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Drug target to stop cancer spread
Seeded on Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:57 AM EST (BBC News)
UK scientists have uncovered a vital clue to stopping cancers spreading around the body. A protein called Tes is able to block a second protein, Mena, from helping cancer cells "crawl" away from the initial tumour.
Molecular 'nose' detects drug side-effects
Seeded on Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:54 AM EST (BBC News)
Scottish scientists are developing a "nose" which aims to help cut the time it takes to develop new medicines. The device will use 1,000 sensors to find out how human cells react to drugs far quicker than conventional methods.
Christmas miracle as axolotl becomes salamander
Seeded on Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:47 AM EST (BBC News)
A rare "Peter Pan" amphibian native to Mexico has performed a Christmas "miracle" - by becoming a salamander. William Glover, from South Molton in Devon, acquired two axolotls which are only found in Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco near Mexico City.
Dark chocolate 'not so healthy'
Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:38 AM EST (BBC News)
For those of you tucking into dark chocolate this Christmas using the excuse it is good for you, think again. A top medical journal said any health claims about plain chocolate may be misleading.
Workaholic gardener of 105 years old - this year spending his first birthday in retirement
Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:19 AM EST (BBC News)
A gardener who has worked land in Dorset for 93 years is celebrating turning 105 on Christmas Eve - his first birthday in retirement. Arthritis made Jim Webber, who never took any holidays, finally quit work.
Do soup kitchens help the homeless?
Seeded on Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:19 AM EST (BBC News)
As charities launch their annual drive to help the homeless at Christmas, Westminster Council in central London is pursuing plans to ban soup kitchens from its streets. It has won some surprising support.
Seven great "medical myths" revealed
Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:17 AM EST (Mirror.co.uk)
Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster.
Council destroys £20,000 car because owner owes £120
Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:13 AM EST (the Mail online)
A £20,000 sports car was crushed by a London council because its owner fell £120 behind in storage rent. Mother-of-two Asha Jihu left her beloved BMW coupé in a Camden council lock-up when she returned to China to nurse her father as he fought cancer.
Dad sells son's Xmas Wii game on eBay for $9k (£4522)
Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:28 PM EST (tech.co.uk)
After catching his 15-year-old son smoking marijuana, a Canadian father sold the Guitar Hero III game he had bought him for Christmas on eBay, to teach him a lesson. The popular game for the Wii, which is proving difficult to find pre-Christmas, fetched an incredible $9,100 ( …
Teenagers fighting for lives after hair tongs explode in bedroom
Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:20 PM EST (This is London)
Four teenage girls were fighting for their lives tonight after their hair-styling tongs exploded in a bedroom, blowing a massive hole through the roof of the house.
Economics of gift vouchers
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:07 PM EST (BBC News)
Gift vouchers might seem like the easiest and safest Christmas present if you're not sure of someone's tastes. But why are they often worth less than their face value?
Girl, 11, comes within inch of death as 'drink driver' slams BMW into her bedroom
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:31 PM EST (the Mail online)
This was the scene after a BMW slammed into the side of a converted barn and was left buried up its to wing mirrors in a brick wall.
Courier sacked - asked for Christmas Eve off to attend partner's 40th birthday party
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:19 PM EST (gmb.org.uk)
GMB member Paul Whieldon from Walthamstow north east London has been sacked from his job as a pushbike courier in the Shoreditch area of London by his employer of five years CitySprint.
Man jailed over 14m fake £1 coins
Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:55 PM EST (BBC News)
A counterfeiter who produced fake £1 coins with an estimated total value of £14m, has been jailed for five years. Marcus Glindon, 37, from Enfield, north London, made the coins over seven years from a workshop near his home.
'Oldest human being' dies at 116
Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:35 PM EST (BBC News)
Hryhoriy Nestor, a bachelor who was thought in his lifetime to be the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 116 in Ukraine.
Body clock 'control switch' found
Seeded on Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:23 PM EST (BBC News)
Researchers say they have identified the chemical switch that controls the genetic mechanism regulating people's internal body clocks.
Hammer set for MySpace comeback
Seeded on Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:20 PM EST (BBC News)
Cult British film company Hammer is to broadcast its latest horror venture on social networking site MySpace. Beyond the Rave, described as Hammer's first horror movie in 30 years, will be shown as 20 'webisodes' in spring 2008 before being released in full on DVD.
With multiple births increased, have twins lost their specialness?
Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 8:29 AM EST (BBC News)
Since the introduction of IVF in 1978, the number of multiple births has almost doubled. Does this mean that twins and other multiples have lost their "specialness"? Twins have been revered and feared throughout history.
Amazing find of dinosaur 'mummy'
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 2:10 PM EST (BBC News)
Fossil hunters have uncovered the remains of a dinosaur that has much of its soft tissue still intact. Skin, muscle, tendons and other tissue that rarely survive fossilisation have all been preserved in the specimen unearthed in North Dakota, US.
Cat, 26, could be record breaker
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 1:34 PM EST (BBC News)
A 26-year-old domestic cat from Shropshire could be one of the oldest in the UK. Pussywillow lives in Ratlinghope and is still "sharp in her mind and her eyes", according to owner Lin Brown.
'I thought I had made a mistake' - the doctor who discovered HIV drug AZT
Seeded on Sat Dec 1, 2007 4:24 AM EST (BBC News)
It is 20 years since the world's first HIV/AIDS drug came onto the market in the US. There were complaints AZT was expensive and could have toxic side effects. But it offered hope.
25 years since 'Thriller' released. What made it such a phenomenon?
Seeded on Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:39 AM EST (BBC News)
It's the highest-selling album in history and catapulted the ex-Jackson 5 singer into superstardom. Released 25 years ago, Michael Jackson's Thriller is credited with changing the face of pop music, so what made it such a phenomenon?
Voice of the Tube silenced by London Underground
Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:09 PM EST (BBC News)
The woman who became the "Voice of the Tube" has been sacked after allegedly criticising London Underground (LU). Voiceover artist Emma Clarke, 36, is the woman millions of Tube travellers hear warning them to "mind the gap".
Chocolate powered lorry goes to Timbuktu
Seeded on Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:55 PM EST (BBC News)
Two British adventurers are setting off on a journey across Europe to west Africa in a lorry powered by chocolate. Andy Pag, of London, and his co-driver John Grimshaw, of Poole in Dorset, were leaving Mr Grimshaw's home town on a cross channel ferry on Friday.
Engagement ring returned to owner - after 89 years at the bottom of the sea
Seeded on Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:07 AM EST (BBC News)
When Stanley Cubiss perished on board a naval warship the sea swallowed up hope of a future together with his sweetheart Florence. But 89 years later, a symbol of their love has been found buried at the bottom of the sea.
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