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British bicycle bonanza spurred on by Olympics
By Chris Wheal, May 10, 2012
Sales of cycles is set to reach an all time high, with the market set to grow by a further 8% on 2011 to reach £700m in 2012, bolstered by the Olympics
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Women use Facebook to decide on beauty buys
By Chris Wheal, May 02, 2012
More than a third of beauty product buyers are using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to help them decide what to buy
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Come merry fraudsters and drop on slough
By Chris Wheal, May 02, 2012
Slough has overtaken London to become the identity fraud capital of the UK and fraudsters are targeting younger less affluent victims too
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Economic crisis causes riots, warns risk expert
By Chris Wheal, Apr 25, 2012
Britain has been named as one of 37 countries facing an increased risk of civil unrest, riots, strikes and student protests last seen in Middle East countries
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Spring cleaning sales boosted by germophobia
By Chris Wheal, Apr 06, 2012
7.3 million Brits (14%) claim to be more concerned about germs than they used to be and as many as 16% of Brits worry about germs in the home
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Churchill beats Princess Diana as face for the fiver
By Chris Wheal, Apr 06, 2012
Most Brits want a new face on the fiver and Winston Churchill, Princess Diana, and Kate Middleton are the public’s favourites for the job
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The ten silliest laws that face the chop
By Chris Wheal, Apr 04, 2012
The Law Commission has proposed sweeping away more than 800 old laws that are cluttering up the statute book. Which are the ten silliest?
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