100 most endangered species: priceless or worthless? – in pictures
Scientists highlight species they fear will be allowed to die out because the animals and plants have no obvious benefits for human beings
View ArticleWilliam and Kate in Singapore on Queen's diamond jubilee tour - video
The duke and duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, arrive in Singapore as part of a tour to commemorate the Queen's diamond jubilee
View ArticlePorsches and police cars rust in Greek government scrapyard – in pictures
Yellow Porsche rusts among motorcycles, police cars with bullet holes and wrecked buses – images of government agency's slide into bureaucratic quagmire
View ArticleCycling in China: not for the faint-hearted | Jennifer Duggan
The car is king in cities such as Shanghai where cyclists are relegated to the bottom of the vehicular food chainChina was once known as the kingdom of bicycles, but these days the car is the image...
View ArticleThe humble Mamil: why we need 'middle-aged men in Lycra' | Matt Seaton
As midlife crises go, dressing up in spandex and pretending you're in the Tour de France seems a pretty benign delusionThere's really nothing worse than being a victim of your own success.Such is...
View ArticleBestival coach crash: three killed on A3 in Surrey - video
Emergency workers attend the scene of a coach crash near Hindhead tunnel on the A3 in Surrey. 53 passengers were returning from the Bestival music festival
View Article'Olympics effect' sees Heathrow passenger numbers fall
Official Games airport, and four others owned by BAA, see overall drop in passenger numbers in AugustWhile Heathrow airport pulled out all the stops as the official Games airport, the "Olympics effect"...
View ArticleRenée Zellweger to make Broadway debut
Bridget Jones star reported to be following up her film directing debut by appearing in stage adaption of The HustlerAs if one first were not enough, Renée Zellweger will follow her forthcoming film...
View ArticleFrench Alps shootings: cyclist says he thought girl was dead
'Philippe D' describes how seven-year-old who was shot and left for dead in attack near Lake Annecy showed no sign of lifeA French cyclist who was one of the first to reach the forest clearing where a...
View ArticleSubconscious cues can trigger the placebo effect, say researchers
The finding that there are subliminal influences on the placebo effect has implications for how healthcare is deliveredSubliminal information can trigger the placebo effect and its opposite, the nocebo...
View ArticleThe cost of contraception is dwarfed by that of unplanned pregnancy | Sarah...
Don't believe the US hype that contraception is too expensive – it's a long-term cost saving that gives women economic freedomIf there's a special relationship between the UK and the US, then talking...
View ArticleIs it a growler, a rime or a pancake? Learning the language of sea ice | John...
Onboard the Arctic Sunrise, we are learning that ice has many different properties, shapes, sizes, formations – and namesEskimos are said – incorrectly – to have a dozen words for snow but cryologists...
View ArticleA3 crash: three killed and 50 taken to hospital after coach overturned
Coach carrying passengers who had been at Bestival music festival on Isle of Wight collided with tree shortly before midnightThree people have been killed and 50 injured, some of them seriously, as a...
View ArticleJulian Assange threatened legal action over WikiLeaks documentary
South by Southwest film festival was warned against showing the film, titled WikiLeaks: Secrets and LiesJulian Assange threatened legal action against a film festival in an attempt to pressure them not...
View ArticleA Mitt Romney budget would hit jobs, public investment and opportunities |...
US presidential candidate Romney and running mate Paul Ryan might reduce the fiscal deficit – but exacerbate the other threeThe United States is beset by four deficits: a fiscal deficit, a jobs...
View ArticleMarc Jacobs catwalk show at New York fashion week - video
Marc Jacobs shows off his spring 2013 collection at New York fashion week
View ArticleBabar Ahmad case: we must not outsource our criminal justice system | David...
The DPP should be bold and take over a private prosecution, so that two terrorism suspects avoid US extraditionKeir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions (DPP) must be tearing his hair out. The...
View ArticleSecret courts could suppress evidence of UK role in torture, says UN official
Prof Juan Mendez, UN special rapporteur on torture, expresses concern at government's plan for secret courtsThe new generation of secret courts proposed by the government could suppress evidence of...
View ArticleSomalia chooses new president
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defeats the incumbent president by 190 to 79 in a runoff following first round of voting by MPsCelebratory gunfire erupted in Mogadishu on Monday night after Hassan Sheikh Mohamud...
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