Wind and water to power UK canals' green revolution
James Murray, The government agency responsible for the UK's network of canals and rivers yesterday unveiled ambitious plans to generate enough renewable energy to power 45,000 homes through the installation of 50...Read more |
Environmental groups furious as Hoon gives Stansted expansion go-ahead
James Murray, He may be less than a week into his new job, but Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has already attracted the ire of environmentalists after today giving the green light to...Read more |
Mandelson sets out IT responsibilities
Parliamentary reporter, Newly-appointed business secretary Peter Mandelson has split the responsibility for IT issues among three ministers in the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform that he inherited in Gordon Brown's...Read more |
Starbucks looks to turn off the taps
Tom Young, In a move highlighting the speed with which accusations of "greenwashing" can force firms to change their environmental policies, coffee chain Starbucks has announced it is actively investigating alternatives to...Read more |
Distributed collaboration tools add to risk burden
Phil Muncaster at ISSE 2008 in Madrid, Technology leaders were urged today to work closely with business and legal teams to mitigate the security risks posed by the growing number of distributed collaboration tools taking root in...Read more |
Hospital mobile bans can be eased
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced.Read more
Warning over 'third hand smoke'
Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.Read more
Warned, Teens Clean Up MySpace Profiles
Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg."Read more
Ebola alert shuts Angolan border
Angola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.Read more
Jett Travolta and Kawasaki Syndrome
Knowing signs of the mysterious ailment can reduce heart risk. Read more
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More and more people with diabetes are living to older ages, thanks to medical advances. But the long-term facilities, such as nursing homes, that care for aging Americans may not be ready for the addition Read more
Woman With Two Wombs Beats Odds, Gets Pregnant
A woman in England received a huge surprise five weeks after doctors told her she was pregnant she found out she has two reproductive systems and her baby is growing in one of her two wombs, the Daily Mail reported. Read more
Teen Died After Blood Clot Diagnosed as Stomach Bug
A 16-year-old teenager died of a brain hemorrhage when medical staff failed to give her a brain scan because they thought she had a stomach infection, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Read more
Report: Detox Products Don't Work
If you are thinking of trying various detox products to help you slim down or clear up, British scientists are saying most of these products are meaningless, Agence France-Presse reported Monday. Read more
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Review: Tesco Talk Wifi service
xxx Tesco has, for some time, been bundling home handsets with an O2-partnered VoIP service, charging nothing for calls between subscribers, 2p a minute to landlines in the UK and other major countries, and 10p a minute to UK mobiles. Its new Talk WifRead more |
Review: OpenOffice.org 3.0
A significantly updated competitor to Microsoft Office Version 3.0 of OpenOffice.org's free office productivity suite was launched in mid-October and, while not a ground-breaking release, it builds on an already mature software package to provide even Read more |
Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Xbox 360 game
Golf: now more exciting than ever Golf fans have been waiting for this update to the Xbox's best-known gold game with apprehension after the largely disappointing reception given to its predecessor. The 2008 version failed to build on the success of thRead more |