 | Raising stroke awareness | | 4:33pm Wed 14 May 08 | Strokes are the third-biggest killer and leading cause of severe adult disability in the UK. DAVID MILLS finds out more.
EACH year an estimated 150,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke - an average of one every five minutes.
A stroke happens when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted, usually by blood clots.
This can damage the brain and cause death or paralysis to the body.
Symptoms can also include loss of the ability to speak, read or write.
Charity The Stroke Association held a stroke awareness day on May 13.
For every £50 spent on cancer research and £20 on heart disease, only £1 is spent on stroke research.
The charity is the only one in the UK which combats strokes in people of all ages and also funds research into prevention, treatment and better methods of rehabilitation.
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 | Health shake-up under spotlight | | 11:01am Tue 13 May 08 | The consultation on plans to rationalise hospital services across south-east London may be over, but the hard work on making the decision has just begun. LINDA PIPER reports.
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 | Leading way for schools in need | | 10:55am Tue 13 May 08 | A successful secondary school is taking part in a national project to help raise standards across the country - even if it means losing some of its staff in the process. LINDA PIPER finds out more.
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| Go back to the future in Bothy garden | | 9:00am Saturday 10th May 2008 | Squabbles and disagreements over the future of the Bothy building at Avenue House have dominated headlines in recent years. But once upon a time it was not a pawn in a political struggle, but simply a beautiful Victorian labourers' dwelling house - an integral part of Finchley's rich cultural heritage.
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| Panic buy: A cliché too far | | 9:00am Friday 9th May 2008 | PANIC: A sudden and infectious fear or unreasoning terror. Panic-buy: without doubt the worst, most infuriating, mindless, teeth-gnawingly irritating journalistic cliché of modern times: a lazy, hackneyed turn of phrase that should bring with it an immediate fixed penalty notice.
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 | Chance to witness courtroom drama | | 11:59am Tue 6 May 08 | As Bexley Magistrates' Court prepares to open its doors to the public, LINDA PIPER meets chairman of the bench David Ely to find out what is in store for visitors.
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