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Climate Change This Week: Mothers Out Front, Baby Birds Imperiled, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 06.10.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Congress, Fracking, Economy, United Nations, President Obama, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Pollution, Business, Green Energy, Coal, Canada, Colorado, Drought, New Mexico, Indonesia, Insurance, Germany, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Solutions, Climate Change, Business News, Global Warming, Solar Power, Natural Gas, Voting, Energy, Britain, Heat Waves, Carbon Emissions, England, Crops, Science, Weather, Energy Efficiency, UK News, Barack Obama, Corporations, Bangladesh, Water, Environment, Oil, Sustainability, Alaska, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, China, Green News
Mary Ellen Harte

Global Price of Climate Change Going Up was the message delivered to an international global disaster conference recently, reports Paul Cox at Aljazee...

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The #1 Reason To Get Married

Posted 05.31.2013 | Weddings
Read More: Marriage Research, Marriage, Marriage and Happiness, UK News, New Research, Happiness Research, Benefits of Marriage, Weddings, Weddings News

How happy are you? According to new research, your answer probably depends on whether or not you're married. The U.K.'s Office of National S...

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The Baby Named After The Car Where Her Mum Gave Birth..

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.10.2013 | comics
Read More: Cars, Vauxhall, Unusual Baby Names, UK News, Cambridge, Baby Names, comics News

A baby born in the back of a car on the way to hospital has been named after the vehicle, to mark the circumstances of her birth. Corin Stokes has ...

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Crazy Microchip Could Fix Memory Problems?

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 05.08.2013 | Science
Read More: Brain Implants, UK News, Brains, University of Southern California, UK Tech, Memory, Alzheimer's, Brain Science, Memory Loss, Science News

A team of scientists at the University of Southern California believe they are two years away from creating a brain implant capable of generating memo...

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U.S. Death Row Survivors Are One For Ten

David A. Love | Posted 04.26.2013 | Crime
Read More: Black Voices, UK News, Human Rights, Police, Prison, Crime, Civil Rights, Chicago, UK Media, UK Film, Death Penalty, Eyewitness Misidentification, Innocence, Video, Crime News
David A. Love

In the past four decades, 142 men and women were liberated from death row because they were innocent.

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Theresa May: Europe Court Has 'Moved Goalposts' On Qatada

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics
Read More: Theresa May Mark Reckless, UK News, Home Affairs Select Committee, Hate Preacher, Abu Qatada Deported, UK Politics, Abu Qatada Theresa May, Abu Qatada, Keith Vaz, Politics News

Home Secretary Theresa May has defended her failure to deport Abu Qatada under angry questioning from a Conservative MP. Tory Mark Reckless accused...

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Thatcher's Militant Democracy

David Miles | Posted 06.16.2013 | World
Read More: Politics News, Politics, Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher Dead, Ronald Reagan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany, Foreign Affairs, UK Politics, Angela Merkel, UK Politics News, United Kingdom, Business News, The Iron Lady, Falkland Islands, Economy, European Union, Argentina, Foreign Policy, Conservatives, UK Conservative Party, Washington, UK Economy, Europe, World News, UK News, News, World News
David Miles

Unlike Chancellor Merkel of Germany, who has a reputation for only sticking her neck out when confident of victory, Margaret Thatcher sometimes had little choice in the timing of the battles she had to fight.

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Remembering My Moment With Margaret Thatcher

Whitney Caudill | Posted 06.11.2013 | Women
Read More: Women, Margaret Thatcher, UK News, Women Leaders, News, Remembering Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher Dead, Etiquette, Dinner Party, Women News
Whitney Caudill

I will never know why she approached me out of all the people in the room. She was powerful, yet willing to ask for help, and she did not ask the most important people present that night, but arguably (and visibly) asked the very least important person.

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The 'Material Of The Future' Will Be Grown, Not Mined

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 06.09.2013 | Technology
Read More: Nanocellulose Alge Production, UK News, Nanocellulose Production, Nanocellulose Material, Algae, UK Tech, Nanocellulose Algae, Nanocellulose, Technology News

Imagine a substance that was strong and light enough to armour soldiers, flexible and conductive enough to be turned into the next generation of flexi...

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'Winston Churchill' Banned From Stores In UK City After Shoplifting Spree

Posted 02.23.2013 | World
Read More: Winston Churchill, UK News, Winston Churchill Nottingham, Nottingham, Winston Churchill Nottingham Thief, Winston Churchill Thief, Winston Churchill Shoplifter, Winston Churchill Shoplift, World News

A sticky-fingered man who shares the name of a former British prime minister has been banned from shops in a UK city after he was caught shoplifting s...

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Cameron Fuels the Folly of British Isolationism

David Miles | Posted 03.30.2013 | World
Read More: Winston Churchill, History, EU Referendum, Politics News, Politics, UK News, United Kingdom, George Orwell, Foreign Affairs, David Cameron, UK Politics, Business News, European Union, World War II, Europe, World News, UK Universities, UK Students, Tuition Fees, Obama Administration, UK Conservative Party, Tony Blair, UK Politics News, World News
David Miles

Possibly the most stand out moment of levity in David Cameron's speech on Wednesday announcing an 'in/out' referendum on Britain's EU membership within the next 5 years was when he said: "It is time to settle this European question in British politics."

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Toddler Who Died With 91 Injuries On His Body Allegedly 'Murdered By His Mother's Boyfriend'

Posted 10.24.2012 | Crime
Read More: UK Murder, Murder, Kirsty Smedley, Manchester, Tragedy, Video, UK News, Child Murder, Rio Smedley, Rio Smedley Murder, Daniel Rigby, Crime News

A toddler who died in April was allegedly murdered by his mother's boyfriend, a British court heard this week. According to the BBC, a state prosec...

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Marines Charged With Murder In Afghan Death

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.15.2012 | World
Read More: Marines, Marines Charged With Murder, Video, UK News, Afghanistan, Marines Murder, Royal Marines, Afghanistan War, World News

LONDON -- Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a death in Afghanistan last year, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Sunday. They are ...

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Is Tesco Failing Overseas?

PA | Posted 12.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Tesco, UK News, Profits, Tescos-Supermarkets, Tescos Supermarkets, Politics News

Supermarket giant Tesco reported a fall in group profits today as a return to sales growth in the UK was overshadowed by a downturn in Asia and Europe...

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Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela!

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 09.16.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Michael Jackson, Jamie Oliver, Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, One Direction, UK News, Richard Branson, Desmond Tutu, Slideexpand, World News, Eddie Izzard, Black Voices News

Celebrations will take place across the world tomorrow to mark Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday. A Nobel peace laureate, Mandela spent 27 years in...

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Plans for New V&A Extension Approved Today (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 09.10.2012 | Arts
Read More: V&a Museum, Art, Amanda Levete, UK News, Olympics, Architecture, Design, London Olympics, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

Today planning permission for a new extension to the V&A has officially been granted to architecture firm, AL_A. The £41 million project, which will ...

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No More Fascinators?!

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2012 | Style
Read More: UK News, Royal Ascot, Royal Ascot Fashion, UK Fashion, Royal Ascot Hats, Kate Middleton, Slideexpand, Duchess of Cambridge, Slidepollajax, UK Lifestyle, Style News

Ascot Racecourse today announced a new dress code for the Royal Meeting, which is held between 19 to 23 June. The new guidance was issued today aft...

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The Twitter Powerhouses Series (INFOGRAPHIC)

2morrowknight | Posted 08.15.2012 | Technology
Read More: Social Media, Twitter Powerhouses, UK News, Twitter Powerhouses Series, Twitter-Powerhouses, Bloggers, Pinterest, Twitter, Twitter News, Technology, Infographic, Technology News
2morrowknight

The Twitter Powerhouses Series is not a destination, it is a journey. And what a journey it has been. Thanks so much for making it an enjoyable and thought-provoking ride.

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Thanks to Gary Barlow, We'll All Be SING-ing at the Queen's Jubilee

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.04.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Sydney Symphony, UK News, Diamond Jubilee, African Children's Choir, Take That, Military Wives Choir, The Choir, Queen Elizabeth II, Andrew Lloyd Webber Queen Jubilee, Andrew Lloyd Webber Jubilee, Queen Diamond Jubilee, Gary Barlow Sing, Video, Entertainment News
Kristi York Wooten

If you're American, you're probably wondering, "Who the heck is Gary Barlow?" Good question.

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Co-Op To Create 3,000 Jobs

PA | Posted 05.24.2012 | Home
Read More: Jobs, UK Business, Co Op, Co-Operative Group, UK News, Co-Operative Legal Services, UK Economy, Home News

The Co-operative Group is to create 3,000 new jobs in the legal sector through a continued expansion in the range of services it offers. The group ...

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Surgeons Save Cat Born With Criss-Crossed Legs

Posted 04.24.2012 | Good News
Read More: Weird News, Surgery, Cats Cradle Shelter, Corky the Cat, Corky Donations, Cute Kittens, Cute Animal Videos, Corky Cat, Video, UK News, Cats Cradle North Dakota, Inspiration, Saving Strays, Cute Animals, Corky Cat Surgery, Slidepollajax, Good News News

After a months-long Facebook campaign that resulted in an outpouring of donations from animal lovers all over the world, staff members at CATS Cradle ...

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Six-Legged Baby Has Four Limbs Amputated In Pakistan (PHOTOS)

Posted 04.20.2012 | Good News
Read More: UK News, Weird News, Umar Farooq Pakistan, Umar Farooq Six Legs, Pakistan, Umar Farouq, Karachi, Slidewide, Anatomical Wonders, Health Care, UK Lifestyle, Six-Legged-Baby, Good News News

Surgeons at the National Institute of Health in Karachi, Pakistan have announced they successfully separated four extra limbs from Umar Farooq, a week...

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Passenger Plane Carrying 127 People Crashes Near Islamabad

Posted 04.20.2012 | World
Read More: Pakistan Crash, Islamabad Plane Crash, Video, UK News, Pakistan Air Crash, UK World, Pakistan Plane Crash, Islamabad Crash, World News

A passenger plane carrying 127 people has crashed into a residential area on its approach to Islamabad International Airport in Pakistan. The Bhoja...

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Halo 4 Gets Release Date

Posted 04.17.2012 | Technology
Read More: Halo 4, Multiplayer Games, Video, UK News, UK Tech News, Microsoft Xbox, Tech News, Halo 4 Multiplayer, UK Tech, Gaming, The Master Chief, Halo 4 Winter 2012, Technology News

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the fourth installment of its Halo series will be available for Xbox 360 on November 6, 2012 -- otherwise known as...

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It's Official: Apple To Host iPad Event Next Week

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.29.2012 | Technology
Read More: Ipad 3 Event, Ipad 3, Apple Event, Ipad, New Ipad, Video, UK News, Ipad Event, Slidepollajax, Ipad 3 Release, Ipad 3 Invite, Ipad 3 Release Date, Apple Announcement, Ipad 3 Invitation, Apple Ipad 3, Apple Event March 2012, March 7 Apple, Technology News

Mark your iCal, everybody: The next iPad is almost certainly going to be announced on March 7. According to a tweet by the New York Times' Nick Bil...

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