Girl talk
	2:38pm Mon 21 Apr 08
	IF the tabloids are to be believed, Girls Aloud are intimidating; bitchy, loud and controversial.
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	Prostitutes do it to finance drug habit
	7:00pm Tue 4 Mar 08
	THEY risk being beaten, robbed and even raped.
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	Driven to succeed
	3:37pm Mon 3 Mar 08
	From cabbie to millionaire, Rachel Lowe’s road to success has been a bumpy one. With a Bournemouth version of her Destination board game about to be launched, she chats with Sally Churchward

	'I'm a chronic drug addict'
	6:38pm Wed 20 Feb 08
	GIVE me prison life any day. So says Robbo who is in his 40s and has racked up a massive 172 convictions since 1971.

	Testament of youth
	7:00pm Tue 22 Jan 08
	BRITISH film Atonement has scored seven Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. Its 13-year-old star, Irish schoolgirl Saoirse Ronan, is in the running for the title of Best Supporting Actress.