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Nursery rhymes "too old fashioned" for modern kids
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's love affair with nursery rhymes is cooling, with parents telling a new survey that they are too old-fashioned to engage their children, a trend which educationalists say could damage reading skills. Full Article
Russians take the most snaps of themselves: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of all the photographs Europeans take end up online, according to a survey, with Russians the keenest on taking snaps of themselves, just ahead of the Austrians. Full Article
Britain's grumpiest workers? Taxi-drivers
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Taxi-drivers are Britain's grumpiest workers, according to a survey on Monday, while secretaries are the happiest. Full Article
Cuckoo becomes one of UK's most threatened birds
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The cuckoo, traditional harbinger of Spring, has become one of Britain's most threatened birds, joining a "red list" of the 52 most vulnerable species. Full Article
Bond film piles on the millions in Britain
LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters Life!) - The latest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" took another five million pounds ($7.52 million) over its third weekend in Britain as it maintained its iron grip on the British box office top spot. Full Article
Bond film piles on the millions in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - The latest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" took another five million pounds ($7.52 million) over its third weekend in Britain as it maintained its iron grip on the British box office top spot. Full Article
Brits spend 14 years of life watching television
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britons will spend 14 years of their life in front of the TV and don't care that much what they are watching, according to a survey on Friday. Full Article
Lack of role models driving UK kids into gangs
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Too few role models and a lack of a sense of identity is pushing young people into joining gangs, a British charity said. Full Article
Lad magazines encourage men to be callous: UK party
LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters Life!) - Lads' magazines such as "Nuts" and "Zoo" promote a shallow approach towards women and encourage young men to think of them as permanently, "lasciviously" available, a British MP said on Monday. Full Article
London mayor reverses gas guzzler charge on cars
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - London Mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped plans to make owners of gas-guzzling cars pay triple the British capital's central traffic congestion charge. Full Article
