UK parliament backs animal-human embryo research

The Parliament in the UK has approved legislation that will allow scientists to create animal-human embryos. The legislation comes among discussion of revising the UK's abortion laws."The lower house of parliament...

Sunday's gossip column | BBC Football

"Big Phil will bid £40m for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. (News of the World) But the Spanish international has reassured Liverpool fans that he has no desire to leave Liverpool. (Sunday Express) Ronaldinho would love to sign for Chelsea and be reunited with Scolari,...

Gates picks new leadership for Air Force

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...

EU justice official proposes shake-up of bloc's border security

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne wonders how it will be implemented? Some wonder how could this happen in this day and age?  While many who have suffer terrorist attacks and loss of life in...

Parking wardens to become council 'spies'

"Parking attendants could soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines if they catch anyone dropping litter. The attendants will be re-named "civil enforcement officers" and allowed to issue penalty notices for fly-posting and graffiti. They would also become council "spies",...

BP results set to be ‘dreadful’

"Tony Hayward, BP’s new chief executive, has prepared staff for a far-reaching shake-up of the oil company as he delivered a blunt warning that third-quarter revenues would be “dreadful”. Mr Hayward told a staff meeting in Houston he would be announcing a streamlining...

ITV to merge regional newsrooms

"Broadcaster ITV is hoping to reduce its number of regional newsrooms from 17 to nine by merging some services. The broadcaster aims to save between £35m and £40m a year to invest in programmes with the closures, but must get permission from regulator Ofcom. The London,...

Yahoo internal memo urges major shake-up, job cuts

So, do you yahoo..."BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) needs a dramatic organizational shake-up and cuts in its work force of up to 20 percent, according to an internal memo written...

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