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Conjoined twins: Baby Faith fighting for survival
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 10 hours ago | UK
Conjoined twin Baby Faith is fighting for survival after surgeons separated her from her sister Hope. -
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Interest rates slashed by another 1% - and Brown raises prospect of them falling to ZERO
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Economy
The Bank of England slashed interest rates by another 1 per cent this afternoon as policymakers battled to stave off the looming recession. -
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Surgeon Amputated a Boy’s Arm via Text (SMS) Mobile Phone Instructions
Phones Review (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | UK
A Welsh surgeon, who had volunteered his services in war-torn Congo, began an emergency life-saving operation using text message instructions n his mobile phone from a surgeon 3,000 miles away. The 16 year old boy had his arm bitten off by a Hippo and it had become severely infected, he got rushed to the hospital and [...] -
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Police reveal Shannon kidnap plot was inspired by hunt for Madeleine as Shannon Matthews...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | UK
The mother of Shannon Matthews was today found guilty of the kidnap of her own daughter. Karen Matthews was convicted alongside her co-accused Michael Donovan after a trial at Leeds Crown Court. They kept Shannon drugged and leashed to the loft to stop her escaping during her 24-day ordeal in a 'cynical' plot to eventually claim £50,000 reward money for her safe return. Police believe the pair may... -
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Police are hunting for MORE moles in Westminster, Jacqui Smith reveals, as she insists no...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | UK Politics
Jacqui Smith today insisted no ministers had known Tory MP Damian Green was being investigated until he was arrested as she revealed police are hunting for more moles in Whitehall. -
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Scotland hit as HM Revenue and Customs cuts 3400 jobs
The Herald (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | UK
HM Revenue and Customs is to close more than 90 offices across the UK and axe 3,400 jobs. It is understodd 400 posts will be lost in Scotland.
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European Court of Human Rights, DNA rebuke
Power to the People (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK
How ironic that British subjects have had to turn to the European Courts to protect their liberty and privacy, rather than being able to rely on our own laws. If this does not demonstrate just how far this control obsessed government has gone to destroy the rights and civil liberties of the people of this country, [...] -
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Obama Call 'Seemed Like Prank'
Sky News (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | International
A congresswoman accidentally hung up on the US President-elect because she thought she was the victim of a prank phone call. -
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US Anglican leaders look to replace Episcopal Church
The Guardian (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | International
Move implies that debate over the role of homosexual Christians has splintered the church -
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Church wants to help mother of baby abandoned in manger
Christian Today (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | International
The church in Germany where a newborn baby boy was found in the manger of its nativity scene has said it wants to try and help the mother and child -
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Zimbabwe begs for help after total collapse of healthcare system as cholera infects up to...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | International
Zimbabwe has declared a national health emergency after the total collapse of its healthcare system in the face of the worst cholera epidemic the country has ever face. -
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Family of man killed in Wal-Mart stampede sue over store advertising
The Observer (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Economy
The family of the Wal-Mart worker who died in a stampede by shoppers has alleged in a lawsuit that the retailer's advertising contributed to his death. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons - see all breaking news
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Digital mapping option added to geography syllabus
Arkytek Ltd :: Blog (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 4 December 2008 at 16:32:00 GIS will now be part of Key Stage 3, GCSE and A-Level assessment The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software that allows users to create digital maps has become part of national GCSE and A-level curriculums. The decision was made to include the technology after the success of a hybrid GCSE course piloted in a handful of schools... -
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Thanks for the memories HM
Mind Hacks (subscribe) | yesterday | Sciences
The densely amnesic Patient HM , one of the most famous and important patients in the history of neuroscience, has passed away . HM, now revealed as Henry G. Molaison, suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy that was not helped by existing drugs and so was referred to neurosurgeon William Scoville in 1953. Scoville attempted a new type of operation to remove the parts of the brain which triggered the... -
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THE ONE WHO BELIEVES JACQUES CHIRAC DEPENDABLE IS THE HEAVYWEIGHT':
BrothersJudd Blog (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Politics
'Cameron's a lightweight' (James Macintyre, 04 December 2008, New Statesman) What is not publicly known is that there was less agreement when, soon afterwards, the discussion turned substantial in Cameron's Commons office. Obama began by saying that he hoped to work closely with the EU. But, in a crude attempt to demonstrate his Atlanticist credentials, Cameron went on to indulge in what one source... -
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Amazon Brings MP3 To UK, Baits Rivals With £3 Albums
paidContent:UK (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
The best way to take on the UK MP3 download market? If you're Amazon ( NSDQ: AMZN ), by stealth . Today the e-tail giant quietly brought its MP3 download store to the UK this morning. Like its US forebear, there's repertoire from all four majors, plus Cooking Vinyl, Harmonia Mundi, Beggars Banquet, The Orchard ( NSDQ: ORCD ), Concord and Ioda. With three million non- DRM-protected songs; top 20 albums... -
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In Support of Alex Hilton
Iain Dale's Diary (subscribe) | 02/12/2008 | Politics
Some people may think I have lost my marbles when they read this post, but bear with me. Alex Hilton , who runs Recess Monkey and LabourHome is being sued for libel for something that appeared for a very short time on LabourHome. I'll let Alex take up the story... I can't tell you too much about the case because I don't want to annoy the court. But this is what I am comfortable telling you. 1. An active... -
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Navigon 5100 on sale for $99
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Technology
This isn’t the first time we have reported about new Navigon GPS navigation devices, as we covered the Navigon 5100 max about a month ago. Today’s breaking news is that the Navigon 5100 (not the max model) is available at a very low price of $99 (with a mail-in rebate). Any GPS that [...]
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Ice Meister Slider makes it winter in the summer
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 02/12/2008 | Technology
If you live in the northern hemisphere, then you are about to head into winter. With winter comes snow, and with snow comes fun winter activities like sledding. However, if you live in Australia, then you’re just about to enter into the summer, and there isn’t any chance of sledding unless you own [...] -
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Levelling the playing field
Mr Eugenides (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | International
Once again, the Australians are way ahead of us : Politicians in an Australian state could be breathalysed before voting after reports of bad behaviour by MPs. In the latest incident, New South Wales MP Andrew Fraser resigned from his frontbench role after shoving a female MP after attending a Christmas party. In September, state police minister Matt Brown resigned after allegedly dancing in his underpants... -
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Mili - banned
David Miliband (subscribe) | yesterday | International
I am now in Oslo for the signing ceremony by over 100 countries of the first convention on cluster munitions. As the campaign badges demanded, the convention is comprehensive and workable . But as my speech at the ceremony highlighted , we have a big job of implementation and advocacy to undertake. Some of the most surprising countries see cluster bombs as part of their national defence..... -
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Call me on my iPod Touch - Truphone releases app for the kids
TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
UK-based Truphone, a VoIP service provider for Wifi/data enabled handsets, today unveils a special version for owners of the iPhone Touch. The move is significant. The software effectively turns the Touch into a mobile phone, if limited to calls over WiFi. But there will be plenty of young people and college students who will use [...] -
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Ho hum ...
Obnoxio The Clown (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | Business
... just another day in parliament: the Guardian eight lenders had so far signed up to the scheme, including HBOS, Nationwide, Abbey, Lloyds TSB, Northern Rock, Barclays and HSBC. Between them they represent around 70% of the mortgage market. So we have 70% to 90% of the market share of mortgages. Where did that figure come from? Well that would be the Prime Minister himself who said in the Commons,... -
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T-Mobile lowers price of G1 admission in the UK to better compete
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
If you were a bit taken aback by the £40 ($59) monthly tariff required to take the G1 home for free, apparently you weren't alone. T-Mobile has hacked that requirement down to £30 ($44) per month, and while the carrier itself has said that it's not a reaction to poor sales, industry analysts are saying otherwise. In fact, a company spokesperson even states that it has chosen to "offer the device free... - see all discussions
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