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Patients waiting two years for treatment as NHS “reaches breaking point”

Elaine Binns has been waiting more than two years for the correct treatment for a severe skin condition

By Leanne Simmons

A PATIENT who has been waiting for treatment for nearly two years for a severe skin condition agrees with the British Medical Association’s claim that the NHS is at “breaking point”.Read More »Patients waiting two years for treatment as NHS “reaches breaking point”

Teaching union “sympathetic” over extortionate holiday prices, as Supreme Court decides if term-time breaks should be banned

Leeds mother Cheryl Clare and her daughter Molly-May on holiday in 2016

By Leonie Stanton

A TEACHING union has criticised travel companies for penalising parents by inflating prices of holidays outside of term-time.Read More »Teaching union “sympathetic” over extortionate holiday prices, as Supreme Court decides if term-time breaks should be banned

Animal rights activists PETA hit back at “laughable” campaign to ban fur on Warhammer game figurines

Photo courtesy of Games Workshop, makers of the Warhammer game, which has been targeted by animal rights campaigners for its depiction of characters wearing fur

By Bethany Armer

AN ANIMAL rights group has admitted many people are laughing at its latest campaign to ban plastic toy figurines from wearing “fur”.Read More »Animal rights activists PETA hit back at “laughable” campaign to ban fur on Warhammer game figurines

National Pizza Day is the perfect excuse to break those New Years Resolutions

Pepperoni pizza is the most popular topping in the US and UK.

By Shannon Bruce

The word “pizza” was first documented in Gaeta in Italy in 997 AD, although the actual word was originally spelt “Pitsa” meaning “pie” in Italian. Even though the traditional toppings of today’s modern culture are very much savoury, the first pizzas were intended to be sweet and actually made for desert instead of a main.
Baker Raffaele Esposito in Naples was said to be the first person to make a pizza.
In 1889, he made a “pie” topped with mozzarella, basil and tomatoes, ingredients to match the colours of the Italian Flag in honour of King Umberto and Queen Margherita’s visit to Naples. Apparently the Queen loved the pizza so much that it became known as the Margherita.

NATIONAL PIZZA Day blew up on the internet yesterday and created the perfect excuse to tuck into a slice or two.Read More »National Pizza Day is the perfect excuse to break those New Years Resolutions