Son dies visiting mum's gravesite

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HEADLINE: Son dies visiting mum's gravesite
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/world/son-dies-visiting-dead-mums-grave/story-e6frfkyi-1225814271215
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A DEVOTED son died as he made his annual Christmas Day pilgrimage to his mother's grave - after slipping on a patch of ice at the cemetery in Manchester, England.
Builder Jimmy Halpin, 54, was on his way to lay a wreath with his sister Frances when he lost his footing and suffered fatal head and neck injuries.
His was rushed to Trafford General Hospital, Greater Manchester, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

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HEADLINE: The unstoppable rise of the public trophy wife
SOURCE LINK: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6966399.ece
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The new generation of sassy first ladies like Carla Sarkozy and Michelle Obama are eclipsing their men and winning votes in style...Behind every great statesman is meant to stand a good woman. But what if she doesn’t want to stay there? Public life in the last decade has belonged to the wives, especially the political variety, who have never been more analysed and admired as their husbands strain to hold our attention and our votes. Michelle Obama, Carla Bruni, Queen Rania, Spain’s Princess Letizia, our own Sarah Brown…

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HEADLINE: $1bn worth of useless Xmas gifts rejected
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/national/million-unwanted-gifts-worth-1b/story-e6frfkvr-1225814009803
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FROM socks and jocks to scented candles and novelty neck ties - nearly $1 billion was shelled out on unwanted gifts this Christmas.
While many gifts are returned or exchanged, rejected presents are also flooding eBay.
More than 20,000 items with "unwanted" in the title or description were listed on the online auction website since Christmas Day.
A Galaxy survey commissioned by eBay found the most common unwanted gifts included scented candles, novelty neck ties and foot spas.