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  • Benefits lost over Facebook photos
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-23T07:14:53

    A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave who said she lost her benefits because of photos on Facebook is fighting to get them reinstated.

  • Santa's grotto proves very popular
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-23T07:14:53

    Shoppers from as far afield as the United States and Australia are bringing their children to the traditional Christmas grotto at Selfridges, store chiefs said.

  • Cat survives trip from Egypt
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-23T07:14:53

    A stowaway cat survived a trip from Egypt after it became trapped in a container ship, a council has said.

  • Baby joy for astronaut in orbit
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-23T07:14:53

    Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a father again after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time.

  • Being too clean 'has drawbacks'
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-23T07:14:53

    Being too clean may impair the skin's ability to stay healthy and heal itself, new research suggests.

  • Speedy baby girl is named after car
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-19T13:47:37

    A couple have revealed the unusual birthplace that inspired their baby girl's name - not Brooklyn or Paris ... but a people carrier.

  • Letters to Santa go unanswered
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-19T13:47:37

    Thousands of children around the world are set to be disappointed this Christmas if they write to the jolly man at the North Pole and expect a reply.

  • DNA matchmaking for better sex
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-19T13:47:37

    A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA, touting the benefits of biological compatibility.

  • Unruly girl, 10, tasered by police
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-19T13:47:37

    A US police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl has been suspended - not for using the weapon but for not having a video camera attached when he used it.

  • Tasty swine flu remedy for soldiers
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-19T13:47:37

    Moldova's Army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.

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