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Firms struggling to get government guaranteed loans
Many companies are struggling to get loans through schemes introduced by the chancellor Alistair Darling to help firms hit by the recession. Some of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) loans – where the government provides the security – have...
Army test pilot will be Britain’s first official astronaut
Six newly trained European astronauts could be among the first to walk on the moon since the end of the Apollo missions in 1972 A 37-year-old helicopter pilot has joined the European Space Agency as Britain’s first official astronaut. Timothy ...
It’s climate models or seaweed
MIT scientists forecast a global temperature rise of 5.2C by 2100 - but climate change deniers reject models devised by the world’s finest minds. So what do they suggest instead… seaweed? What happens if we do nothing? If, in other words, we...
Ducks like water study ‘waste of £300,000 taxpayers’ money’
Oxford University defends three-year research into the animals’ behaviour but is dismissed by farmers The assumption has always been that rainy weather is good for ducks. Now a three-year study funded to the tune of £300,000 by the taxpayer ha...
Visualising MPs’ expenses: the best may yet to be done
The outpouring of detail about MPs’ expenses, even in the rudimentary flipping-homes-obfuscated form that we were handed earlier this year, has got visualisation teams working. And here we’re going to bring you the five that have caught o...
Brute force helps Hubble renewal
BBC News - Science - Brute force helps Hubble renewal Astronauts upgrading the Hubble telescope have conducted another marathon space walk to perform repairs to its camera. Read full...
New series: China at the crossroads
Factory to farm: millions who had enjoyed a taste of city freedom are returning to their villages阅读中文 | Read this in Chinese Until a week ago, Liu Xiao was part of the Pearl river delta’s army: one of the thousands of workers strea...
US abortion views are ‘irreconcilable’
• Hundreds protest outside university during speech• Most Americans oppose terminations, poll shows The impassioned views of America’s opposing camps on abortion are “irreconcilable”, Barack Obama conceded today in a contentious...
It’s a barracks for Obama, says Berlusconi
As they jet from summit to summit, the leaders of the world’s richest countries are used to having their stressful lives made that bit more tolerable by five-star accommodation and all that goes with it: braided lackeys and gourmet cuisine, not...
Sri Lankan troops mop up Tamil Tigers
Rebel fighters reported to be blowing themselves up Sri Lankan troops were today mopping up the remnants of the defeated Tamil Tigers, amid reports that some rebel fighters have been blowing themselves up rather than surrender. A large explosion in a...
‘Mortgage agreement’ claim probed
BBC News - UK - ‘Mortgage agreement’ claim probed Labour launches an inquiry into allegations an MP was allowed to claim on a mortgage he had partly paid off. Read full...
Scrappage deal ‘will boost sales’
BBC News - UK - Scrappage deal ‘will boost sales’ A scheme to give the owners of old cars £2,000 off a new one in an attempt to boost the UK car industry is launching. Read full...
Database of all children launched
BBC News - UK - Database of all children launched A delayed database holding information about every child in England goes live, with the aim of improving child safety. Read full...
