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Last updated on Thursday 09th September 2010 08:44:15 AM GMT
BBC News - UK
- Spending cuts 'to hit north hard'
Industrial towns in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests. - Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says. - Planes in 'near-miss' over London
A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals. - Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £20m by the UK's financial watchdog, the BBC learns. - Nutrient clue to common disorder
Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.
BBC News - Science & Environment
- New evidence for rare black hole
Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole. - Dino clue to 'earliest feathers'
Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers. - Cable's plan to cut science funds
The UK business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research. - Fungus threatening film history
A fungus that 'eats' cine film could cause irreversible damage important archive films which hold a record of British social history. - Heat pumps 'need tighter rules'
Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.
BBC News - Business
- Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £20m by the UK's financial watchdog, the BBC learns. - Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
Middlesbrough is the area of England least resilient to economic shocks, according to BBC-commissioned research. - Morrisons to test online shopping
The UK's fourth biggest grocer, Morrisons, says it hopes to trial online shopping and convenience stores next year. - Rig firms hit back at BP report
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. - Shoppers turning to card payments
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
Sport Homepage BBC News
- Toshack poised to quit Wales job
John Toshack is set to announce his resignation as Wales manager at a media conference on Thursday. - Brilliant Federer powers past Soderling
Five-time champion Roger Federer produces a stunning display to beat Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the US Open. - Houllier named Aston Villa boss
Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is named the new manager of Aston Villa. - Higgins cleared of fixing claims
John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November. - Capello confirms 2012 quit date
England coach Fabio Capello confirms he will stand down from the role after Euro 2012.
BBC News - Technology
- Broadband speed gets laser boost
A kind of "auto-tune for data" developed by a European team may help increase the capacities of long-haul fibre optic cables. - Google unveils 'instant' searches
Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries. - One in four gives fake net names
A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest. - European police in pirate raids
Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown - TalkTalk rapped for malware trial
The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.
BBC News - Health
- Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says. - Nutrient clue to common disorder
Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect. - Outbreak probe at industry sites
There are now 12 cases linked to a Legionnaires' outbreak, as health officials focus on south Wales industrial sites in the search for the cause. - More obesity ops 'will save cash'
Millions of pounds are lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says. - Inquiry to hear from HIV victims
The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.
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