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Is Boeing Big Enough to Say It's Wrong... Or Is It Too Big to Do So?

Jane Sparrow | Posted 29.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Boeing, Language, Humility, Trust, De Havilland, Titanic, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Honesty, Safety, Business, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Boeing 787, UK Business, UK News
Jane Sparrow

"We stand behind its overall integrity" declares the official statement from Boeing regarding the grounding of its fleet of 787s. This brings images to my mind of 'Chemical Ali' - the Iraqi minister who declared that they were winning the war, as Baghdad burnt behind him.

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How to stay safe while banking: the double standard for women

Jane Fae | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Women, Jokes, Violence Against Women, Rape, Double Standards, Safety, Incitement, Violence, #Twitterjoketrial, Bankers, UK Lifestyle News
Jane Fae

Now listen very carefully - lawyers especially - I shall say this just the once: this is not incitement. Oh no. Definitely not. If, in any way, you sh...

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Getting to Grips With Winter Driving

Andy Dingley | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Bridgestone, Driving, Winter, Snow, Road Safety, Driving Tips, Safety, UK Weather, UK Transport, Cars, Driving in Snow, UK Lifestyle News
Andy Dingley

With plunging temperatures and bursts of sleet and snow working their way across the UK, making driving conditions at best unpredictable, and at worst, treacherous, tyres are more important than ever. Standard tyres fail to get to grips with the change in conditions. What can be done to combat this and keep us all moving?

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Drugs at Work? Social Experiment Gathers Pace

Josh Barrie | Posted 17.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Read More: Cannabis, Taking Drugs at Work, Drugs, Ecstasy, Drugs at Work, Work, Magic Mushrooms, Trees, Safety, UK Comedy News
Josh Barrie

Last year the Press Association reported a study that suggested at least one million Brits go to work with drugs in their system. The study carried ...

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If Olympic Cyclists Aren't Safe, Are Any of Us?

Ayesha Khan | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Cycling Safety, Bicycles, Safety, UK Sport, Opinion, Bicycling, Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, Road Safety, UK Lifestyle News
Ayesha Khan

Although it's a sad fact that every cyclist has to expect to be involved in the odd incident now and then, many have undoubtedly been shocked to see these cycling heroes knocked from their saddles.

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Case For Protection? Spraytect's Pepperspray For iPhone

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Women, Modern Parenting, Personal Protection, Safety, UK Lifestyle News

From texting your housemate because you've got no money for a taxi to calling 999 if you are in serious trouble, having a mobile phone to hand in cas...

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National Ugly Mugs Scheme - Protecting Sex Workers From Predators

Alex Bryce | Posted 14.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Prostitution, Rape, Police, Sex Workers, Sex, Safety, Pcc, Violence, Ukpolitics, Robbery, Sex Work, Prostitutes, UK Impact, UK News
Alex Bryce

Nobody should be denied the basic human right to police protection and access to the justice system.

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Ad Review: Volkswagen - A Crash Course to Shine

Josh Okungbaiye | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Television, Driving, Online Advertising, Advertising, Safety, Cars, Ddb Tribal, Makeup, Volkswagen, Video, UK News
Josh Okungbaiye

In order to channel a message effectively, sometimes the hard-hitting approach is needed to shake the audience into paying attention. 'A Crash Course ...

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Safer Cycling - It's All Our Responsibility

Adam Stones | Posted 18.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Bike Safety, Accident, Safety, Tour De France, Bicycling, Mark Cavendish, London, Cycling, Sustrans, The Times, Boris Johnson, UK News
Adam Stones

My bike has a new bell. It sounds a bit like a 1950s telephone; ringing loudly and insistently. At every reassuringly annoying 'ding-a-ling', pedestrians decide not to walk out blindly in front of me and even drivers abort unplanned turns. In short, it's fantastic.

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Protecting Children Online

Dr. James Lane | Posted 22.07.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Internet, Education, UK Teachers, Safety, Education Reform, Teachers, Schools, Video Games, Facebook, Parents, UK Tech News
Dr. James Lane

The crucial point is that simply learning about internet safety is not enough, children need to practise it. With the right nurturing, guidance and practice, children can then have the best possible preparation when the time comes to make the transition into more grown up social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

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Raising Motorway Speed Limit To 80MPH 'To Cost £1bn'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Government, Health Costs, Road Tax, Motorways, UK News, Speed Limits on Motorways, Speed Limit, Safety, 80mph, Road Casualties, News, Road Safety, UK News

Raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph will cost society an extra £1 billion a year, campaign groups said on Friday Fuel bills will cost up to ...

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WATCH: What If Texting And Driving Was A Mandatory Skill For Your Driving Test?

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Funny Safety Video, Driving Test, Video, Driving, Safety, Safety Video, UK Viral Videos, Texting While Driving, Slideexpand, Belgium, Road Safety, Driving While Texting, UK Comedy News

Texting while driving is a very bad idea. You know it's dangerous, we know it's dangerous, but it turns out there are people out there - mainly under ...

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'Cost-Saving' Home Births Proposed For Second-Time Mums

PA | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: NHS Reforms, Mother-and-Baby-Health, UK News, Midwives, UK Diet & Nutrition, Cost-Effectiveness, Safety, Slidewide, Home Birth, UK Parenting, Nhs, Childbirth, UK Lifestyle News

Giving birth at home may be the safest and cheapest option for women who already have children, a study claimed today. University of Oxford researc...

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Attacks On Motorists By Missile-Throwing Yobs On Increase

PA | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Attacks, UK News, Incidents, Motorists, Safety, Cars, Injury, Lancashire, Autoglass, Road Safety, UK News

Motorists are having to contend with scores of attacks a year by missile-throwing yobs, it was revealed today. One county police force reported tha...

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How Safe Can You Get?

Tim Fenton | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Politics, Commuting, Rail Travel, Railways, Transportation, Safety, UK Politics News
Tim Fenton

Travelling by train is, statistically, far safer than travelling by car - in terms of distance travelled, around ten times safer - but some persist in pushing the line that somehow the railway does not care about safety, or at least that it does not take it seriously enough.

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WATCH: Airbag Saves Professional Snowboarder's Life

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 09.02.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Avalanche Escape, Video, Extreme Sports, Snowboard, Safety, Snowboarding Airbag, Avalanche Rescue, UK Viral Videos, Snowboarding, Airbag, Avalance, Survival, UK Comedy News

'Snowboarder saved by airbag' - It doesn't seem to make any sense when it's written down, does it? But as this video proves, snowboarding airbags real...

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In Praise of Google

John Carr | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK Tech
Read More: Passwords, Online Security, Default Settings, Safety, Verification, Security, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Google, Cab, UK Tech News
John Carr

Anyone walking about on London's underground these past few days or reading a newspaper in the UK cannot have failed to notice the gigantic hoardings ...

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Letting it Right - how to Rent at University Safely

Bryony McIndoe | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Inventories, Safety, University Accomodation, Student Accomodation, Deposits, Landlords, Shared Housing, Flatmates, Propety, UK Students, UK Universities, UK Universities & Education News
Bryony McIndoe

Renting a property, especially if it's the first time, can be a tricky business - it's easy to get carried away with the excitement of living with your friends and forget about the technicalities.

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How Should Surgeons of the Future be Trained?

Dr Ayan Panja | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Surgery, Health, Training, Safety, Hospitals, Doctors, Public, Health Care, Nhs, UK News
Dr Ayan Panja

A few Thursdays ago I had the pleasure of visiting a special operating theatre at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. I was particularly excited as the hospital is part of my old alma mater, the Imperial College School of Medicine.

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Helmets Are Cool!

Sue Hedges | Posted 05.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Scooters, Helmet, Bmx, Children, Cool, Safety, Bike Riding, Campaign, Skateparks, Parents, UK Lifestyle News
Sue Hedges

As soon as he started to enjoy skateboarding and scootering, I felt nervous. He was watching videos on youtube for hours and then would go out and try to copy the tricks he had seen on the screen.

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Lucy Sherriff

Your Survival Guide To Freshers' Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 17.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: University, Clubbing, Education, Fresher's Week, Money, Safety, Tips, Eating, Clothes, Oceana, Students, Going Out, Survival Guide, UK Universities & Education News

It's not easy to start university. The nerves, the nightclubs, the new people. So, if you're worried about how you'll get on read our top 15 tips for ...

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Plane Diverted In Windscreen Crack Scare

PA | Posted 09.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Dublin, Plane, Glasgow, Safety, Transportation, Aeroplane, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A passenger aircraft had to make an unscheduled landing on Monday night after the pilot noticed a crack in the windscreen. The...

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