And this one makes me sad..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7462934.stm
“The number of abortions among girls aged under 16 rose by 10% to 4,376 in 2007, official figures for England and Wales show.
In the under 14s, abortions rose by 21% from 135 in 2006 to 163 last year.
The number of abortions in all women rose by 2.5% with the highest rate in [...]

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Is anyone else cross about this..?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7460452.stm..
“Tanker drivers delivering fuel for Shell have been offered a 14% pay increase over two years after their four-day strike hit UK fuel supplies.
The increase will be worth 9% in the first year and 5% in the second, taking average annual earnings to £41,750.
Drivers and union officials rejected an earlier offer [...]

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Sorry…

I know that not many people regularly read my offerings, but for those who do pop in for time to time, I’m sorry I haven’t blogged much. I’ve been feeling rather ‘blah’, as a good friend put it this morning, and haven’t really felt like doing much. There have been various things that have been [...]

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Tagged again – Authors

I’ve been tagged by Karen, over at Fresh As A Daisy, and this one is about authors…
1. Who is your all-time favourite author, and why?
Sorry, but that one has got to be impossible! Over the years I have read so many  books, by so many authors, there isn’t just one who stands out.
2. Who was [...]

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