Hitting the headlines:

  • PE at school ‘turns girls off exercise’ – girls are not getting enough exercise with 45% of girls saying PE at school is too competitive (Daily Mirror, pg 23, The Independent, pg 9, Daily Mail, pg 3)
  • Prescription mistake risk for patients – family doctors make mistakes in one in 20 of the prescriptions they write research claims (Daily Mirror, pg 31, The Times pg 10, Daily Express, front page)
  • A levels have got easier, says the regulator for exams, Ofqual (The Times, front page, The Guardian, pg 9 )

Picture perfect

  • It’s orf with his head! – Prince Philip appeared “decapitated” during a visit to Salisbury cathedral as his head disappeared behind a canopy (Metro, pg 3)
  • Madam butterfly meets the real thing – star of Madam Butterfly show meets butterflies at Butterfly world in St Albans, Hertfordshire (The Independent, pg 17)
  • May Day – pictures from around the world (The Independent, pg 26)
  • Peak Performance – The Powderkegs, a Morris dancing group, mark May Day by dancing in the Peak District (The Daily Telegraph, pg 12)

PR at work:

  • Don’t poo-poo the Turner Prize – shortlist for controversial art award revealed (Metro, pg 19, Daily Mirror, pg 22)
  • Men spend 26 hours a year waiting for their partners outside shop changing rooms – Lakeside Centre, in Essex (Daily Mirror, pg 2)
  • Shorter men live longest – the shorter the man the longer he lives, research scientists believe – Charlie Chaplin lived to the age of 88 years old and he was 5ft4ins (Daily Mirror, pg 23)
  • Heathrow gets 80 extra staff – but 900 were lost to cuts – scale of job losses emerges after Government drafts in extra help to tackle long queues (The Independent, pg 2)
  • Sew fierce…the lions make from 36 miles of wool – unveiled at Chatsworth in Derbyshire (The Independent, pg 9)
  • Something for the ladies. Noodles in a pot – Pot Noodle have created “Deli Box Noodles” to encourage women to buy it (The Independent, pg 29)
  • A Mini marvel – worlds oldest mini is sold (Daily Star, pg 23)
  • 20 Best Fast Foods – a list summarising the top 20 (Daily Star, pg 37)

Business in brief:

  • Writers Stephen King and James Patterson have sent eBook sales rocketing – revenue from digital downloads soared to £92 million last year (Metro, pg 11)
  • French Connection faces financial trouble (The Independent, pg 28, The Daily Telegraph, pg B3)
  • Niche clothing markets keep N Brown ahead of the game – N Brown’s online lingerie business, Figleaves, posted its first ever profit (The Independent, pg 53, Daily Express, Business)

Posted by on May 2nd, 2012