Annan calls for immediate Syria ceasefire

31, Mar, AFP

International envoy Kofi Annan urged Syria's Bashar al-Assad to immediately implement a ceasefire as fighting raged even after the embattled president said he had accepted the peace plan.

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Listening to music ‘makes surgery less stressful’

31 Mar, BBC

Playing music to patients while they go under the knife reduces their anxiety and may even aid healing, surgeons say.Easy listening tracks and chart hits can have a calming effect on patients who are awake for surgery under local anaesthetic, a team at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford found.Listening to the radio also helped.

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Scouts launch new clothing for muslim girls

31 Mar, Sky News

The Scout Association has launched a new clothing range for Muslim girls as they join the organisation in increasing numbers. A "hoodie dress" and a T-shirt dress, both with long sleeves, are to be made available for activities including abseiling and climbing following requests from the Muslim community.

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