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Playgrounds 'no-go areas' as third of children have been injured
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Parents say it is no longer safe to let children play in parks
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One hour of extra small business productivity worth £7bn to economy
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On average, UK bosses spend 51 hours a week working – but only get five hours of sleep each night
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Experts and entrepreneurs offered chance to run own IT franchise
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Vodafone is looking for more than 300 franchise partners across the nation
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Building firm offered joiner role as receptionist because she's a woman
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Charlie says the company didn't realise she was a woman when they offered her the interview because of her name
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'Unscrupulous tattooists' warning as number of parlours explodes
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Concerns have been raised about the trend of recent years
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Student flooded with baby congrats after 'optical illusion'
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Rebecca and her boyfriend were confused at first, but then saw the funny side
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Woman left temporarily blinded in hospital after salon forgets to do allergy test on eyebrow tint
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Danielle Hubbard had visited the beauty salon to get her eyebrows tinted for the first time before going on holiday to Malta - but things went disastrously wrong
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Mum claims nose 'grew like Pinocchio' when old wives' tale came true during pregnancy
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Gabriela Garrido says that, two years after giving birth, her nose is still not the same as it used to be
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Eagle-eyed tradesman captures hilarious parking fail on video
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The driver was completely oblivious that their poor attempt at parking had left one of their real wheels sticking up in the air
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It would cost more than £5million a year to make the Back To The Future car roadworthy
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The 1982 DeLorean would be the most expensive car by far to run in real life, out of a list of Brits' top 10 favourite movie and TV vehicles
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'Liquid Brazilian butt lift' found on Instagram left mum in agony and fearing amputation
UK & World News
Laura Bassnett forked out £2,000 to have one litre of filler injected into her bum cheeks - but things went badly wrong
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Average UK salary falls almost £2,000 short of amount needed to cover essentials, study finds
UK & World News
As a result, 23 per cent of Brits feel they are struggling to make ends meet in the current financial crisis - rising to exactly a quarter of singletons or those living alone
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Girl rushed to hospital 'violently ill' after social media trend
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Mikayla Solomon feared her 12-year-old daughter was going to die
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Wales is the kindest part of Great Britain, study finds
UK & World News
Those in the country will carry out an average of eight acts of kindness each week - while the South East and East of England trail behind, with just six and a half
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Sir Richard Branson 'sails' around London - handing out 200 free Virgin cruise tickets
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The business magnate took to the streets of London on board a double-decker bus - modelled after his real-life cruise liner, Scarlet Lady
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Pretty Little Thing skirt 'big enough for sleeping bag, curtains or BFG'
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Naomi Lashington filmed her reaction as she kept unfolding the skirt
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B&Q kitchen smashes mum's entire £4,000 Emma Bridgewater collection
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Maria Kimble woke up to two of her kitchen larder cabinets having come away from the wall
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One in 10 young adults say they never tuck into a traditional British fry-up, study finds
UK & World News
Over a third are concerned about the calorie count in the meal, believing it to be too greasy or fatty - while three in 10 feel it simply takes too long to prepare
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Helen Skelton takes a stroll in London park with a huge 'dog' - made out of mop heads
UK & World News
'Mop', the animatronic Hungarian sheepdog, measures two metres high and three metres long - and was built to represent how much time Brits spend cleaning up after their pets and their kids
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Woman shares how she reached top of company that employed 300 men
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When Linda joined, she was one of just 10 women
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Man facing three-year waiting list for dental work flies to Zagreb
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His teeth were falling out when he ate but Gohlem faced a long wait or a £25,000 bill in the UK
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Boss to run 28 miles and visit 21 restaurants along the way
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Andy missed entry to the London Marathon so he has made his own 28.1mile route taking in 21 venues
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Westminster Bridge targeted in testicular cancer campaign
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Nearly 500 silhouettes cast a cheeky shadow across the pavement of Westminster Bridge
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Children feel happiest when free to play their own way, research reveals
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Running around outdoors is over half of British kids' favourite thing to do (57%) with two-fifths wishing they could do it more (43%)
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Maria Kimble woke up to two of her kitchen larder cabinets having come away from the wall
'Jeremy Hunt should fix A1(M) bottlenecks to grow Stevenage sciences sector' says borough leader
Stevenage
Jeremy Hunt has pledged to grow the life science and space sectors, but will the A1(M) bottlenecks near Stevenage limit HM Treasury's ambitions?
ULEZ: Full list of the Hertfordshire roads on new border of the £12.50 charge zone
Hertfordshire
From August 29, London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand to on the border of Hertfordshire roads
Buntingford
Buntingford pool to shut when schools break up for Christmas - but campaigners raising cash to save venue
A Hertfordshire swimming pool will shut down at the end of term in December - which could be a temporary measure if Buntingford swimmers can raise enough money to save the venue
Where to enjoy the best roast dinner in Hertfordshire - according to you
St Albans
The debate has been settled once and for all
Herts Police officer nicknamed 'Danger' sacked for horrendous behaviour towards female colleagues
Welwyn Garden City
A Hertfordshire Constabulary officer was sacked after "a serious case of repeated misogyny" during training events in Welwyn Garden City
Horse put to sleep with non-survivable injuries after being struck by vehicle on A10 near Ware
A10
Herts Police officers attended as well as a vet, who advised the horse had suffered non-survivable injuries and was sadly put to sleep
Just 1,800 Herts households apply for council tax refund
Borehamwood
Roughly four per cent of Hertsmere homes applied for a council tax refund - which would not have covered the cost of a day trip from Bushey to London
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Home Bargains 'gorgeous' £10 outdoor candle makes your garden look 'lush' and keeps flies away
Home Bargains shoppers say they 'need' the gorgeous £10 outdoor candle for their gardens this summer
B&Q kitchen smashes mum's entire £4,000 Emma Bridgewater collection
Real Life
Maria Kimble woke up to two of her kitchen larder cabinets having come away from the wall
'Jeremy Hunt should fix A1(M) bottlenecks to grow Stevenage sciences sector' says borough leader
Stevenage
Jeremy Hunt has pledged to grow the life science and space sectors, but will the A1(M) bottlenecks near Stevenage limit HM Treasury's ambitions?
ULEZ: Full list of the Hertfordshire roads on new border of the £12.50 charge zone
Hertfordshire
From August 29, London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand to on the border of Hertfordshire roads
Buntingford
Buntingford pool to shut when schools break up for Christmas - but campaigners raising cash to save venue
A Hertfordshire swimming pool will shut down at the end of term in December - which could be a temporary measure if Buntingford swimmers can raise enough money to save the venue
Where to enjoy the best roast dinner in Hertfordshire - according to you
St Albans
The debate has been settled once and for all
Herts Police officer nicknamed 'Danger' sacked for horrendous behaviour towards female colleagues
Welwyn Garden City
A Hertfordshire Constabulary officer was sacked after "a serious case of repeated misogyny" during training events in Welwyn Garden City
Horse put to sleep with non-survivable injuries after being struck by vehicle on A10 near Ware
A10
Herts Police officers attended as well as a vet, who advised the horse had suffered non-survivable injuries and was sadly put to sleep
Just 1,800 Herts households apply for council tax refund
Borehamwood
Roughly four per cent of Hertsmere homes applied for a council tax refund - which would not have covered the cost of a day trip from Bushey to London