High abuse rate sparks health fears
Drug experts say the most alarming aspect of Britain's new position at the top of the European cocaine and cannabis league is that the long-term health effects of such wi...
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University revives course with 90% failure rate
A university architecture course where 90% of students failed their final exams is to be revived, it was announced today.
Only six out of 60 undergraduates at the Unive...
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War raised Iraqi death rate by 100,000
As many as 100,000 more Iraqi civilians have died in the 18 months since the US-led invasion last year than would have been expected in the period before the war, a study...
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Large gap between public fear and the actual rate of crime
Although the official figures show that the fear of crime has fallen in the past year the public still finds it hard to believe that crime overall in England and Wales ha...
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Rate rises leave shoppers unfazed
Britain's shoppers have been unfazed by the Bank of England's five interest rate increases as retail sales last month grew at the fastest pace since January.
The Office...
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Death rate falls at baby heart scandal hospital
The number of babies dying from heart operations at Bristol Royal Infirmary, a hospital previously condemned for its high child mortality rate, has fallen to below the na...
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Business leaders condemn exam system as GCSE pass rate falls
Britain's business leaders today launch a devastating attack on the country's "deficient" exam system, days before publication of this year's GCSE results which are likel...
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Tested: heart rate monitors
Polar F92ti (?199.99)
What they say: "We took the best aspects of the Polar M61 and wrapped it in a titanium case. With the ultimate combination of comfort, design and ...
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The Gear guide to heart rate monitors
Heart rate monitors, or HRMs for short, have become a popular training tool, and even though most of them require you to drool all over their sensors and strap them under...
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Third rate but popular
· Luton vice-chancellor Les Ebdon has fully forgiven Sir Richard Sykes for his comments about "third rate" universities, such as Luton. In fact he's thinking of send...
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