Wednesday, 27 August 2014 The mystery surrounding Stonehenge has suddenly deepened — literally. A first-of-its-kind study suggests that 15 previously undiscovered or poorly understood monuments lie hidden under the ancient stone monument and its surroundings. For the study, researchers used… Read More ›
England
Penguins given ‘happy pills’ in soaking Britain
07 Feb 2014 London (AFP) After weeks of rain and wind, miserable penguins at a marine centre in England are being fed anti-depressants to cheer them up. The 12 Humboldt penguins at the Sealife Centre in Scarborough, northeast England, were… Read More ›
Water canon lined up in case of ‘austerity riots’
Water cannon set to be deployed across Britain amid fears of more riots Senior officers say likelihood of future protests against the Government mean they could need permission to deploy water cannon in mainland Britain for the first time Police… Read More ›
Housing double whammy: A whole generation ‘won’t be able to buy or rent a home’ (U.K.)
Unless we build affordable housing, more and more people will be priced out, say experts Andrew Grice Tuesday, 10 December 2013 A generation of Britons faces a housing “double whammy” as a growing number of people cannot afford to buy… Read More ›
CIA Cleared on Answer to Telepathy FOIA Demand
By HEATHER JOHNSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – The CIA properly handled a man’s demand for records on his 1966 interrogation regarding telepathy and espionage, a federal judge ruled. Phillip Mosier had sued the agency in San Francisco under… Read More ›
New research shows clear association between ACE inhibitors and acute kidney injury
Contact: Genevieve Maul gm349@admin.cam.ac.uk 44-012-237-65542 University of Cambridge These and similar drugs are the second most prescribed on the NHS Cambridge scientists have found an association between ACE inhibitors (and similar drugs) and acute kidney injury – a sudden deterioration… Read More ›
Are you of the Pemberley Darcys? Same ‘elite’ surnames have been at Oxbridge since the Norman Conquest /”social mobility is not much better than it was in medieval times”
Names like Darcy, Mandeville and Neville have attended elite universities for 27 generations Tom Mendelsohn Wednesday, 30 October 2013 The same elite names have dominated Oxbridge as far back as the Norman Conquest– and there’s no sign that they’re about… Read More ›
Undercover police to be banned from having sexual relationships with targets (U.K.)
New rules will stop undercover officers having intimate relationships with people they are investigating, following concern over series of cases Mark Kennedy, a former Scotland Yard officer, is alleged to have slept with a number of women whose activities he… Read More ›
Unless we change the way we fund universities, our system will collapse ( U.K. )
Soon the only graduates carrying on their studies will be the sons and daughters of the very rich or those who can secure bursaries, scholarships and grants Will Hutton The Observer, Saturday 12 October 2013 The system of student… Read More ›
Children ‘too embarrassed to read’
12:16am Friday 4th October 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall is backing the campaign to uncover the nation’s literary heroes Children increasingly see reading as “embarrassing”, with fewer youngsters picking up a book for… Read More ›
Home Office: Drugs must remain illegal to ‘protect society’
Government clashes with one of England’s leading police officers who says Class A drugs should be decriminalised Charlie Cooper Sunday, 29 September 2013 Drugs are dangerous and must remain illegal to “protect society” the Government has insisted, after one of… Read More ›
Thousands of unexplained and unexpected deaths among elderly revealed in leaked Government analysis
Labour calls for “urgent investigation” amid fears more old people are dying because of cuts to public funding Adam Withnall, Charlie Cooper Thursday, 25 July 2013 A leaked report has revealed that thousands more elderly people died in the past… Read More ›
Expat tycoon argues hatred of British weather makes him immune from divorce courts
The estranged wife of an expatriate property tycoon has failed in her bid to secure part of his fortune, after he successfully argued that his loathing of the British climate earned him immunity from the UK divorce courts. Ex-pat couple… Read More ›
Half of Tamiflu prescriptions went unused during 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic, sewage study concludes
Press release 2013/03 – Issued by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK A new study concludes that approximately half of the prescriptions of Tamiflu during the 2009-10 influenza pandemic went unused in England. The unused medication represents approximately … Read More ›
Increased risk of sleep disorder in children who received swine flu vaccine : Up to 16-fold increased risk
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Results consistent with findings from Finland and Sweden, but may still be overestimated The results are consistent with previous studies from Finland and Sweden and indicate that the association is not confined… Read More ›
Bristol-Myers Squibb need not face claims related to 24 New Jersey residents who died after alleged exposure to toxic substances from the pharmaceutical giant
Bristol-Myers Fends Off Suit Over Toxic Deaths By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Bristol-Myers Squibb need not face claims related to 24 New Jersey residents who died after alleged exposure to toxic substances from the pharmaceutical giant, a federal judge ruled…. Read More ›
No standard for the placebo? ” placebo ingredients for pills were disclosed in fewer than 10 percent of cases “
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Much of medicine is based on what is considered the strongest possible evidence: The placebo-controlled trial. A paper published in the October 19 issue… Read More ›
Antibiotics no more effective at relieving coughs and colds than a sugar pill
Those taking antibiotics in study reported more side effects including rash, nausea and diarrhoea Jeremy Laurance Wednesday, 19 December 2012 The winter may be peak season for coughs and colds but there is no point… Read More ›
A huge database containing the personal details of around eight million schoolchildren is being created without parents’ knowledge, it emerged today.
Warning over secret database featuring 8m children A new database created by Capita features the personal details of 8m schoolchildren, it has emerged. Photo: PA <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> By Graeme Paton,… Read More ›
Armed Forces on stand-by to man prisons in case of strike
British service personnel are on standby to step in for prison and probation officers amid fears of an illegal strike by trade unions over the privatisation of prisons, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said last… Read More ›
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Contact: Melanie Haberstroh melanie.haberstroh@kcl.ac.uk 44-207-848-3076 King’s College London A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from… Read More ›
Modern alchemy leaches gold from water
28Oct2012 SAINT-PIERRE-LES-NEMOURS, France (AFP) A small French start-up company is selling a technology with a hint of alchemy: turning water into gold. It does so by extracting from industrial waste water the last traces of any rare — and increasingly… Read More ›
Street lights turned off in their thousands to meet carbon emission targets
Huge swathes of Britain are being plunged into darkness as more and more streetlights are switched off by councils and roads authorities. By Claire Duffin 9:00PM BST 27 Oct 2012 Lights are being turned off on motorways and major roads,… Read More ›
Creepy UK installs CCTV in School’s bathrooms
Wednesday, 12 September 2012 Over 200 UK state schools have installed cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students, a recent surveillance survey reported. British parents will likely be shocked by the study’s findings. The survey is based on… Read More ›
Excess pneumonia deaths linked to engine exhaust
Repost File 2008 Contact: Rachael Davies rdavies@bma.org.uk 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Atmospheric pollutants and mortalities in English local authority areas Engine exhaust fumes are linked to excess deaths from pneumonia across England, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology… Read More ›
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