News archive from Sunday, 06 May 2012, page 18
CAN MANCHESTER CITY END 44 YEARS IN THE SHADOW OF MAN UTD?
Roberto Mancini imposed a curfew on his Manchester City stars at the club's player of the year ceremony on Thursday night, insisting any celebrations must wait until the Premier League title has been secured. Party pooper Mancini sent all the players...
Gerrard backs cookery teaching push
Jamie Oliver and Steven Gerrard have joined forces with leading figures in health and education to ask the Government to fight obesity through cookery teaching in schools. In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, they call on him to introduce a...
TOON SPIRIT JUST DIVINE
Senegal strikers Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba, and French playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa, are all devout Muslims whose scintillating performances this season have certainly restored the faith of the Toon Army. Against all expectations, Newcastle are...
Eight suspected ticket touts held
Eight suspected ticket touts have been arrested as part of a clampdown ahead of this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games. Plain clothes officers from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Podium swooped on the suspected touts near Wembley Stadium,...
Drinking after heart attack studied
“Alcohol can help heart attack victims live longer,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that regularly consuming two alcoholic drinks a day gave heart attack survivors “a 42% lower risk of dying from heart disease” and 14% lower risk...
Blood vessels 'grown in lab'
British scientists may have found a way to grow “off the shelf” veins and arteries, The Daily Telegraph today reported. The newspaper said the discovery could potentially revolutionise treatment for a range of conditions. In the study behind the...
Family in tribute to 'hero' soldier
The children of a soldier killed by enemy mortar fire in Afghanistan have paid a touching tribute to their father saying: "We wish yesterday had never happened." Corporal Andrew Roberts, 32, died on Friday alongside Private Ratu Manasa...
Huge fall in deadly heart attacks
Heart attack deaths have halved in less than a decade, according to a major study of over 800,000 patients in England. The research has been extensively reported, with news sources suggesting a range of possible reasons, such as better treatments and...
Eight suspected ticket touts held
Eight suspected ticket touts have been arrested as part of a clampdown ahead of this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games. Plain clothes officers from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Podium swooped on the suspected touts near Wembley Stadium,...
Gerrard backs cookery teaching push
Jamie Oliver and Steven Gerrard have joined forces with leading figures in health and education to ask the Government to fight obesity through cookery teaching in schools. In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, they call on him to introduce a...
Polar bears 'bromance' blossoming
Polar bears Walker and Arktos have been spotted sleeping "nose to nose" since they officially moved in together at a wildlife park. The bears were introduced to each other last month when Arktos, four, arrived at Highland Wildlife Park near...
Antarctica team endures extremes in hope of showing the way to Mars
Alexander Kumar watched the sun set last night over Antarctica's dazzling white horizon. The next time he will see it will be in August. The accident and emergency doctor will spend the next four months without as much as a glimmer of natural light in...
Gerrard backs cookery teaching push
Jamie Oliver and Steven Gerrard have joined forces with leading figures in health and education to ask the Government to fight obesity through cookery teaching in schools. In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, they call on him to introduce a...
Gerrard backs cookery teaching push
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Polar bears 'bromance' blossoming
Polar bears Walker and Arktos have been spotted sleeping "nose to nose" since they officially moved in together at a wildlife park. The bears were introduced to each other last month when Arktos, four, arrived at Highland Wildlife Park near...
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