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The Ultimate Guide to Pest Control in Hornchurch, Essex

Hornchurch, located in the London Borough of Havering, is a peaceful suburb with beautiful parks, historic buildings, and a strong community feel. However, like any thriving residential area, Hornchurch is not immune to pest problems. From rodents and wasps to cockroaches and bed bugs, pests can quickly turn from a minor nuisance into a major issue.

Whether you're a homeowner, tenant, landlord, or business owner, ensuring that your property remains pest-free is essential for health, hygiene, and peace of mind. That’s where reliable, local pest control in Hornchurch, Essex comes...

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Survey reveals the top five causes of Christmas injuries

Almost 20 per cent of Brits will injure themselves cooking Christmas dinner, a survey* by personal injury specialist First4lawyers has revealed.

The survey, which looked at the top Christmas related mishaps that take place in the home, discovered that preparing and serving the biggest family meal of the year is the main cause of festive foul-ups.

The top five causes of injuries at Christmas are:

1. Cooking Christmas dinner (20%)

2. Cuts from broken tree ornaments (11%)

3. Falls from ladders of roofs installing lights and decorations (11%)...

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expecting a child

Good luck messages were flooding in this evening after St James's Palace announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby.

However the Duchess is currently spending a second night in hospital as a precaution after developing severe morning sickness and is expected to remain in hospital for a few days.

This afternoon the couple's own website crashed due the amount of traffic the announcement generated.

A statemnent posted earlier said: "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of...

Dorset conference to address public/private sector tensions

A high-profile Dorset conference this week (on Wed 5th December) will address the tensions between the public and private sectors.

Key note speakers will include influential figures from the worlds of business, education and government.

The event, at Bournemouth University this Wednesday, is being organized by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Dorset and held in conjunction with the university, business engagement organisation Business Solent and Poole-based chartered surveyors Align.

Warren Munson, chairman of the IoD in Dorset, said: “We’re thrilled to host this...

Dorset extend search for man wanted for serious sexual assault

Update: Dorset Police have informed us that Dean Goodwin has now been arrested.

Detectives searching for a suspected dangerous offender in connection with a serious sexual assault in neighbouring Dorset are renewing their appeal to the public as they continue their attempts to locate him.

Dean Goodwin, 32, is wanted on suspicion of committing a serious sexual assault against a woman in her 20s at an address in Poole in the early hours of Friday 23rd November 2012. Goodwin, who is from Poole, is white, five feet ten inches tall and has a stocky, muscular build. He has...

ABI calls for Government to support flood insurance fund

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for the Government to commit to a joint solution to ensure long-term affordable flood insurance for high-risk households.

The ABI has described the current state of talks aimed at reaching an agreement as being at an impasse. This follows the Government’s refusal to consider providing a temporary overdraft facility to a proposed not-for-profit special insurance fund for 200,000 high-risk households which will otherwise struggle to get affordable household insurance when the current arrangements come to an end next year....

Exeter Professor joins Nobel Week Dialogue

Nobel Laureates and world renowned scientists will gather on 9 December 2012 in Stockholm for the inaugural Nobel Week Dialogue, and University of Exeter philosopher of science Professor John Dupré will be among them.

The one-day meeting, on the theme of The Genetic Revolution and its Impact on Society, will take place the day before this year's Nobel Prize award ceremony as a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of the award of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins.

Participants will include seven...

Citizens Advice survey to hold payday lenders to account

As the new payday lending customer charter is launched, Citizens Advice Bureaux across the country are today releasing new figures demonstrating a worrying increase in the number of serious debt cases relating to payday loans.

The Citizens Advice service has seen a ten-fold increase in the proportion of clients receiving casework help with multiple debts which included a payday loan debt in the last four years. In the first quarter of 2009/10 only one per cent of CAB debt casework clients had at least one payday loan and in the same quarter last year this had risen to four per cent...

Healthcare Interior Design company launches new brand at national care show

Access 21 Care Interiors offering interior design exclusively for the care sector and specialists in dementia design unveiled its new brand at the Care Show at the NEC in Birmingham, the largest care-sector event in the UK. The innovative design company created the new logo to reflect its services as specialists in the healthcare market. The brand was developed by Plymouth-based ADG Architects.

The expanding Surbiton-based business works with clients across the South West and the UK as a whole designing across a full range of care schemes including general/extra care,...

4th season of 'Downton Abbey' confirmed

LONDON (AP) — British television channel ITV has confirmed that hit drama "Downton Abbey" will return for a fourth season.

Filming of eight new episodes for the award-winning period series will begin in southern England's Highclere Castle and London's Ealing Studios early next year.

ITV said Friday that as before, the opening and closing episodes will be feature-length, and that the series will continue the story of the Crawley family and their servants in the 1920s.

The channel said that an extended special episode for next Christmas is also planned.

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WHY IT MATTERS: The EU budget debate

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Issue: Europe's leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday to decide on how much the European Union, the political and economic partnership between 27 of the region's countries, will spend in the next seven years.

Compared to the size of the governments of its member states, the EU is very small. Yet it wields broad power, and that's why this week's fight over its spending is important.

The current budget proposal from the European Union's executive arm, the Commission, calls for a €1.03 trillion ($1.31 trillion) spending ceiling for 2014-2020. This...

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The Ultimate Guide to Pest Control in Hornchurch, Essex

Survey reveals the top five causes of Christmas injuries

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expecting a child

Dorset conference to address public/private sector tensions

Dorset extend search for man wanted for serious sexual assault

ABI calls for Government to support flood insurance fund

Exeter Professor joins Nobel Week Dialogue

Citizens Advice survey to hold payday lenders to account

Healthcare Interior Design company launches new brand at national care show

4th season of 'Downton Abbey' confirmed

WHY IT MATTERS: The EU budget debate

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