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American Express has recently polled 10,000 of its travel insurance customers about their plans for this June: Overall 12% are planning to book a holiday to avoid the World Cup television coverage at home – predominantly women at 56%. Meanwhile 2% have booked a holiday abroad where they know they can still watch the World Cup. 7% are delaying booking their holiday until England is knocked out. 2% are planning to travel to Germany to watch the matches live. 18% are planning to avoid the television completely. Whilst 28% plan to stay at home and watch as many matches as possible!
Odd Facts	American Express - June 2006



According to NHS Trust figures, a total of 289 under-16’s became pregnant in the last three years in Wales and the number could be rising.
Health	The Universe – 4th June 2006



HIV around the world:- In 2005: 40.3 million people were living with HIV (only one in ten knows they are infected). 4.9 million people became infected with HIV (3.2 million of these were in sub-Saharan Africa). 3.1 million people died of Aids (more than half a million were children).
Health	Teartimes – Summer 2006



England and Wales have the highest per capita prison population in Western Europe – 143 people per 100,000. Scotland, where 135 people out of every 100,000 are in jail, is also above the average. Northern Ireland, however, is among those regions with the lowest rates of imprisonment.
Crime	Evangelical Times – May 2006



More than 1.5 million people are estimated to have attended Easter services over the Easter weekend.
Church	The Church of England Newspaper – 21st April 2006



Householders spend about three working days each year waiting for pre-booked workmen and deliveries to arrive.
Odd Facts	The Sentinel – 4th May 2006



Middle aged people in England are far healthier than their American counterparts. Research found rates of diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure among U.S. residents aged between 55 and 64 were up to twice as high.
Health	The Sentinel – 3rd May 2006



Despite being richer, Britons are less happy today than they were in the 1950s. Just over a third of people said they were very happy in modern Britain, compared to more than half of those polled in 1957.
Social Issues	The Sentinel – 3rd May 2006



Nearly one in 20 people in the UK has a personality disorder according to new research. The study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found the most common type is obsessive compulsive disorder.
Health	The Sentinel – 2nd May 2006



People born in the spring and early summer are more likely to commit suicide than those born in the autumn. Research found they were 17% more likely to kill themselves.
Health	The Sentinel – 2nd May 2006



More than a quarter of children in developing countries are under weight. A Unicef study found the average number if underweight youngsters dropped just 5% points in the last five years.
Health	The Sentinel – 2nd May 2006



People find trading up the property ladder more stressful than buying their first home. Many are seeing their mortgage repayments jump by more than £200 a month.
Money	The Sentinel – 28th April 2006



One in three university students would never have started their degrees if they had been forced to pay top up fees. From the autumn, undergraduates are set to be charged £3000 a year fees.
Education	The Sentinel – 27th April 2006



Cleaning the house helps women feel I control of their lives, with many finding it mentally therapeutic. Seven out of ten women questioned admitted they could not leave the house in a mess.
Health	The Sentinel – 24th April 2006



Drinking less than a cup of milk a day during pregnancy may stunt the growth of babies in the womb. Research found that babies of women who drank more milk were heavier.
Health	The Sentinel – 24th April 2006

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