Articles Tagged: needles

Why knitting is the me-time choice for today's busy mums

By Olivia Gordon, Apr 7, 2012

You may well ask where a working mum finds the time to knit, but that's precisely the point. Some days, some weeks, you won't get any time to knit, or feel the energy - but if you can grab even 15 minutes to knit, it creates a quieter, calmer space in the day.

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Agonising SIX MONTH wait for HIV results for six-year-old who sat on needle

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 6, 2012

A little girl of six is facing an agonising wait of SIX MONTHS to find out if she has contracted HIV after sitting on a needle on a train seat.

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Do I buy a real Christmas tree this year? Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Nov 10, 2010

I love a real Christmas tree. The way it scents the house with its delicious fresh pine fragrance always gets me in the ...

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Experts say there's "no evidence" that acupuncture helps IVF

By Jenny Cornish, Mar 11, 2010

Experts have announced that there is no evidence either acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine improve the likelihood of ...

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Stepfather admits in phone interview to pushing needles in toddler "to kill him"

By Jenny Cornish, Dec 22, 2009

The Brazilian man who has admitted pushing needles into his two-year-old stepson now says he wanted to kill the boy to get ...

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Stepfather 'told' to push needles into two-year-old boy

By Jennifer Laville, Dec 18, 2009

There have been further revelations in one of the most disturbing stories of the year, as the stepfather of a toddler found ...

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Stepfather of the boy with 50 needles inside his body is arrested

By Emma Cossey, Dec 17, 2009

The stepfather of a two-year-old boy who was discovered to contain 50 sewing needles has been arrested. The boy is currently ...

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Two-year-old seriously ill as 50 sewing needles are found in his body

By Jennifer Laville, Dec 16, 2009

Shocking images reveal the cruelty inflicted on a two-year-old boy in Brazil who was taken to hospital with stomach pains. ...

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