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The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy.

But not – it would seem – in today’s politically-correct Britain.

Now, nurses are being encouraged to spend valuable time turning around the beds of Muslim patients up to five times a day – so they can face Mecca.

In a bid to promote cultural understanding, they are also expected to provide patients with running water so they can wash before prayer.

And then, of course, they are required to turn the beds back around to return the wards to normality. The measures are being pursued by Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust to ensure Muslim patients have a “more comfortable stay in hospital”.

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No other local helicopter tour service flies as many Christmas light flights as Starlight Flight airplane tours. Our rates and routes remain the same (as the 30/60 minute tours) plus added highlights in such local neighborhoods as Interlochen (60 minute flight), Highland Park, Deer Field etc. Let us know if you want to see your neighborhood!

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A 26-year-old domestic cat from Shropshire could be one of the oldest in the UK.

Pussywillow lives in Ratlinghope and is still “sharp in her mind and her eyes”, according to owner Lin Brown.

The black cat, who now enjoys curling up by the stove, lived off animals she caught herself until she was 22, Ms Brown said.

Healthy cats can normally live to about 18, with previous world record holders only reaching their early 20s.

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