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Groupon fans will be pleased to know that the great online deal-a-day discount voucher store hasn’t shut up shop just yet. Although its business model has faded, the company has responded creatively by reinventing itself as a kind of Yellow Pages plus. Next time you’re looking for a business, instead of reaching for the Yellow Pages, just search on Groupon.com and you’ll find not only numerous comprehensive listings for whatever it is you desire, but also great discounts in the form of coupons or vouchers too. Which means you save money! Check out this example Thai Cuisine Restaurant listing here…

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Reports suggest that around 23 percent of us are worried about costs associated with ensuring our parents or other close relatives receive the necessary care they may require in the future. Many of us have seen horror stories in the media of elderly people being forced to sell their homes to afford care, but it is believed that the elderly care situation isn’t quite as bleak as is made out. In fact, it’s thought that the number of families worried about elderly care costs could be significantly reduced through easier access to information, and a better understanding of how care…

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The United Kingdom’s population grew by 6.4‰ in the last year, the largest population growth in the whole of the European Union. While this might sound like quite a large figure in total, regional growth is incredibly uneven with cities and towns in the South growing considerably quicker than the rest of the UK. Places such as London and both the South West and South East regions saw their population grow by an average of 11.3%. In comparison, areas outside the South only experienced an average population growth of 5.5%. Furthermore Northampton and Cardiff were the only cities outside the…

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