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		<title>Why charity shopping may be fashion’s next big thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli on the joys of delving through charity shops on the hunt for bargains and how it could just be coming back into fashion.]]></description>
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		<title>Are plastic bags a shopper&#8217;s right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli on the case for the plastic bag - is it right to charge for each one or should they be free for shoppers?]]></description>
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		<title>Gok Wan’s Fashion Roadshow hits Birmingham&#8217;s Bullring</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion blogger Emma Iannarilli watches Gok Wan film his fashion roadshow at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham last week.]]></description>
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		<title>London Fashion Week &#8211; the survival guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli shares her experience of London Fashion Week and gives tips on how to survive such an event.]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers deserve praise for reaction to the riots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli praises Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich's retailers for their fight-back after the riots.]]></description>
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		<title>A woman’s right to comfy heels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli on balancing the desire to look good in heels against feeling more comfortable in flats.]]></description>
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		<title>The curse of bad customer service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli on having to put up with bad customer service and why companies should go the extra mile to keep customers happy.]]></description>
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		<title>Why are the Midlands left off the fashion map?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/2011/07/20/why-are-the-midlands-left-off-the-fashion-map/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emma Iannarilli asks why the Midlands always seems to be left out when it comes to the big fashion and shopping events.]]></description>
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		<title>A survival guide to the summer sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli gives her top six tips to make the most of the summer sales - and avoid coming back with armloads of clothes never to be seen again.]]></description>
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		<title>Jane Norman and the disappearing high street names</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/2011/06/30/jane-norman-and-the-disappearing-high-street-names/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli blogs on the sad demise of Jane Norman and the other well-known brands that are disappearing from our high streets.]]></description>
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		<title>Why we need to save our high streets</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2011/05/30/why-we-need-to-save-our-high-streets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/2011/05/30/why-we-need-to-save-our-high-streets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emma Iannarilli on the need to save our high streets, in the face of growing competitions from online shopping and out-of-town retail parks.]]></description>
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		<title>Special Mothers&#8217; Day for Walsall IVF family</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/04/03/special-mothers-day-for-walsall-ivf-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/04/03/special-mothers-day-for-walsall-ivf-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today will be a very special day for Kelly Hammond as she celebrates her first Mothers' Day with twins Finley and Neve.]]></description>
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		<title>Tributes paid to Trudy Shingler</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/02/12/tributes-to-tragic-trudy-shingler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/02/12/tributes-to-tragic-trudy-shingler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She had beauty, brains and everything to live for, but tragic Trudy Shingler had still managed to achieve so much before her death, aged just 35.]]></description>
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		<title>£8 million payout over superbug tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/01/15/8-million-payout-over-superbug-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/01/15/8-million-payout-over-superbug-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mother has been awarded an £8 million damages payout from Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust after her daughter was left severely disabled by a cocktail of hospital superbugs.]]></description>
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		<title>International model Ruth Crilly hands out beauty tips</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/2010/08/18/international-model-ruth-crilly-hands-out-beauty-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/2010/08/18/international-model-ruth-crilly-hands-out-beauty-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a career that spans almost 10 years and reads like a Who’s Who of fashion, Birmingham born international model and beauty blogger Ruth Crilly has been flying the flag for her home town while jetting around the world’ s glamorous locations, working for top photographers, fashion brands and magazines.]]></description>
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		<title>Kelly Brook promotes new workout</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/2010/07/16/kelly-brook-promotes-new-workout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Model Kelly Brook shows off her figure as she promotes Jukari's new  workout &amp; she reveals which bit of her body she's not that happy  with.]]></description>
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		<title>My brush with fame as Dancing on Ice judge</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2010/05/03/my-brush-with-fame-as-dancing-on-ice-judge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was Women's Editor Maria Cusine skating on thin ice when she agreed to be a judge on the live tour of one of television's top dancing shows?]]></description>
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		<title>Strictly stars waltz into city on tour</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/10/10/strictly-stars-waltz-into-city-on-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelly Brook, Austin Healey and Mark Ramprakash will be waltzing into the West Midlands in the new year when the glitz and glamour of Strictly Come Dancing arrives in the region, it was announced today.]]></description>
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		<title>Come dine with me &#8211; for real!</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/09/17/come-dine-with-me-for-real/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/09/17/come-dine-with-me-for-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life for Black Country mother Natalie Middleton has been full of sugar and spice and all things nice since winning the hit TV show Come Dine With Me in May.]]></description>
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		<title>City mother in X Factor challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/08/22/city-mother-in-x-factor-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hit talent show X Factor returns to TV screens tonight – and two sets of wannabes from the Black Country are certain to be tuning in.]]></description>
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