Sportsmail’s guide to Super League XIII
January 31st 2008
A club-by-club guide to Super League XIII
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Archive for January, 2008
NHS pays American executive £100,000 just to live in London (on top of his £185,000-a-year salary)
January 31st 2008
An American executive is being paid £100,000 a year by the NHS to meet the cost of living in London, it emerged last night. The £8,400-a-month accommodation deal for Chan Wheeler, the new commercial director of the NHS, is on top of his £185,000-a-year salary
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Harmful food additives that trigger hyperactive behaviour in children must be banned, say MPs
January 31st 2008
A legal ban on artificial food additives which trigger hyperactive behaviour in children has been demanded by peers and MPs from all parties. The Parliamentary Food and Health Forum published a report arguing the action is vital to protect children’s health
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Chimp virus vaccine ‘could wipe out malaria’
January 31st 2008
A vaccine that could eradicate malaria has reached the stage of human trials. The jab is based on a virus which causes colds and stomach trouble in chimpanzees but does not harm humans
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The Transfer Window - Final day
January 31st 2008
All the comings, goings, gossip and news as the Transfer Window has just two more days of being open - updated throughout the day
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Lorry driver killed as Britain is battered by blizzards and Arctic gales
January 31st 2008
January blew out with a vengeance yesterday as 80mph winds brought chaos around the the country and claimed the life of a lorry driver. And today a new wave of weather misery will batter Britain, with much of the country facing disruption from blizzards and icy conditions
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British Olympic cyclist’s father found dead in Australia in ’suspicious circumstances’
January 31st 2008
The father of triple Olympic medal-winning British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has been found dead in Australia in suspicious circumstances
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Vicar arrested over the suspected murder of Bafta-nominated make-up artist wife
January 31st 2008
The vicar husband of a Bafta-nominated make-up artist was today arrested on suspicion of her murder - days after reporting her missing. Diane Chenery-Wickens, 48, who has worked on Dead Ringers and The League Of Gentlemen, has not been seen since last Thursday. Police said she was last seen by her husband, David, before she attended a meeting at the BBC
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Celtic fan Tynes can win it for New York says the QPR-supporting first Briton to win a Super Bowl ring
January 31st 2008
Scott McCready, the first Briton to win a Super Bowl ring, will be keeping a close eye on Lawrence Tynes on Sunday night as he attempts to become the second. Tynes, the New York Giants kicker, is a 29-year-old Celtic supporter from Greenock
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Pope condemns human cloning and stem cell research
January 31st 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has issued a forceful condemnation of human cloning and destructive experimentation on embryos
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