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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Schizophrenia memory differences

People with schizophrenia use different areas of their brain to process some short-term memories, research suggests. The finding by US scientists might help explain why the condition is often linked with enduring memory problems.

13 Mar 2008
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Mother's fight to save son's life

A mother whose toddler son uses Viagra to stay alive says a review into the cost of providing stronger drugs for his condition may put his life at risk. Oliver Sherwood, two, currently takes Viagra four times a day to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) which can kill sufferers within two years.

13 Mar 2008
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Family want brain damage son home

The father of a 16-year-old boy who is severely disabled after choking on chewing gum in bed says he wants him to live at home again. Rhys Thomas, of Holywell, Flintshire, has been blind and unable to move or speak since his parents found him unconscious last October. He is now living at a Colwyn Bay care home for people with brain injuries.

13 Mar 2008
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Lynne Beaumont

Linda Doesn't Live Here, Any More

Councillors in Shepway have reacted with astonishment at the news that the official magazine of Shepway District Council, "Shepway Today", has given the address of Cllr Linda Oliver, as North Road, Hythe, when she now lives in Bath.

12 Mar 2008
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Budget is a great green cop out

Today's budget is a green cop out which kicks the difficult decisions on environmental taxes into the long grass and offers no help to the millions of hard pressed families struggling to make ends meet, according to Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg.

12 Mar 2008
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