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First time buyers

Hi not sure if this is going in the right bit, my husband and i are trying to buy for the first time, the prices in our area are mental and we have the choice of going for a small property in a...

djprescott

Mortgage recommendation

Can anyone recommend a good mortgage for a first-time buyer, preferably with a 2 or 3 year discounted rate.

GuavaHalf

Who would be king?

If Edward had not abdicated who would be King/Queen now? (assuming that he did not have any children)

Coldfusion

The Sea

If you took all the animals and fish out of the ocean would the sea level drop?

aspgr

Burping

I've read often that it is not necessary to 'burp' babies by patting them on the back etc. since the wind will come up anyway. Is this true?

BIRD

Having been with a well known firm for 8 years I was very disappointed to find out that a colleague had been presented with a long service award for 5 years service and I hadn't. When I questioned my...

Ian Ralph

money transfers to russia

i have been asked to transfer funds received in my account via western union to russia for which i can keep 10% is this legitimate business practice as i have been emailed by two other companies...

reloaded

singular point

uhmmmmm , call me stupid if you like , but if there was a single big bang , how come the universe expands in all ways equally and not from the starting point ? surely this cant be !

mugwump

Silentnight / Hippo and Chick love

Just watched a Silentnight ad on tv, y'know the one with the Hippo in pyjamas, and the duck. Well, now in the latest ad they are both married (or living in sin) and have a whole host of kids. The odd...

curbh1

Origin of the word virgin

Where did the word virgin come from?

GuavaHalf

Nursery fear

My toddler, aged two and a half, has been going to nursery two days a week for about 18 months now. Up until a few weeks ago he loved it and there was no problem leaving him. Now however it is a...

natalie_1982

Used stamps

When collecting old stamps to give to charity, etc, what exactly do they do to the stamp to get any benefit?

moo

xylem vessels

how are xylem vessels dead? surely they were alive once? i asked my science teacher who replied "because they are" which wasn't quite a good enough explaination... how did dead cells just appear from...

smith2444

Where to buy, UK or USA?

I'm off to Florida on holiday in a couple of weeks and want to record the normal tourist highlights on film. Should I buy a Digital Camcorder in the UK or wait until we get to the States where prices...