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18:30 UK time, Wednesday, 25 May 2011
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
The Times' most popular article lays out . Among the edicts are "don't be bullied" which refers to her choice of wearing Alexander McQueen's clothes instead of American designers. The article also says her success is down to accepting no freebies and a "liberal arms policy". "If you're going to flash some flesh yet hope to retain maximum gravitas, arms are the best limbs to bare" it says.
An to government according to a popular Guardian article. The article explains the charity Life, which favours abstinence based sex education, has been invited to join a new sexual health forum set up to replace the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV. In contrast, the Guardian points out, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has been omitted from the forum "despite its long-term position on the previous advisory group and 40-year track record in providing pregnancy counselling nationwide".
A big hitter with Daily Mail readers reveals the . Huguette Clark has died aged 104 but, the story says, hasn't been seen for 80 years. Her father was successful in copper mining and was America's second richest man in the early 1900s behind John Rockefeller. The Daily Mail says an investigation is now underway into how her millions were handled. It goes on to say many believe that Miss Clark's lawyer kept her isolated from her family and wrongly accepted large amounts of money and gifts from her.
A steady decline in major crime is baffling experts according to a widely blogged about New York Times article.
The article says the number of to the lowest rate in nearly 40 years. It is considered puzzling partly because it runs counter to the expectation that crime would increase during a recession. The paper says there was no immediate consensus to explain the drop. But some experts said the figures collided with theories about correlations between crime, unemployment and the number of people in prison.
Time's most popular article looks at the old belief that it is It comes after a Sony Ericsson job ad said "No unemployed candidates will be considered at all". While employers may argue that someone out of work may not have up-to-date training, advocates for the unemployed argue that it's down to reasons of the economy or general corporate downsizing, not through any fault of their own.
