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14/09/2011
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PMQs Leads To Clash On Economy
David Cameron came under attack from Ed Miliband at Prime Ministers' Questions on Wednesday over the recent bad news on the economy. Amid renewed fears over the eurozone crisis, job losses and stalling growth the Prime Minister was forced to admit the new figures were "disappointing". Mr Cameron said he was doing "everything I can" to get people back into work. Labour leader Mr Miliband accused the Prime Minister of "spin" saying the private sector was not filling the gap left by coalition cuts. "What young people and their families are asking is, 'Where are the jobs?'"
Vitamin B Reduces Chance Of Alzheimer's
A new tablet containing high doses of B vitamins and folic acid has been found to reduce memory decline by 70% in some elderly people. According to research published on Wednesday, the pill also halved the rate of brain shrinkage in some patients, which is associated with forgetfulness that can lead to full blown Alzheimer's disease. A full scale national trial on the effectiveness of the vitamin B pill is expected to begin within the next year. In future people could be tested for vitamin B levels in middle age and alter their diet to boost their chances of remaining healthy, researchers said.
British Holiday Maker 'Held In Somalia'
The British woman abducted in Kenya by a gang that murdered her husband is being held in the city of Kismayo in southern Somalia, it has emerged. A Somali news agency has reported the Islamic militant group al-Shabaab is holding Judith Tebbutt after she was taken to Kismayo in Somalia's Lower Juba region on Monday and will be presented to the media by militants at a press conference. The gang who killed her 58-year-old husband David in the early hours of Sunday morning snatched Mrs Tebbutt, 56, from the remote Kiwayu Safari Village, close to the Kenyan border with Somalia. Mrs Tebbutt, believed to be deaf and to wear a double hearing aid, is said to have been bundled into a boat which sped away from the isolated island resort.
(DW/GK)
David Cameron came under attack from Ed Miliband at Prime Ministers' Questions on Wednesday over the recent bad news on the economy. Amid renewed fears over the eurozone crisis, job losses and stalling growth the Prime Minister was forced to admit the new figures were "disappointing". Mr Cameron said he was doing "everything I can" to get people back into work. Labour leader Mr Miliband accused the Prime Minister of "spin" saying the private sector was not filling the gap left by coalition cuts. "What young people and their families are asking is, 'Where are the jobs?'"
Vitamin B Reduces Chance Of Alzheimer's
A new tablet containing high doses of B vitamins and folic acid has been found to reduce memory decline by 70% in some elderly people. According to research published on Wednesday, the pill also halved the rate of brain shrinkage in some patients, which is associated with forgetfulness that can lead to full blown Alzheimer's disease. A full scale national trial on the effectiveness of the vitamin B pill is expected to begin within the next year. In future people could be tested for vitamin B levels in middle age and alter their diet to boost their chances of remaining healthy, researchers said.
British Holiday Maker 'Held In Somalia'
The British woman abducted in Kenya by a gang that murdered her husband is being held in the city of Kismayo in southern Somalia, it has emerged. A Somali news agency has reported the Islamic militant group al-Shabaab is holding Judith Tebbutt after she was taken to Kismayo in Somalia's Lower Juba region on Monday and will be presented to the media by militants at a press conference. The gang who killed her 58-year-old husband David in the early hours of Sunday morning snatched Mrs Tebbutt, 56, from the remote Kiwayu Safari Village, close to the Kenyan border with Somalia. Mrs Tebbutt, believed to be deaf and to wear a double hearing aid, is said to have been bundled into a boat which sped away from the isolated island resort.
(DW/GK)
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