Organisers of the various protests planned for Mr Bush's three-day visit are now in negotiations with police, after reports that a march down Whitehall to Parliament Square would be banned at the insistence of the White House.

The London mayor, who has already declined an invitation to meet the president and will be hosting a peace reception at City Hall instead, said any attempt to try and help Mr Bush avoid protesters would be "inconceivable".

"no thanks" to scumbag

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Around 2 million Britons, including 60% of hospital patients, are malnourished, according to a report published today.
The report, by the Malnutrition Advisory Group (MAG), suggested that £226m could be saved each year if the condition, which it says is often undiagnosed, was identified and properly treated.

Malnutrition affects the most vulnerable groups in the UK, including those with chronic diseases, the elderly, those recently discharged from hospital, and poor or socially isolated individuals.

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