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Rightwinger Chris Chope has put forward legislation that would undermine the principle of an NHS free at the point of use. The Tory MP for Christchurch has tabled a private member’s bill set to be the third to be debated today calling for “co-payment” for NHS treatment. His National Health Service (Co-Funding and Co-Payment) Bill (HC Bill 37) is unlikely to be passed without his Government’s support, but it opens up for debate extending charges from prescriptions, dentistry and opticians...

By Jan Cronje On Friday, 2nd February 1990, the South African president, FW de Klerk, stunned the world by announcing the official end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela was freed just days later, bringing renewed hope of peace, justice and diversity in a racially-divided country. Apartheid itself, the disgraceful form of government in which whites held all the power and other racial groups were segregated and oppressed, was condemned to the trash can of history. But now, more than 28 years...

How many times in your life have you muttered the words ‘I think I want to start my own business...’? Almost all of us have said it, and if not, we’ve most definitely thought it. For those of us, who never actually went ahead with the plan, what was it stopping us? Did something stand in the way of our business ambitions? Or was it simply an underestimation of what it really takes to launch a successful venture? Financial comparison...

Options trading are a good way for any investor to manage risk. Basically, an option allows an investor to buy or sell shares from stock in a given contract at a predetermined price by a given date. Options allow the trader to guess the direction the price of a stock will go without buying. Instead, as an options trader, the investor can; Buy or sell shares at a given price for a specified period Sell the contract to another trader....

As business functionality and control are increasingly migrating to digital platforms, it's perhaps not surprising that transactional methodology and systems are increasingly tech-focused too. One of the phenomena this has supported is a surge in partnerships forged online, to provide peer to peer services. The option to bypass traditional transactions and buying patterns, has opened the door to a growing range of opportunities for people to sell or buy services and assets within a sharing economy. This is changing the...

Deaths from synthetic opioid, has risen more than sixfold in just seven years

What do Meghan Markle and the Duchess of Cambridge have in common, apart from the obvious? Megawatt smiles full of perfect, gleaming pearly whites of course. Kate and her future sister-in-law have the kind of teeth that don’t exist in nature, they only come via a talented cosmetic dentist.  I was not blessed in the dental department. My teeth would be politely referred to as British - crooked, with the top row a good half an inch further forward than...

Humorous shirts have always been very popular with those with a zany sense of humor, who are not afraid to share their funny side with the public. You can really express your individuality with a funny shirt, and start some great conversations! All that you need to do is find the ideal Funny Tees which fit your body, as well as your character. This is by no means a difficult task, as browsing through the many funny shirts available today...

Georgia Bryant, 28, was diagnosed with leukaemia and needs life-saving treatment