METRO Tuesday,August4,2009D Today: A wet and overcast start, clearing later. Max: 20C Tomorrow: Bright and dry with spells of sun and rain. Max: 19C METRO Weather Family sues KFC for food poisoning A FAMILY in Australia have sued KFC, claiming their daughter became brain damaged and crippled after eating a salmonella-tainted chicken wrap. Their lawyer told a New South Wales court there was no doubt that Monika Samaan, then seven, developed salmonella poisoning from a chicken wrap bought from a KFC outlet in Sydney in 2005. 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A poster identified as Jsf boasted, If looking good was a sport, I would be the world champ, while one Ryan J Suto simply posted: Pardon me, I love my eyes. See www.tweetingtoohard.com. French president Nicolas Sarkozy relaxes after his recent heart scare when he collapsed while out jogging. He has been spotted swimming in the sea with wife Carla Bruni, who has been spotted in some skimpy bikinis while the couple holiday at Cap Ngre near Marseille Picture: BigPictures baCK in the swim By ColM kelpie Group will fight against dole cutLEADING NGOs and trade unions have teamed up to lobby against po- tential cuts to social welfare pay- ments and the minimum wage, it emerged yesterday. The Poor Cant Pay Campaign ar- gues that the most vulnerable in so- ciety did not cause the recession and should not be forced to bear the brunt of cutbacks. Age Action, Siptu, St Vincent de Paul, Barnardos, Cori Justice and Focus Ireland are among the groups taking part. John Mark McCafferty of St Vin- cent de Paul said society must do all in its power to protect the less well off: We hear all the time from many commentators who say it is inevita- ble that basic social welfare pay- ments and the minimum wage must be cut, he said. This campaign aims to highlight that most people in Ireland do not accept this view and they actually believe that we must do all we can to protect the most vulnerable peo- ple in our society. Mr McCafferty said cuts to wel- fare will mean people will go with- out food and essential healthcare, while children and pensioners will be the worst hit. We all need to ask ourselves as a nation: Are these the people who should be forced to pay the cost of the economic crisis? Finance Minister Brian Lenihan indicated that a cut to the minimum wage would be considered if the current rate proved a hindrance to attracting jobs. But Mr McCafferty said those on the minimum 8.65-per-hour pay cannot afford to take a cut. He also called for the Government to reverse the budget decision to end the Christmas welfare payment. The campaign group claims that 1.3million people claimed this ben- efit last year. Its important to stress that the Christmas welfare payment is not a bonus. It is a key part of the in- come of the poorest households, Mr McCafferty said. If the Government does not make this payment it represents a real cut in income for the families and sin- gle people who can least afford it, adding to their hardships. The campaign was launched as a joint initiative by Age Action, Bar- nardos, Cori Justice, the European Anti-poverty Network, Focus Ire- land, the Irish National Organisa- tion of the Unemployed, Mandate, the National Womens Council of Ireland, Siptu and SVP. Organisers are now calling on oth- er NGOs and unions to sign up and support the campaign by logging on to www.thepoorcantpay.ie. CalltotightenprostitutionlawsIRELAND could end up the new red light district of Europe if an urgent review of prostitution laws is not carried out, Fine Gael warned yesterday. As Europe tightens its prostitution laws, so too must Ireland, said the partys immigration spokesman Denis Naughten. The Amsterdam authorities are closing a third of its red light district after the liberal policy on prostitution failed to prevent organised crime and human trafficking, he said. Mr Naughten said the UK is also introducing legislation to punish those who buy sex from trafficked women. Ignorance to the fact that the woman was trafficked will not stand up in court, he said. This will immediately hit the demand end of this illegal industry in both Britain and Northern Ireland, forcing traffickers to move south of the border to the Republic where our laws are more lax. Like any thriving business, its about demand and supply. Its time Ireland hit the demand end of this multi-million- euro industry. 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