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Kids of all ages tackle wild building project

Unique attraction: Go back to nature at the Eden Project.

10:50am Tuesday 30th September 2008

WHO said old fashioned (and cheap) activities are going out of style?

Food glorious food in Cumbria

2:50pm Monday 29th September 2008

CUMBRIA has been declared one of the best places for fine dining in the UK in the prestigious Good Food Guide 2009.

Get your student diet sorted

Get your student diet sorted

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

As soon-to-be freshers prepare to fly the nest for university, help is on hand from an unlikely source. The eight student authors of new cookbook Sorted share their tips for cheap, tasty food, plus recipes for hassle-free meals. You'll never need to eat baked beans again!

For your eyes only: Top ten Bond songs

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

As Daniel Craig prepares himself for the release of Quantum of Solace, the Performing Right Society (PRS) has been on a secret mission of its own to reveal the ten most played Bond songs.

Manufacturing consciousness

Manufacturing consciousness

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

If we're all so keen on nature, then why do we keep trying to contain or industrialise it?

Spring ahead to fashion week looks

Spring ahead to fashion week looks

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Check out next season's hottest S/S hair and make-up fresh from the catwalks.

Fashion week summer fling

Fashion week summer fling

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Get a sneak preview of next season's designer S/S looks from the catwalks of London Fashion Week.

Mother not so superior

How (Not) To Murder Your Mother by Stephanie Calman, published in hardback by Macmillan, priced £12.99.

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Stephanie Calman's autobiographical account of her relationship with her unconventional bohemian mother in How (Not) To Murder Your Mother, questions the nature of the mother/daughter bond. She tells us why she will need therapy when her mother dies.

It's a classroom, Jim, but not as we know it...

Pupils from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in Esh Winning, Co. Durham, using interactive desks at Durham University.

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Lisa Salmon looks at the weird, wonderful and sometimes weary world of parenting.

Six of the best wind-ups

Mr Robot, £22.95 from www.presentsdirect.com.

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Six of the best gadgets and gizmos on a theme. This week: Wind-up wonders.

Tartan up your drinks cabinet

Tartan up your drinks cabinet

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Fancy a drink? Lucy Corry raises her glass to the week's best buys.

Plea for Dyspraxia

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

Dear Editor, Being diagnosed with a condition that is practically unheard of by many can make life very hard. While many of your readers probably know about behavioural, social and learning problems such as Dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger Syndrome, I am sure relatively few are familiar with Dyspraxia.

Old kids back on the block

Old kids back on the block

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

New Kids On The Block are back, 14 years after they waved a fond farewell to pop music. Joey, Danny, Donny, Jon and Jordan talk about what it's like to be working together again and reveal what's in store for fans.

How to graduate with your health intact

How to graduate with your health intact

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

The start of a new university year can expose students to all sorts of health woes. The experts explain how to boost your brain power and protect yourself from STIs, scabies and all those other nasties.

Time for action about mouth cancer

7:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

'Action speaks louder than words' is the message as Britain's leading oral health charity stages a November spotlight on a hidden killer disease.


News

Anger as ITV axes 40% of news jobs

ITV News is to axe more than 400 jobs

Updated 10:09pm Tuesday 30th September 2008

ITV News has come under attack from unions and MPs after announcing plans to axe more than 400 jobs across its regional services under plans to save millions of pounds.


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