Positive news from Scotland
How Susan Boyle won over the worldLast weekend, Susan Boyle was just a face in the crowd. |
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Major leap for faster computersSuper-fast quantum computers are now a step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists. |
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Climate bill ‘could lead world’Edinburg, Scotland, UK - A newly-published Scottish bill to help tackle climate change could be a "world leader," environmental groups have claimed. |
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The Actress, Her Lovers, and a Fortune in JewelsOff the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, UK - Ann Cargill was the Marilyn Monroe of her day -- the star who caused scandal wherever she went. But when the renowned beauty and opera diva perished in a shipwreck in 1784, her secrets -- and her vast fortune -- were presumed lost forever. |
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Heart attacks reduced by Scottish smoking ban: study
Heart attack rates in Scotland have dropped dramatically in smokers and non-smokers since the country passed a non-smoking law for public places, finds a large study.
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Quadriplegic woman embarks on solo sailing around UKOff the British Isles - A quadriplegic woman, the first quadriplegic to sail across the English Channel, now is embarking on a record-breaking journey to sail alone around the British Isles in a boat controlled only by her breath, media reported Tuesday. |
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Scotland Launches World’s Biggest Prize for Marine Renewable EnergyEdinburgh, Scotland, UK - Move over, Richard Branson: Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, has just announced the Saltire Prize, a £10m (or $20m) award aimed at jump-starting research in marine renewable energy. |
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Portugal finds a power niche in the sunAmareleja, Portugal - Broad fields of giant solar panels as big as houses tilt toward the sun in this torrid patch of the Iberian peninsula. |
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How to build a house for £4,000Galloway, Scotland, UK - A £24m funding package was put together earlier this year to help first-time buyers in Scotland get a foot on the property ladder. |
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New efficient bulb sees the lightA new type of super-efficient household light bulb is being developed which could spell the end of regular bulbs. |
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