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Ballynahinch man Horace Reid thought he just had a very bad dose of ‘flu but, as he tells Stephanie Bell, after 17 years largely confined to his bed, he’s still waiting for it to go away

Sandwich no longer British staple

The sandwich's status as the bread and butter ingredient of the British lunchbox is under threat, sales data shows.

Pockets get hit as the pound heads to parity with the euro

Cross-border shopping is becoming much more expensive for people from Northern Ireland, with the pound's steady fall against the euro.

The freezer or a man

Dear Dr Victoria

I’m single, 38 and haven’t been in a relationship for more than three years.

Vicar's blessing for mobile phones

A church has done what email addicts and workaholics have been doing for years -- invoking the Almighty's blessing on their high-tech gadgets.

Joris Minne: Cafe Conor

When it comes to an Ulster breakfast, Cafe Conor offers the best bang for your buck.

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Telebest: The 10 best Valentine's Day gifts 2010

Can't decide whether to go for chocolates or jewellery?

This year promises to be a brillaint one with a great selection of new models

This promises to be quite an exciting biking year with the launch of four new important machines, BMW’s first all out super sportster, the S1000RR, Honda’s long awaited VFR1200F, Ducati’s big adventure trailie, the 1200 Multistrada and last but not least, Yamaha’s rival, the Super Tenere, a shaft driven 1200 parallel twin.

48 hours in: Cape Town

With Table Mountain providing a spectacular backdrop, Harriet O’Brien soaks up the culture of South Africa’s coastal gem before it gets swamped by football fever

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Telebest: The 10 best Valentine's Day gifts 2010

Can't decide whether to go for chocolates or jewellery?

The ten best fridges

Chosen by Nicola Hebden and Larissa Khatchik

Fears over Google digital book deal

The US government still believes a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books threatens to stifle competition and undermine copyright laws, it has emerged.