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Health: Fish Pedicures Provide A Risk

Rachael Bellis — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:00:33 +0000

Officials warned this week that the popular fish pedicures could spread HIV and hepatitis C. According to the Health Protection Agency, risks are minimal but not unheard of. The spas are currently a trend and most people who use them merely want to experience the sensation of having their dead skin eaten off by the tiny fish, rather than become regular users.

Space: Home-Made Balloon Sent Into The Great Unknown

Rajan Chagger — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:00:47 +0000

Josh Taylor a 21-year-old from Guildford, Surrey, and his friend Edward Bishop have created a weather balloon which they have managed to send 118,000 feet up into the air to capture images of the edges of space. The project was called the Taylor Made Space Balloon and it was a joint and very ambitious effort.

Cloning: South Korean Team Clone Coyotes

Rajan Chagger — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:24 +0000

A team in South Korea have claimed to have cloned coyotes for the first time. The team is being led by Hwang Woo-suk, the disgraced stem cell scientist who had produced papers with fabricated results.

Philosophies on Modern Parenting Revealed by Alain de Botton

Rachael Bellis — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:08:49 +0000

Alain de Botton has made points on modern parenting. Parents today appear to mollycoddle children. Each detail of life is considered with great attention. Questions are answered and considered. Mr. de Botton points out that throughout history, children have been ignored, slightly neglected, and questions unanswered. This would have been due to the high [...]

Students Should Study Maths Until the Age of 18

Rachael Bellis — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:30:36 +0000

A report for the Conservative Party has suggested that students in England should study maths until the age of 18. The report author, TV presenter Carol Vorderman said, “Some children are never taught maths by a maths teacher,” which highlighted the need for reform in schools. According to the report, change will give children [...]

Pregnant Lizard Fossil Found

Rachael Bellis — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:47:32 +0000

Researches from University College London have studied a 120 million year old fossil, which has been discovered to be the oldest pregnant lizard ever found. The team said the lizard from the Cretaceous period was only a few days away from giving birth when it died. The report, found in the journal Naturwissenschaften, details [...]

Britain’s luckiest winners: problems are solved

Cherry Taylor — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:50:33 +0000

After missing out on a £8.5million jackpot six years ago, Sue and Lee Mullen have received a stroke of luck in the form of £5 million.

Church of England to overhaul baptism service to include ‘EastEnders language’

Cherry Taylor — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:26:57 +0000

The Church of England has planned to overhaul its traditional baptism service. The new services will incorporate the language of EastEnders rather than the more traditional language of the Bible in order to make the service more “accessible”.

Tourette’s sufferer to undergo brain stimulation

Cherry Taylor — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:36:32 +0000

Mike Sullivan who suffers from Tourette’s is to undergo a pioneering form of brain surgery.

Construction of World’s fastest car begins

Cherry Taylor — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:20:30 +0000

What is expected to be the world’s fastest car begins construction this week.

PlayStation phone confirmed

Cherry Taylor — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:38:25 +0000

Sony Ericsson has confirmed the forthcoming launch of the Xperia Play, promising a full revelation set for 13 February, just ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Bowel cancer identified by dogs

Cherry Taylor — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:12:34 +0000

A laboratory breakthrough has found that Bowel cancer may be identified in future by dogs. Japanese researchers have found that a dog can scent bowel cancer in breath and stool samples as accurately as high-tech diagnostic tools.

BBC to cut hundreds of jobs as it scales down website

Cherry Taylor — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:59:00 +0000

The BBC has announced it is axing 360 jobs due to a cut back in its website, closing 200 subsidiary sites, as director-general Mark Thompson admitted it had been allowed to grow "like Topsy".

Toyota Crowned Worlds Biggest Carmaker in 2010

Lydia — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:30:33 +0000

It has emerged that Toyota ended 2010 as the world’s biggest carmaker, despite a long series of recalls and safety issues.

Rise in Remortgage Approvals cannot lift Housing Market out of the Doldrums

Shaun — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:36:01 +0000

The number of re mortgage approvals in the month of November is stronger than the most recent six month average, with more borrowers switching lenders when rolling over their fixed rate loans. During the month of November there were 27,045 approvals compared to 24,785 in October and 21,597 in November of last year.

Eight million families to be hit by tracker mortgage rate hike

Ameet Magan — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:47:57 +0000

The Bank of England sounded caution today stating that millions of households may see their monthly payments rise in 2011 on the back of higher tracker mortgage rates.