May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Call for junk food ads ban to tackle soaring child diabetes

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A GROUP of more than 100 diabetes experts has called for laws banning all forms of advertising of “unhealthy foods” that targets children. The specialists, brought to together by the Royal College of Physicians of […] […]

Police Foil Bomb Plot in Jersey City Pizzeria

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Police in Jersey City have foiled what they’re saying was a bomb plot that could have destroyed part of the city’s Heights section. Deputy Police Chief Peter Nalbach says the primitive bomb, consisting of a […] […]

Operation to reduce city centre violence leads to 40 arrests

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FORTY people were arrested during a police operation aimed at reducing violent incidents in Derby. The number of officers in the city centre on weekend evenings was increased dramatically by 50% during the crackdown. And […] […]

Celebrities add sparkle but winners are the stars of a night to remember

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FROM caring for a seriously-ill relative to helping disabled children play cricket, all of last night’s Community Champions were winners for very different reasons. They ranged in age from 14 to 81 – but each […] […]

Man critical after town centre attack leaves him with serious head injuries

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A 24-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was attacked in Burton town centre. The victim suffered a serious head injury and was taken to the town’s Queen’s Hospital. He was […] […]

Ricky Trooper’s mom worried over US probe

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NEW YORK, USA — The mother of popular music selector Ricky Trooper is “worried and deeply concerned’ that her son is being investigated by United States authorities, who maintain that he waved a real gun […] […]

Gay protest at Emancipation Park

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HUMAN rights and gay activists held a short protest outside Emancipation Park in New Kingston this morning to coincide with today’s International Day Against Homophobia. Held between 8:00 to 8:30 am the protest was intentionally […] […]

Child rapist broke parole because his unit home was too hot, lawyer says

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A CONVICTED child rapist who fled the Victorian residential unit where he was ordered to live under his parole conditions will use human rights laws to defend his breach of the court order. The man, […] […]

Female UK soldiers told to carry condoms after army baby boom

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FEMALE soldiers going to Afghanistan have been told by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to carry condoms after an alarming rise in pregnancies while on tour. An advert in official Army magazine Soldier warns […] […]

Death in Dubai: Suspect in Mabhouh killing ‘had genuine British passport’

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The emirate of Dubai has named a British citizen as a 19th suspect of the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the Hamas official murdered in the emirate four months ago, apparently by a group that included […] […]