Lonely of London? You Are Not Alone. (Londonist)
London’s lonely are apparently on the increase, and we are also the loneliest city in the UK, with almost 30% of us claiming that we feel isolated. So says a new report commissioned by the BBC and carried out by socially scientific bods at Sheffield University . The same study group concluded that there are also greater extremes of wealth and poverty in the capital. So far so obvious: ever ...
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Population is older and lonelier (BBC News)
People living in Devon and Cornwall are generally older and lonelier than elsewhere in the UK, a BBC survey finds.
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Obama’s foreign crises (Online Journal)
The carnage in Mumbai by young, well-trained gunmen is the latest chapter in the world’s most complex web of problems today. Not only is it bound to have new consequences, it also throws up fresh challenges for all concerned, not least for America’s president-elect, Barak Obama.
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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao bout to start dominoes (Los Angeles Times)
Boxing will play a 'what's next?' game of intrigue that is likely to make Ricky Hatton the chosen one in matchups that could land in London or Dubai. Boxing fans are on edge these days, not unlike your 6-year-old in the back seat on a long trip.
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