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Buon natale!

Buon natale!

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo - who Jamie Oliver credits as one of his most important mentors - shares his memories, tips and recipes for an Italian-style Christmas feast.

Lady in red

Lady in red

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Revel in the hottest shade of the season. We show you how to rock red looks.

Spot Meningitis Symptoms – Life saving information by SMS

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Leading national charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) is launching the country’s first text message service for meningitis symptoms.

On the record

On the record

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Darkness and woe are everywhere. There's a recession, and the music industry's dead, or so we keep hearing. No one's buying albums, blah blah blah. Thankfully, such doom and gloom hasn't affected productivity this year, as there were some some amazing albums released in 2008. Here's our Top 10.

In a blue tone

In a blue tone

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Britpop survivors The Bluetones are touring the UK, playing their debut album Expecting To Fly in its entirety. We talk to frontman Mark Morriss about the album, how he feels about it 12 years after it release, and why he doesn't care that the band won't ever be fashionable again.

Video campaign tackles shocking complacency

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

On Tuesday 9 December, Asthma UK is launching an online video campaign called Asthma: A Matter of Life and Breath, to highlight the life-threatening impact of asthma attacks, raise vital funds for asthma research and services and counter the complacency of online videos that mock people having asthma attacks, seen on websites such as You Tube.* A series of five unique videos have been commissioned, four of which feature adults and children speaking in their own words about living with severe, uncontrollable asthma, and one video which highlights the tragic loss of a life to asthma at the young age of 23.

Give yourself a safe and healthy Christmas

Give yourself a safe and healthy Christmas

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

We may look forward to the gifts at Christmas, but there are a lot of health hurdles which can lay us low before the big day. We chart the 12 pains of the festive season and find ways to avoid them.

Aging Parents: Be Prepared

Responding to Child's Performance

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

"If I'd known how old I was going to be I'd have taken better care of myself."

The family way

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Lisa Salmon looks at the weird, wonderful and sometimes weary world of parenting.

Thirsty work

Thirsty work

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

Fancy a drink? Lucy Corry raises her glass to the week's best buys.


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