|
5
greats
great!
|
Leaders vow to fight lone parent mythsPrime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg have all signed a pledge to debunk commonly held misconceptions about single parents. |
|
17
greats
great!
|
Australia tells Japan: Stop whaling or face courtAustralia has set a deadline for Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean by November this year, or face international legal action. |
|
8
greats
great!
|
Personalised cancer blood test hopePersonalised blood tests which could track whether cancer treatment is working or if the disease has come back have been developed by US researchers. |
|
2
greats
great!
|
Mountainous bicycle challenge completeA British cyclist has said how "absolutely ecstatic" he feels to have finished a nine-month journey through the world's longest mountain range. |
|
1
great
great!
|
Dolphins ‘can turn off diabetes’Dolphins have a unique ability to control diabetes, according to scientists, who suggest that the discovery could have implications for a human cure for the condition. |
|
2
greats
great!
|
Hero of the month: Sam StephensSam Stephens, co-founder of community lending website StreetBank, believes community will end poverty. StreetBank is the people’s bank - a way in which Brits can unite, lend to each other, share things and become richer for it. |
|
2
greats
great!
|
Typos may earn Google £320m a year"Typosquatting", where companies and individuals register a misspelled variant of a popular web domain, may be earning Google as much as $500 million (£320 million) annually, New Scientist reports. |
|
3
greats
great!
|
21-hour work week to help environment?A 21-hour working week could be the solution to the economic, social and environmental problems facing the UK, the New Economics Foundation (Nef) has claimed. |
|
3
greats
great!
|
Oxfam enters price comparison marketOxfam has become the unlikely beneficiary of the £1 billion price comparison market through a new website that donates a cut of the commission on each transaction to the charity. |
|
2
greats
great!
|
Touch is ‘key’ to body regenerationAfter years investigating how and why most cells know what to do in the body, scientist believe touch plays an even greater role that previously thought. |
