From Oliver Twist to A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens highlighted poverty and squalor. But did he really help change things?
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Did Dickens really save poor children and clean up the slums?
From Oliver Twist to A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens highlighted poverty and squalor. But did he really help change things?
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Did Dickens really save poor children and clean up the slums?
All but one household in Sodeto, Spain, held at least a piece of a winning ticket in the Christmas lottery’s huge first prize of $950 million, the biggest ever.
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Sodeto Journal: Tiny Village of Sodeto Wins Big in Spain’s Lottery
Tesco reports a fall in UK sales over Christmas and says it expects “minimal” profit growth in 2012, as other high profile retailers also report tough times.
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Tesco festive trade ‘disappoints’
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has reported another “record breaking” Christmas as sales rose modestly on last year.
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Sainsbury’s sales hit new record
Troubled retailer HMV reports a sharp fall in sales for the Christmas period but notes a slowing in the decline of its music and film business.
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HMV reports Christmas sales slump
The Leveson Inquiry into press standards is to hear evidence from senior figures in the newspaper industry when it resumes for the first time since Christmas.
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Leveson to hear from Sun editors
Third time’s a charm. Drew Barrymore is reportedly engaged to her art consultant boyfriend, Will Kopelman, according to Us Weekly and People. The couple, who have been dating for at least a year, got engaged in Sun Valley, Idaho, over the Christmas holiday, according to the magazines. Us offers a sweet quote from a Kopelman “insider” — “He’s madly in love and knows she’s The One” — while People lets us know that they ate organic salads at a local cafe. Read full article > >
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Drew Barrymore reportedly engaged to Will Kopelman
Waitrose says it has had a “strong” Christmas after reporting a 3.8% rise in like-for-like sales.
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Waitrose has ‘strong’ Christmas
John Lewis reports an “outstanding” rise in sales and bigger market share at its department stores during the Christmas period.
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‘Outstanding’ sales at John Lewis
More than a billion apps were downloaded during Christmas, with UK consumers proving to be big enthusiasts.
Breakdown companies are bracing themselves for one of their busiest days of the year, as drivers return to work after the Christmas break.
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VIDEO: Busiest day for car breakdown firms
Science! Sometimes it tells us things that are terrifying, sad or disturbing, but today science is telling us to go ahead and keep drinking. Hurrah! If you're anything like us (and Bacchus help you if you are), your Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of people eschewing alcohol for the month of January in an attempt to reset their liver and “detox” from holiday overconsumption . We're all for people doing whatever it takes to grasp control of their health and do what it takes to feel better. Problem is, this particular is useless according to doctors at the British Liver Trust . According to an article in today's Daily Mail , “the so-called ‘Janopause’ – when drinkers cut out alcohol for only the first month of the year – is ‘medically futile’ and fails to rejuvenate the liver in the long term.” The piece goes on to note that eliminating alcohol altogether tends to lead to excess imbibing in the following months – which is pretty much antithetical to what you were trying to do in the first place. So what's the solution? In England, news sources report that Prime Minister David Cameron is considering ordering officials to come up with a plan to institute a minimum price for alcohol in stores in order to curb consumption. Here in the land of the free and home of the brave, federal interference with alcohol access has never proven especially popular with its citizenry, so it's up to individual drinkers (and their doctors, loved ones and clergyfolk) to decide. Our approach: pay attention to drinking from desire, rather than habit. Yes, you may often split a bottle of wine with a loved one, but a device like a vacuum wine saver will keep the remainder fresh for the next day or two. Half bottles offset the effect of the psychological drive to finish the whole bottle and boxed wine , which allows for easy single pours, has come into its own. We've also taken to alternating cocktails with alcohol-free, but incredibly festive (and low-calorie) drinks like seltzer with just a splash of fruit juice and frozen fruit, or club soda with Rose's Lime Cordial and a slash of Tabasco sauce (which is much more delicious than it sounds). No, we don't have to drink, but we like to drink and if it's done in moderation, hey – cheers to that. And to our friend, science. View This Poll More about science and hangover cures
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Poll – Are you losing the booze in ’12?
Rail commuters preparing to return to work after the Christmas break face fare rises of up to 11% from Monday, watchdog Passenger Focus says.
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Commuter pain as rail fares rise
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in areas targeted by Islamist militants, who killed dozens on Christmas Day.
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