Feathered dinosaur offers clues
24 Jan 2013 6:35:56
A newly-discovered feathered dinosaur pre-dates those that birds were thought to have evolved from, a palaeontologist claims
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Call to build on Olympics success
24 Jan 2013 6:09:16
Ministers are urged to build on the success of the 2012 Olympics and "build a new city fit for the future" in east London.
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VIDEO: Davos a 'constellation of egos'
24 Jan 2013 6:03:41
London Mayor Boris Johnson has described the World Economic Forum as a "a constellation of egos involved in orgies of adulation".
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TED: Steven Schwaitzberg: A universal translator for surgeons - Steven Schwaitzberg (2012)
24 Jan 2013 6:03:36
Laparoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive incisions -- which means less pain and shorter recovery times for patients. But Steven Schwaitzberg has run into two problems teaching these techniques to surgeons around the world -- language and distance. He shares how a new technology, which combines video conferencing and a real-time universal translator, could help. (Filmed at TEDxBeaconStreet.)
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Fans call for £20 away ticket cap
24 Jan 2013 5:51:13
The Football Supporters' Federation launches a campaign to cap away ticket prices at £20.
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Osborne: UK cuts must continue
24 Jan 2013 5:50:40
British Chancellor George Osborne says UK spending cuts must continue until 2017 if the government is to retain credibility.
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VIDEO: Who are the richest of the rich?
24 Jan 2013 5:35:10
The super rich are often referred to as the 1% of the population whose wealth surpasses that of the other 99%. But now there is a separate elite, the 01.% of people who tower above even the multi-millionaires.
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Football director on fraud charge
24 Jan 2013 5:17:12
A director of Cardiff City football club resigns after being charged with fraud following an investigation into the sale of mines.
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Wipeout veterans create new studio
24 Jan 2013 4:47:34
Sony Liverpool survivors set up new video games studio
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VIDEO: Ellen MacArthur on the 'circular economy'
24 Jan 2013 4:17:31
Dame Ellen MacArthur has joined the scores of world and business leaders at the World Economic Forum to champion a radical solution to consumer waste.
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Seal saved from shooting death
24 Jan 2013 3:59:45
A seal spotted upstream on the River Severn in Worcestershire will not be shot, the Angling Trust agrees.
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Antibiotic 'apocalypse' warning
24 Jan 2013 3:18:55
The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.
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Nokia swings back into profit
24 Jan 2013 3:07:47
Finnish mobile phone company Nokia returned to profit at the end of 2012, but will pay no shareholder dividend.
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Olympic Stadium to stage meeting
24 Jan 2013 3:07:02
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis among those hoping to take part at 2013 London Grand Prix at Olympic Stadium.
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Refund 'delays' follow ID fraud
24 Jan 2013 2:49:47
Nearly a third of card fraud victims face waits of weeks or months before getting their money back, a consumer group's survey of members finds.
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UN inquiry into drone killings
24 Jan 2013 2:31:39
"Accountability and reparation" are needed when drone strikes go wrong, says the UN, as it announces an inquiry into the impact on civilians.
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Cameron calls for action on tax
24 Jan 2013 1:56:58
UK Prime Minister David Cameron says that countries must work together to clamp down on tax avoidance, in a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Cancer fear raised over horsemeat
24 Jan 2013 1:50:49
A drug that can potentially cause cancer in humans may have entered the food chain through horses slaughtered in UK abattoirs, Labour claims.
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AUDIO: Shale gas 'a game changer'
24 Jan 2013 1:47:01
The chief executive of the middle east's oldest private oil and gas company says that shale gas is "a game changer".
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VIDEO: 'World needs to work together to feed itself'
24 Jan 2013 1:39:48
US food giant Cargill chief executive Greg Page says the world is producing more than enough food to feed the global population, despite challenging weather events.
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VIDEO: UK faces an 'uncertainty premium'
24 Jan 2013 1:19:00
The head of US-based investor Pimco Mohamed El-Erian says Britain economically would be less well off if it left Europe.
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VIDEO: UK-Ireland set for turbine deal
24 Jan 2013 1:16:07
Ministers from the UK and Ireland are set to sign a deal to take energy generated in the Irish midlands to Britain.
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Spain young jobless rate hits 55%
24 Jan 2013 1:14:10
Spain's unemployment rate jumped to a record 26% in the last three months of 2012, with the rate for young people out of work topping 55%.
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Deadly 'self-eating enzymes' blocked
24 Jan 2013 1:03:56
Scientists studying rats find enzymes that normally digest food can eat through intestinal walls and attack other organs when the body is weakened.
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Borrowers 'still playing safe'
24 Jan 2013 0:54:56
UK borrowers continued to play safe with the outstanding amount owed in personal loans at its lowest level for nearly 14 years, figures show.
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