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From Hedi Green. IT is almost three years since we faced the hysteria of an avian flu epidemic, when governments bought billions of dollars of Tamiflu – the same anti-viral now being promoted to combat a supposed swine flu pandemic. The shelf life of Tamiflu also happens to be three years.

DEPUTY Montfort Tadier has admitted falling asleep overnight in the States building – but says he was working, not sleeping off a night on the town.

A TEAM of Jersey athletes won 54 medals, 19 of them gold, at the Hampshire Athletics Track and Field Championships held over the weekend.

‘WE’RE doomed, Mr Mainwaring. We’re doomed.’

KLEINWORT Benson, the UK and Channel Islands wealth management group, is to be sold and could be the object of a management buyout.

FOUR members of Family Nursing and Home Care raised more than £20,000 when they jumped out of a plane last week.

From W Faulkner. WITH concerns current about postal voting in last year’s election for Deputies, can anyone give me a straightforward and plausible answer as to why I wasn’t asked for ID at the more important Senatorial elections?

TREASURY Department forecasts for the number of bank jobs that will be lost during the recession came under the microscope this week.

JERSEY dental practice Bracken, Barrett and Associates has been accredited under the British Dental Association Good Practice Scheme.

ISLAND snooker champion Gary Britton took two frames of world ranked number two Stephen Maguire at the weekend.