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Glued to Your Phone?
Phone calls are the second most common use for mobile phones.
It’s official – the mobile phone is the single most important gadget in our lives, ahead of laptops and iPods, a recent study has discovered.

The survey found that 62% of Brits consider their mobile phone to be the most important gadget in their lives and an astonishing 60% cannot imagine what life would be like without their portable friend. As many as 68% of respondents claimed that they felt at a loss when leaving their phone at home, compared to just 16% who said they can quite easily get by without one.

The survey also found that handset usage has doubled in the last seven years and that almost 40% of Brits are using their mobiles for up to three hours a day, with many citing new touch-screen, Internet and email capabilities as the main contributing factor for this rise.

Texting is the most popular and common use for mobile phones, followed by phone calls and social networking applications like Facebook and Twitter, which are now frequently used by around 38% of handset owners.

Interestingly, mobile phone habits differ quite dramatically between the sexes. The poll showed that 48% of men are now using their mobiles to access personal and work emails, compared to just 20% of women. Bulit-in MP3 players, games and other applications are also proving to be more popular amongst men, 54% versus just 15%.

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.