9 FebruaryThere are an estimated 4 million holes in UK roads at any one time – that’s one dug every seven seconds – and 300,000 of them are in London; in 2002, an 800m stretch of Camden High Street was dug up 144 times.
AA 8 FebruaryBournville, built on the banks of the River Bourn on the southern edge of Birmingham, is still owned by a trust set up by George Cadbury, and remains one of the last places in Britain where you cannot buy alcohol – even the local Tesco was refused a licence.
Observer 5 FebruaryThe sight of high street shops being lit through the night could be a thing of the past following the introduction of a new scheme that will require businesses to record how much energy they use from next year.
Source: Observer 4 FebruaryAn advert placed in a Jobcentre in Thetford, Norfolk, looking for a reliable and hardworking cleaner was withdrawn because it is against the law to discriminate against unreliable and lazy workers. 3 FebruaryBill Gates has pledged $10bn over the next 10 years to pay for childhood vaccinations for the world's poorest children; at a conservative estimate he will save 8.7 million lives at a cost of $2000 per life – the largest single charitable donation ever made.
Times 2 FebruaryAndy Murray’s grandfather played for Hibernian FC and Andy himself nearly followed in the footsteps of family when he was offered to sign for Glasgow Rangers at the age of 13.
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