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One in five fears for mortgage payment
One in five borrowers are concerned about meeting their mortgage repayments over the next 12 months, the Financial Services Authority said on Tuesday, reigniting concerns over rising default rates.
Study finds no depression link to stroke risk
People who have had strokes are prone to depression, but a large, new study published on Monday said the psychological condition does not appear to raise the risk of stroke.
Drinking may boost blood pressure more than thought
Drinking alcohol, even moderate amounts, may boost blood pressure more than previously thought, researchers said on Tuesday.
Children acting older at 'young age'
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson said on Monday she thinks young people are growing up too quickly, an opinion backed up by a survey showing over half of parents think childhood is over by the age of 11.
GP surgery opens in a supermarket
Patients who cannot make it to a GP surgery during the day will be able to visit an out-of-hours doctor in Sainsbury's under a new pilot project.
Head to church, not the bookies, on Good Friday - Methodists
The Methodist Church has expressed its sadness as high street betting shops prepare to open on Good Friday for the first time this month, ending a ban that has been in place since betting shops were first allowed in the 1960s.
Downgrading marriage has failed, says Bishop
"The great experiment to downplay marriage" has "clearly failed", the Bishop of Lichfield has said in a pastoral letter published in the March editions of parish magazines in the Diocese of Lichfield.
Glittering reviews for The Afters' latest release - 'Never going back to ok'
As their sophomore project, NEVER GOING BACK TO OK hits retail outlets and digital domains worldwide, INO/Columbia Records' band THE AFTERS street week has been filled with a plethora of glittering reviews.
Reformed leaders demand end to Cuba economic embargo
Reformed Church leaders from the Caribbean and North America have called on the US to lift its economic embargo against Cuba in the name of justice and 'right relationships'.
Belarussian Catholics pack cathedral for papal mass
Thousands of Roman Catholics, many with posters urging Pope Benedict to visit, packed the largest cathedral in ex-Soviet Belarus to attend a papal mass broadcast into the building on big screens.
Canadian breakaway churches can keep property, court rules
A Canadian court on Friday ruled in favour of two conservative congregations which broke away from the Anglican Church of Canada and said they can stay in their church buildings for now.
UN urges action after Archbishop abducted in Iraq
The UN envoy to Iraq has called on the country's government to step up its protection of minorities after the abduction of a Chaldean Catholic in Mosul, northern Iraq, last week.
Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy
Russia's next president Dmitry Medvedev pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin's policies on Monday after a big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the outgoing Kremlin leader keep his grip on power.
Troops deployed in Colombia dispute
Venezuela and Ecuador sent troops to their borders with Colombia and downgraded diplomatic ties after their Andean neighbour bombed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador in an attack Caracas said could spark a war.
Ahmadinejad takes swipe at Bush
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the United States over its policies in the Middle East during a landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
Japan warship collides with freighter in Vietnam
A Japanese destroyer collided with a Cambodian freighter in the Vietnamese port of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, but no one was injured and damage to the vessels was minor, Japan's defence ministry said.