Rise in death rate increases Dignity profit
Dignity, Britain's largest funeral services company, saw profits rise by nearly a fifth in the first half of this year after more people died than had been expected.
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Low death rate among Chinese puzzles Milan
The Chinese have always had a reputation for longevity, but officials have found the Italian dolce vita is making them all but immortal.
Only 26 of the 11,500 Chinese pe...
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To reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five
Must a child be skin and bones for us to believe she is at risk?
The children in these photographs sleep, eat and play like any others. They look like our children, just...
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Tories to consider flat tax rate
The Conservative party today held out the possibility of an east European style flat tax, with the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, commissioning an investigation of th...
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Jones 'surprised' by rate of progress
England had not expected to be in a position to topple Australia going into the final Ashes Test before the series began, Geraint Jones said yesterday.
Jones is struck b...
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Rate cut fails to lift property prices
The Nationwide said yesterday the average house price fell 0.2% last month, reversing July's gain and dragging the annual rate of growth down to just 2.3%, the weakest fo...
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Glamorgan sink at rate of Notts
Glamorgan's reversion to type suited Nottinghamshire just fine. A first championship win of the season last week has done little for batting confidence and submission her...
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Graduate unemployment higher than national rate
Almost three-quarters of last year's graduates have got jobs, but unemployment among this group is higher than the national rate, according to official figures.
The surv...
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I can see the injury rate to horses rising with inexperienced teams of handlers
The stalls handler
The immediate future looks bleak for the RaceTech team of stalls handlers following Arena Leisure's decision to introduce an in-house operation.
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Rethink on pub hours urged as death rate soars
The drinking habits of the British are taking an increasing toll on their lives, according to figures showing that alcohol-related deaths soared in the past five years by...
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