Yahoo have launched this years review, which they class as effectively taking the temperature of the nation. This is intended to give a glimpse of what has been capturing the imagination of the youth over the past year by unravelling the data gained by the millions of searches that took place in 2011 on yahoo.co.uk.! Year in Review 2011

Billions of searches on Yahoo! In 2011 reveal what has caught the attention of the British public
The biggest ongoing concern is the economy with searches for the FTSE, National Lottery and Job Centre at #1, 2 and 3
Fascination with celebrities shows no sign of ceasing; Ryan Giggs’ superinjunction the biggest news story of the year

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Are high tech toys killing off just being a child

We have all embraced technology with open arms; our televisions bear no resemblance at all to the square boxes that stood in the corners of rooms with spindly legs and had a tendency to fall over if breathed on too heavily. We have DVD’s. Blue Ray, programmes via cables and satellite dishes and mobile phones [...]

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People still actually go out Christmas shopping

As Christmas approaches and the horrors of shopping for presents looms ever closer, there are still a strange breed of shopper who, instead of sitting in the warmth and comfort of their own homes using their laptops to complete this depressing yearly task, choose to take to the streets and do battle in their quest [...]

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Animal grief, how animals mourn, new book

ANIMAL GRIEF: How Animals Mourn

By David Alderton

Animal grief, how animals mourn, new book

Grief is something that all humans are familiar with, we learn to cope with it and find methods to get on after experiencing a loss. What most people are unaware of is that animals also experience the same emotion and few people [...]

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Why are normal people addicted to social gaming?

Not so long ago if you walked into any pub in the land and stood behind a group of women, they would be discussing their blokes’ shortfalls, someone’s hairstyle or who would win X Factor. Stand behind a group of men and it would be football, boobs and football. This is no longer the case [...]

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Island Life

An Advertising Feature

Seeking those late-summer holiday deals is getting more tempting by the day as August draws to a close and September looms. It hasn’t been a great summer in the UK – arguably, it’s had its moments – but there are still plenty of global retreats where the sun is eager to be lapped-up. [...]

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Rail ticket price rises are not welcomed by the public

The price of future season tickets has brought more misery to rail commuters this week as inflation figures, released on Tuesday, have revealed how much tickets are going to be costing in the New Year. The figures, which were released in July, are always used to calculate future fare increases.

The RPI, used to calculate the [...]

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Jason Donovan Campaign

When you think of pork sausage, the first thing to come to mind is not a two inch dog, but if Wall’s has its way you will be thinking about a two inch dog curiously named Alan that plays a miniature keyboard and teaches people how to be thankful to others in their life. [...]

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News of the World backlash is huge and growing

The general consensus appears to be that it’s not such a bad thing for the media to hack around in the private conversations of celebrities and politicians, but now they’ve gone too far.  When it comes to a  13-year-old schoolgirl whose bones were finally found six months after she went missing in 2002, the issue [...]

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Jedward Mania Takes Europe by Storm ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest

Jedward mania is sweeping across Europe faster than lightening and Irish bookmaker Boylesports can vouch for this, as betting on the Eurovision has doubled this year. This massive interest isn’t exactly good news for the bookies, as Boylesports are set to lose a massive €1 million should the Dublin twins win [...]

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