Are we supposed or expected to deduce from this that the Co-Op failed to "sign up"?

Local businesses have also reported positive effects, with surveys revealing a 20 per cent fall in the number of people stating they witnes...

"An irresistible urge to interfere in other peoples lives 'may be a sign of psychiatric illness'"

Spotted by Bob E in The Independent : The controversial finding comes in a major report, Prodnosing and Mental Health, published this week b...

"Anger at 'U-turn' over minimum alcohol pricing"

From the BBC : Downing Street has sought to play down reports the government has abandoned plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing in Eng...

It all seems a bit mad until you know who paid for it

From The Independent (h/t Bob E): Patients who exercise regularly and avoid fatty foods should go to the front of the queue for NHS operati...

"Alcohol sales under-reported by fifty per cent"

From the BBC : The amount of alcohol consumed in England is twice as high as reported sales figures, a study has decided. Counting units Uni...

Fun Online Polls: The EU Budget and Taxes on fizzy drinks

The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows : Did David Cameron get a good deal in the EU budget negotiations? Oh come...

Call for hiking boot tax in Budget

From the BBC : Leading safety campaigners are calling for a £20-per-pair levy on hiking boots to be included in this year's Budget. More...

Because as we know, children spend a lot of time in pubs

Some totally bizarre statistics rehashed by the BBC : There was a sharp fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with severe asth...

Sugar per 100g serving of breakfast cereal

My little girl had to compile this list for her science homework, we could't find it online so we traipsed down to the supermarket and c...

The relatively light burden of anorexia and bulimia

Another one emailed in by Bob E, from The Guardian : Victoria Taylor, a dietician at the British Heart Foundation, welcomed the campaign, bu...

Oh gosh, what a surprise...

... says Bob E, who emailed in this one-two-three-gotcha exchange between the Labour opposition, the civil servants and the Conservative gov...

Petulant Outbursts Of The Week

Both emailed in by Bob E. 1. From The Independent : It sounds too good to be true, coming at the end of the season of excess, but after one ...