Hundreds of lorry drivers converged on London and Cardiff today to demand the government cut fuel duty, complaining that high diesel costs are forcing… Continue reading
The auto industry is getting sideswiped by the housing crisis.
Auto lenders and banks, closing their wallets, have prevented hundreds of thousands of consumers from obtaining… Continue reading
YouTube is owned by search giant Google
A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google.
Google’s… Continue reading
World leaders are to meet next week for urgent talks aimed at preventing tens of millions of the… Continue reading
It sounds like the answer to a dieter’s prayers - a once-a-day pill which can help a woman drop two dress sizes in six months. … Continue reading
Families are furious about plans by a council’s bin police to question them about their medical history.
Officials in Plymouth, Devon, are to send a questionnaire to every household asking them to give intimate… Continue reading
Sexual abuse of children as young as six by aid workers and United Nations peacekeepers has continued unchecked despite repeated promises to stamp it out, according to a 12-month investigation.
Researchers who analysed samples of recent avian flu viruses found that a strain of the virus called H7N2 had adapted slightly better to living in mammals.
Tests on ferrets proved the… Continue reading
Every adult should be forced to use a ‘carbon ration card’ when they pay for petrol, airline tickets or household energy, MPs say.
The influential Environmental Audit Committee says a personal carbon trading… Continue reading
A former SS doctor accused of sending 900 sick children to their deaths under the Nazi euthanasia programme has been awarded a German medical association’s highest honour.
The… Continue reading
A report from Merrill Lynch & Co has revealed that the government has effectively given Gulf Arab oil producers the go ahead to change their dollar-pegged… Continue reading
Billions of pounds are being wasted in paying industries in developing countries to reduce climate change emissions, according to two analyses of the UN’s carbon offsetting programme.
Leading academics and watchdog groups allege that… Continue reading