Youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds are being given the chance to get a taste of Higher Education. ...
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Lab animals won't lose hard-fought protections in the UK, the RSPCA says, after the government appears to have listened to its concerns and feedback from members of the public. ...
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A global search is on for a green hero who's helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through innovative and sustainable business ideas. ...
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University student Charis McKenna is hosting a mini-Olympic Games for older people as part of her studies into active ageing. ...
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Firefighters Stuart Vince and Phil Jackson will be running 11 marathons from Portsmouth to Land's End, before rowing back along the south coast to Gunwharf Quays,Portsmouth - all within 20 days. ...
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Two people with tetraplegia have shown in a study how they are able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space using robotic arms that they control directly with brain activity. ...
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Conservation charity WWF is calling for urgent support in its campaign to help protect forests in the Amazon. ...
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Ever wondered what life's all about, what it all means? Well, filmmaker Marc Erlbaum is offering to come up with the meaning of life for one million dollars. ...
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The number of people in their 50s dying prematurely from cancer in the UK has fallen below 14,000 for the first time in 40 years, according to new Cancer Research UK figures. ...
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Imaginary monsters created and named by schoolchildren across London and patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital have crept on to the pages of a new book which will raise vital funds. ...
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If you think your garden just benefits you - think again. Your own little horticultural oasis benefits the environment by reducing air temperatures, helping control flooding and trapping pollution. ...
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These are tough times in business, not least for visitor attractions, but conservation charity Chester Zoo is celebrating its highest ever annual attendance figures. ...
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The National Trust is teaming up with national treasures Wallace and Gromit to help lead the country's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. ...
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Putting green infrastructure such as parks, gardens and trees at the heart of neighbourhoods can bring significant economic benefits, according to a Natural England study. ...
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There has been a major reduction in deaths involving the pain relief drug co-proxamol since it was withdrawn in the UK in 2005, a study has found. ...
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A lemur at ZSL London Zoo is receiving special attention from his devoted keeper while he awaits the arrival of a new lady friend. ...
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Compounds found in curry are being investigated as a way of improving drug response in patients with advanced bowel cancer in a new study. ...
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Children with more friends are more physically active - for each additional friend, a child spends around an extra ten minutes being physically active at the weekend. ...
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The RSPCA has become the first charity in the UK to launch its very own mobile phone service - with proceeds helping to support its fight against animal cruelty. ...
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As part of World Immunization Week, Ghana has introduced two new vaccines at once to tackle pneumonia and diarrhoeal disease, the two leading killers of children under five. ...
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Researchers are investigating innovative methods of testing drugs that will reduce the need for involving animals. ...
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Considered planting of trees and other vegetation can be used to significantly improve air quality in towns and cities, according to a new study. ...
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To mark the anniversary of the Royal Wedding, Oxfam is inviting supporters to a unique online auction on eBay, offering them the chance to bid on exclusive items for their big day. ...
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It's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee this year, but after 60 years on the throne, what special gift do you give the monarch to mark this special event? ...
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He's tackled plenty of battles on the rugby field, now England rugby legend Phil Vickery is tackling male cancer through his range of clothing. ...
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Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery into the way blood clots are formed, potentially leading to the development of new drugs to treat one of the world's biggest killer illnesses. ...
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A bumblebee species extinct in the UK for nearly a quarter of a century is set to make a return. ...
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Scientists have discovered maize crops emit chemical signals to attract growth promoting microbes to their roots which boosts performance and could combat world food shortages. ...
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Mum-of-two Jodie Sandford is the star of a new Oxfam campaign, highlighting the huge impact that regular donations from the public, have on the lives of people living in poverty worldwide. ...
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Research shows that giving up driving is one of the key factors responsible for a fall in health and well-being among older people, leading to them becoming more isolated and inactive. ...
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Computing experts and medical researchers have developed a fast, easy-to-use way of studying tissue samples in 3D using ‘virtual' microscope slides. ...
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New research reveals that the UK's £12.5 billion renewables industry supports 110,000 jobs across the supply chain, and could support 400,000 by 2020. ...
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A pioneer of soil-less agricultural technologies has launched a series of revolutionary farming methods that, it believes, will fundamentally improve the way farming is carried out forever. ...
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Scientists have identified a link between different strains of malaria parasites that cause severe disease in a development could help develop vaccines or drugs against life-threatening cases of the infection. ...
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Tommy Tippetts, an intrepid fundraiser, has completed an 82-day crossing of the Atlantic to become the youngest male to row across an ocean single-handedly, raising a staggering £10,000 for Mind in the process. ...
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The great apes – which only live wild in Sumatra and Borneo and are one of man’s closest relatives – build large, oval nests in tree canopies every day where they sleep overnight, possibly for protection from predators and parasites or for warmth ...
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Sixty adults and children with type 1 diabetes will go to the Houses of Parliament to lobby parliament for more funds to find a cure for type 1 diabetes. ...
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Puppy buyers have been given a helping hand in their search for a healthy and happy hound with a newly devised puppy contract and Puppy Information Pack. ...
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Parkinson's UK has launched the biggest in-depth research study tracking people with the neurological condition ever mounted anywhere in the world. ...
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CSR plays a key role in the agenda of many businesses nowadays, helping companies to produce an overall positive impact on society. ...
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An inspiring new scheme in Mexico City offers fresh food in exchange for recyclable materials.
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An RSPCA inspector commandeered a passing barge in an attempt to rescue seven orphaned ducklings from a Chester canal. ...
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A teenager with terminal cancer has set up a charity to provide free holidays in the Lake District for the families of seriously ill children. ...
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Friends of the Earth has unveiled a new campaign to save the bee, revealing that it would cost the UK £1.8 billion every year to hand-pollinate crops without the insect – 20% more than previously thought. ...
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A new service is encouraging people in the same community to come together to teach each other fresh skills, and trade knowledge. ...
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Three year old Joe Skerratt is now a picture of health after being kept alive for 251 days by an artificial heart – longer than any other child in the UK. ...
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Messages of love and happiness will come to beautiful National Trust beaches this summer as part of a new art installation - and people all around the country can add their voices to the project by recording their favourite love poems. ...
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WotWentWrong is a free new web app, solving the mystery of why promising new romances ended unexpectedly or successful dates vanished. ...
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A pheasant that was hit by a car then endured a 40-mile trip stuck in the vehicle's front grille is making a miraculous recovery at a Cotswolds wildlife rescue centre. ...
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Eye specialists have used gaming technology to develop an innovative new treatment for one of the most common causes of visual impairment amongst children. ...
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Surgeons at the Manchester Royal Infirmary have become the first to use 3D technology in what is hoped to be the first of many operations using this technique. ...
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A final year university student is launching a magazine that will feature chapters from new novels, to hand out free to passengers on the London Underground. ...
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More than 400 works of art by celebrated Dutch artist Karel Appel have been recovered after they were lost in transit almost ten years ago. ...
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A blind dog has found a loving new home through the charity Blue Cross. ...
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One hundred and thirty adults and children with cystic fibrosis will take part in the largest gene therapy trial yet. ...
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Leading medical research charity Arthritis Research UK is using the beginning of British Summer Time to remind groups at risk of vitamin D deficiency to beat Britain's grey skies and top up their levels of the essential ‘sunshine' vitamin. ...
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The country's biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets are joining forces to help cut five billion calories from the nation's daily diet, the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. ...
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An increasing number of multi-faith spaces enables shared prayer, reflection and meditation in the UK, despite the declining popularity of established religion. ...
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The RSPCA has paid tribute to the 'heroes' who come to the aid of animals in need, outnumbering - the say - the few cruel few. ...
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Scientists are doing their bit to help Britain's threatened wild bees by building them a five-star ‘bee hotel'. ...
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Marine Protected Areas are providing sea turtles with an ideal habitat for foraging and may be keeping them safe from the threats of fishing. ...
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A man who lost his business during the recession has found a career he loves and is heading to university thanks to an apprenticeship working with children. ...
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A 25th anniversary concert in London's Hyde Park this summer will celebrate the pop hits of Stock Aitken Waterman and the PWL Hit Factory, raising funds for Cancer Research UK. ...
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Cancer patients taking aspirin every day appeared to have a reduced risk of their cancers spreading, three new studies suggest. ...
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Babies dying from an extremely rare bone disease are having their lives saved thanks to a successful drug trial. ...
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A nurse who stuck with her studies despite her husband's death in a car accident - even working in an accident and emergency unit - has graduated from the University of Derby with an additional bravery award. ...
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Scientists have simulated conditions close to those experienced by elite swimmers to test fabric used to make what is believed to be the fastest swimsuit to ever. ...
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A new study involving Oxford researchers suggests that babies who are fed on demand perform better academically compared to those fed to a schedule. ...
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An astonishing new electronic instrument will be showcased by a music student when she joins famous faces as part of a BBC Radio 4 festival. ...
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Vemurafenib, a life-extending pill for advanced melanoma is now available in the UK. ...
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Scientists are using parkour athletes - also known as free runners - to discover how orang-utans and other tree-dwelling primates maximise energy efficiency as they move through a forest canopy. ...
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Scientists have produced a previously unseen uranium molecule, in a move that could improve clean-up of nuclear waste. The distinctive butterfly-shaped compound is similar to radioactive molecules that scientists had proposed to be key components ...
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The Woodland Trust has planted a staggering one million trees in one month to mark the start of celebrations for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. ...
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An abused dog rescued by the RSPCA has been given the gift of sight by vets. ...
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A Kenyan wildlife haven has been saved after being threatened by a rush to grow biofuels for European companies. ...
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Researchers have worked out the unique secret to human success - the ability to work together. ...
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The introduction of the ban on smoking in public places in Scotland has resulted in a decrease in the birth of premature babies, a new study suggests. ...
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Top bosses are expert storytellers who tell versions of the same four stories to keep ahead of the game, experts have found. ...
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Teenagers who eat a healthier diet are happier than their peers – and ages 12 to 13 are key for keeping them on the right track with good food. That's the finding from researchers at the University of Essex. ...
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Bookings of working holidays with the National Trust are up 50% on this time last year. ...
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Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity plans to build a centre for research into rare children's diseases. ...
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A film charting the decline of the moustache in India has won the top prize at the UK's leading student film festival. ...
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Customers of Marks & Spencer have helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for UNICEF by recycling 100 million coat hangers. ...
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School children are helping to reintroduce two rare plant species to wetland nature reserves for the benefit of the bee population. ...
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A student blog run has secured exclusive access to Hollywood star's Danny DeVito's debut West End production just a few months after it was launched. ...
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There is optimism - cautious optimism certainly, but hope nonetheless following North Korea's agreement to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests. ...
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A team of academics has designed an electronic cheque which eliminates the need for costly processing by banks but preserves the simplicity and ease of a traditional cheque book. ...
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It's the day when tradition gives the green light for role reversal in proposals of marriage. Natural England is using the occasion to urge farmers to make the most of Leap Year and help more people fall in love with the countryside. ...
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A new initiative has been developed for dog breeders and owners which aims to give every puppy the very best start in life and prevent behavioural problems later on. ...
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If you have a bigger brain, the more popular you are likely to be - according to a study led by the University of Oxford. ...
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Stephen Fry has come to the aid of a small Welsh town by backing its bid to save a 7-year project to build a new community centre. ...
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Managing your mood can have a direct impact on the success of a diet, scientists suggest. ...
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Despite the recent cold snap, a nineteen per cent rise in the number of flowering plants and bulbs in bloom this year indicates that many gardens across the country will experience a bumper and longer blooming spring. ...
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A website which will save students across the country vital pennies has been launched by savvy students. ...
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A malnourished lurcher found abandoned and injured had almost given up on life until he started to receive some tender loving care at the RSPCA's Birmingham Animal Hospital. ...
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A former trainee corporate lawyer who spent three months in a coma is to finally see her novel in print after completely forgetting she had written it. ...
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Wear red this Friday, February 24th - it's the easiest way to get involved in the British Heart Foundation's Red for Heart campaign and help raise vital funds so it can continue its life-saving work. ...
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of ChildLine, BT have announced the launch of the ArtBox project - a new public art exhibition set to take over the capital this summer. ...
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More than 5,000 National Trust employees are being given the Leap Day off work to volunteer for a day in their local communities. ...
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A new type of battery - the LiFePO4 - could improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar power, scientists say. ...
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Around a third of the UK dog population is obese, but overweight dogs that lose weight have an improved quality of life , latest research suggests. ...
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A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in to his car on a forest track for two months with no food. The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found emaciated and too weak to utter more than a few words. ...
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A female mallard duck who became entangled in a plastic can holder and evaded capture for more than a month has been freed by a fellow mallard. ...
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Some people believe they are drawn to a place for a reason, even though that reason might take some time to show itself. Joel Brokaw, 58, knew the moment he saw the ranch house in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California that he was ...
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A study of more than 11,000 pregnant women shows that those who owned dogs were approximately 50 per cent more likely than those who didn't to achieve the recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day through high levels of brisk walking. ...
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A Congolese aid worker who survived a massacre in which seven of his colleagues were killed has had his arm rebuilt in the UK thanks to the plea of a university academic who worked with him. ...
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The Environment Bank, the first organization to deliver biodiversity offsetting in the UK, and Mission MarketsTM, a professional services firm specializing in the impact and sustainability sectors and operating an international platform for exchan...
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Young people who help run a visitor attraction that depicts Egyptian history have been awarded the prestigious Diana Award for Champion volunteers. ...
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While Europe shivers through a severe cold snap that has killed hundreds of people, the usually frigid Canadian city of Winnipeg has enjoyed its third-mildest January in more than a century. ...
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Scientists have successfully tested a breakthrough product that could cut the rate of some hospital-acquired infections, leading to a reduction in morbidity and mortality across the country. ...
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The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists. ...
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A cat that invaded the famous Anfield turf for three minutes during Liverpool's 0-0 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday has become an internet celebrity. ...
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DJ and television presenter Lauren Laverne has spoken of how getting together with friends can change the lives of women living in poverty. ...
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A pioneering programme in Scotland is encouraging young offenders to train rescued dogs, ready for rehoming. from Polmont training rescue dogs from the nearby Dogs Trust West Calder rehoming centre. ...
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Interested in adventure and exploring new places? An international magazine is looking for volunteers to spend a month in Cuenca, Ecuador to test its potential as a retirement destination. ...
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Having a healthy skin colour is more important in determining how attractive a man is to women than how manly they look. ...
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Student Katie Jones has received a personal thank you from Coronation Street legend Jack Duckworth - actor Bill Tarmey - for her work on a film that raises awareness of brain tumours. ...
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German authorities are giving parking violators in one city an unexpected break by issuing tickets without fines. ...
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Three-and-a-half-year-old Lily Robinson has learned an early lesson in consumer power after encouraging supermarket giant Sainsbury's to rename one of its bread products. ...
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A new University of London exhibition for the first time features works of art from several species, including paintings by elephants and apes. ...
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The Children's Society is calling for a radical new approach to a child's early years - its Good Childhood Report 2012 unveils six key priorities needed for a happy childhood, after interviewing more than 30,000 children aged eight to 16. ...
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A twenty-year-old student has become the youngest Briton to ski to the South Pole. ...
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Just cleared airport security and in need of a little deep breathing and stretching relaxation? San Francisco Airport has opened what it calls a first of its kind yoga room. ...
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Birds have changed the pitch of their birdsong to a higher pitch to help them travel further in built-up areas, according to new research. ...
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"There's nothing like having a bond with someone else who knows exactly what you're going through," says eighteen-year-old Tiffany Senter. Her good friend is Emma Greene, also 18, with whom she has much in common. ...
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The National Trust saw a substantial increase in its visitor numbers, and retail and catering sales in December compared to the previous Christmas, it's revealed. ...
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A collaborative study led by the University of Stirling is bringing together behavioural theorists, artists and 3D animators to create new ways of encouraging and motivating young asthma sufferers to exercise. ...
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Here's some good news for those who want to be successful through hard work and their own ability. Latest research suggests your parents' background doesn't necessarily affect your long-term financial success. ...
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Milk is a ‘superfood' that can help fight disease - but more research is needed to convince consumers to stock up on the white stuff. ...
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Fearless Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton made it to the South Pole in just 18 days by ski, bike and kite, bringing her epic, 500-mile Antarctic expedition to a triumphant close. ...
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Instead of waiting for a child to experience reading delays, American scientists now say they can identify the reading problem even before children start school, long before they become labeled as poor students and begin to lose confidence in them...
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While many of us are resolving to lose weight at this time of year, a lovable dog in the care of the RSPCA needs to put on a few pounds before he can make a fresh start with a new owner. ...
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Ensuring children have a good intake of vitamin D could help reduce depression in adolescence and adulthood, new findings suggest. ...
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