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Mother denied daughter’s organs
Mother in desperate need of a kidney transplant has been denied the organs of her dying daughter.
Laura Ashworth, 21, from Bierley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, died on 2 April, two days after an asthma attack.
Her mother Rachel Leake, 39, who has kidney failure, was at her bedside when she died at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Doctors attack ’supersize’ drinks
Increasingly large pub measures are pushing customers towards unsafe levels of drinking, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
RCP president Ian Gilmore accused the pub industry of acting irresponsibly and urged it to put its house in order
A Publican magazine survey found 14% of pubs offered only 250ml wine glasses – equivalent to a third of a bottle
Cuban leaders plan more reforms
Recently announced agricultural reforms in Cuba could be the springboard for more changes, says a state newspaper.
The official Granma newspaper also welcomes the lifting of restrictions in several sectors of the economy.
It will now be easier for state workers to own their homes and pass them on to their children. Wage limits are to be removed to allow more incentives.
Raul Castro named Cuban president
Fidel Castro stepped down last week after nearly half a century in charge.
Raul has in effect been president since Fidel had major surgery in July 2006. It is understood that he was the only nominee in a vote seen as a formality.
Living on rumour in Harare
Harare’s quiet was burst today, but there was no loud bang. It was a bit like a flat party balloon finally finding the flame of a candle.
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Friday was Zanu-PF Politburo day and the rumours which have persisted about the state of the nation, the future of politics and, of course, those long-awaited results did not go away.
With a police escort, independence war veterans marched through town towards the Zanu-PF headquarters to show their support.
The news
Mother denied daughter’s organs
mother in desperate need of a kidney transplant has been denied the organs of her dying daughter.
Laura Ashworth, 21, from Bierley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, died on 2 April, two days after an asthma attack.
Her mother Rachel Leake, 39, who has kidney failure, was at her bedside when she died at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Doctors attack ’supersize’ drinks
Increasingly large pub measures are pushing customers towards unsafe levels of drinking, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
RCP president Ian Gilmore accused the pub industry of acting irresponsibly and urged it to put its house in order
A Publican magazine survey found 14% of pubs offered only 250ml wine glasses – equivalent to a third of a bottle
Cuban leaders plan more reforms
Recently announced agricultural reforms in Cuba could be the springboard for more changes, says a state newspaper.
The official Granma newspaper also welcomes the lifting of restrictions in several sectors of the economy.
It will now be easier for state workers to own their homes and pass them on to their children. Wage limits are to be removed to allow more incentives.
Raul Castro named Cuban president
Fidel Castro stepped down last week after nearly half a century in charge.
Raul has in effect been president since Fidel had major surgery in July 2006. It is understood that he was the only nominee in a vote seen as a formality.
Living on rumour in Harare
Harare’s quiet was burst today, but there was no loud bang. It was a bit like a flat party balloon finally finding the flame of a candle.
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|
Friday was Zanu-PF Politburo day and the rumours which have persisted about the state of the nation, the future of politics and, of course, those long-awaited results did not go away.
With a police escort, independence war veterans marched through town towards the Zanu-PF headquarters to show their support.
A DOG CALLED GRK
GRK is about an English boy named Joshua Doder and his dog named GRK. Joshua and his parents lived in England and they wanted a vacation so they went to America so they could relax. When they went to America they did a lot of fun things. First they went site seeing to see all of the nice things like the statue of liberty and things like that. Second they ate some American food because in England they didn’t have all of the American foods. The last thing they went to was a museum to see the world’s most expensive statue. The man who owned it was taking it around the world so that every one would get a chance to see it. After the man finished he announced that him and his statue would be in New York for another day. When Joshua and his family went back to the hotel and the next day on the news that the statue had been stolen. After that happened Joshua wanted to investigate the robbery and he was angry because he had to go back to England. But he knew he had to stay for a few more weeks so when it was time to go to the airport he hid in the toilets and ran away. He started to wonder who did it and when he thought about the suspect he immediately went to the person and tried to catch him and the gold statue together when he finally did he reported it but he had no proof but eventually he caught the man and got him arrested and the golden statue was back to his owner
