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Shazia Mirza: Being a comedian is not as glamorous as it seems
'I spend most of my time driving up the M1 and sleeping in strange places. I am actually a lorry driver who tells jokes' I love the ordinary. Ordinary people, ordinary life, ordinary conversations about the price of eggs. I...
Help us through the pension maze
Pam Dean, 58, considers herself financially savvy and confident about handling her own fiscal affairs and those of her husband. During 37 years of marriage, Pam, who trained as a book-keeper, has taken responsibility for the...
Rising inflation piles pressure on our savings
Published Date: 21 November 2009 THE struggle to secure real returns from savings has intensified this week after it was revealed that inflation rose in October. Consumer price inflation (CPI), the government's preferred...
Sully teas up peace talks
DAVID SULLIVAN has invited new Birmingham owner Carson Yeung to thrash out a peace deal over a cuppa. Former City chief Sullivan wants an end to his feud with the new regime, who completed a £81.5million takeover last month....
Brothers visit Liverpool as part of public transport Children In Need trip
Nov 21 2009 by Staff Reporter, Liverpool Echo TWO brothers dropped into Liverpool as part of a cross-country trek to raise money for Children In Need. The city was one of 10 being visited by Chris and Karl King on public...
Rare gold medal found in Old Swan Jewellers up for auction
Nov 21 2009 by Laura Sharpe, Liverpool Echo Rare gold medal found in Old Swan Jewellers up for auction A RARE gold medal discovered by a jeweller is going under the hammer. The 20ct gold Life Saving Medal made by Tiffany & Co...
Hole lot of trouble for Daisy
An adventurous kitten had to be rescued by nine firefighters from a tiny three-inch gap outside her home in Wolverhampton. Four-month-old Daisy sparked the drama after becoming trapped between two garages in Beech Road, Oxley....
Freeview HD Timetable released
The BBC has just released their official timetable for the rollout of Freeview HD. Manchester and London will be getting Freeview HD at the start of December, as the Winter Hill and Crystal Palace transmitters get the upgrade -...
WIN LIFE-SIZE TERMINATOR STATUE AND BLU-RAY PLAYER
One lucky winner will get a life-size T-600 Terminator model, a Sony Blu-ray player, Terminator Salvation on Blu-ray and a pair of tickets for one day at the UK's biggest two-wheeled show, on from Nov 27-Dec 6 at Birmingham's NEC.
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed
Fiery soccer celebration, ground zero, big yellow taxis, meteor shower, the Taj Mahal reflected and more news and feature photos from around the globe. NBC News correspondents and producers across the U.S. shed light on the...
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