Friday 24 May 2013
So Matthew Norman thinks GPs have shorter hours than plumbers, does he? (Comment, October 21) I wish.
My typical working day is 11 hours long. And we do much more than 'scrawl amoxicillin', as Matthew might discover if he gets a serious illness one day.
Of course, I hope he doesn't.
ANNA KAYE
By e-mail
Hangover star takes 87-year-old to premiere
A bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon, Washington state, collapsed early today, hurling vehicles and people into the water.
A stage manager who worked on Michael Jackson's ill-fated This Is It concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death that the megastar was in physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to jurors.
Two women have been arrested as detectives seized cannabis plants with a street value of around half a million euro.
George Best was the finest footballer of them all, according to England World Cup winner Ian Callaghan.
They know each other inside-out as a result of having squared up so often in the past. As well as having gone head to head on such a regular basis, most of the protagonists are Irish training camp regulars. In addition, many of them have been Test match colleagues.
Justin Tipuric hopes Sam Warburton's selection as British and Irish Lions captain will not harm his chances of earning a Test spot against Australia.
Cutting It star Ben Daniels is joining the department store costume drama The Paradise for its new series.
DJ Nick Grimshaw and chart stars Rizzle Kicks have been lined up to host a pair of new music shows for Channel 4.
Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan did her bit to protest against the skin trade by showing off some flesh of her own.
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