain the latest curious twists in the tale of the cross at Dudley Wood Methodist Church?
Embarrassing Premier
Is there anything this Government will not stoop to? It was bad enough that Blair should try to slip his interview by police investing cash for honours behind a smokescreen of post office closures and the Princess Diana crash inquiry.
When fatigue turns into killer
There cannot be a single driver who, at some time or another, has not got behind the wheel of their car knowing, in their heart of hearts, that they are too tired.
Methods put to test by a killer
The oldest trade in the world has always been one of the most dangerous. Women who sell their bodies on the streets run the risk of attack, disease and violent manipulation from pimps and brothel keepers.
Courage we should all learn from
There is no point in crying about it. That will do nothing at all. In a couple of short, simple sentences, Sam Hubble explains how it is to lose a leg and adapt to life with an artificial limb.
Nanny’s got it wrong
We live in a nanny state and the golden rule is that Nanny knows best - even when she has clearly got it wrong. Nanny, in the shape of government ministers and local councils, says traditional old folks’ homes are outdated.
Expect A&E units in every town
No-one denies that hospital casualty departments are in desperate need of reform. They are a national embarrassment. They are grim, angry places where bewildered citizens sit for hours, often in pain and shock, waiting to be treated.
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- The attitude for achieving
- Drivers face further costs
- Has GP care stayed in line?
- Will he really reform MoT rules?
- Changing the channel
- Global trade little comfort
- Chancellor’s lucky tax escape
- Gimmicks no substitute
- Super Nanny State
- Tony’s unfulfilled commitments
- Future looks grim
- Courts always find jail space
- Protect brave bobbies
- Let teenagers work at 16
- Losing more than a name
- Why silence is golden
- TV schedules aren’t a-changing
- Can we really be safer?
- Tragedy raises serious issues
- Environment is just an excuse
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Painful truth of detox regime
As long as people believe there is no gain without pain, the detox diets will be with us.