1 hour ago The field between the hospital and the motorway that's in the balance

Residents living near Royal Bolton Hospital say plans for 250 new homes on green land risk worsening congestion, flooding and wildlife loss - and fear their voices are being side-lined as major development ambitions gather pace.

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15 h. ago The easy mistake I made with my contact lenses that landed me in hospital

When I first started wearing contact lenses, I was terrified. You're given these foreign objects, and after a quick how-to from the optician, sent off to practise getting them in and out all on your own.

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69 h. ago After all these years, I still hate wearing specs | Adrian Chiles

When I was a boy, glasses were a source of shame that ruined my self-esteem. Now that contact lenses have failed me too, all that’s left is to embrace the blurrinessI hate my glasses. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Not just these I’m wearing now, but whichever spectacles I’ve been cursed to wear since, to my horror, I was first told to at the age of 14. At that point, my hatred of them was general, unspecific. They were a source of shame as well as inconvenience. The football field was a blur. Girls, who admittedly had never been much attracted to me in the first place, now lost interest completely.I developed more specific dislikes, for example the way they steamed up (the glasses, not the girls) when I walked into pubs in winter, still further diminishing my chances of getting served underage. They were always getting bent out of shape, and this bugged me tremendously. The left side was higher than the right, or the right higher than the left, and I could never figure...

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3 d. ago What’s in a club DNA? Alonso exit shows the only reliable predictors of success are wealth and good decisions | Jonathan Liew

Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles“It is all too easy to make mistaken inferences unless the process involved is already very well understood.” Francis Crick, molecular biologist“This club is about winning, winning and winning again. It’s in our DNA.” Álvaro Arbeloa Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Blind Date: ‘My contact lens fell out towards the end, so we had to cut it short’

Karyshma, 27, a financial data analyst, meets Arun, 36, a radiographerWhat were you hoping for? A memorable evening, good company and to meet someone I wouldn’t have crossed paths with. I’m a romantic, so I like the idea of letting the universe (or the Guardian) do some matchmaking instead of the Hinge monotony. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Severely injured burglar 'discharges himself' from hospital to commit more crimes

George Dunn landed in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in hospital following a horrific car crash, but just weeks after the startling event he was committing more crimes

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3 w. ago Christmas Eve pub assault lands man in hospital with serious injuries

Police have arrested one man who is currently being held

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4 w. ago You're barred! Furious landlord bans Rachel Reeves from her local pub over Chancellor's tax hikes crippling the hospitality industry

Landlord Martin Knowles has told the Chancellor not to try to enjoy a festive pint in the Marsh Inn in her Leeds constituency after he was hit with a £2,500 hike in business rates.

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