"Last I heard, we weren't going to stop eating, " says Buckingham, who also likes the battered shares of videogame publisher Acclaim Entertainment (nasdaq: AKLM - news - people ), which warned of an earnings shortfall last week.

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Mario Monti has warned the rest of Europe of a powerful backlash which could turn the Italian people against Europe and Germany, the main architect of austerity.

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"This is a storm of major proportions, " warned Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in a public briefing, in which city officials also asked people to look out for the homeless, by alerting authorities if a homeless person was seen on the street and not in a shelter.

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Atos Healthcare, which runs the assessments for the government, echoed the DWP's comment that people are warned of access issues before appointments are scheduled and said home visits could also be arranged.

BBC: Cresta House, Luton