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Child protection agency hails child protection record
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Ceop safeguarded 790 children in 2012/13, an increase of 85% on previous year
Web searches for symptoms of HIV, MRSA and flu strains will be monitored to spot outbreaks of infections
Sunday 12 May 2013
British scientists plan to harness the power of the internet to catch outbreaks of killer infections before they spread.
UK demand for US gun produced by 3D printer
Thursday 09 May 2013
The blueprint for a gun that is produced by a 3D printer has been downloaded in Britain “a considerable” number of times since being posted online two days ago.
The 'You had one job!' gallery just got even more stupid
Sunday 05 May 2013
A meme sweeping the web has a new entry courtesy of workmen in Chester who painted a warning sign on a road outside a school that was knocked down four years ago. "You had one job!" residents might have shouted at the men painting the "school" zigzag sign, using a phrase that has been added in bold font to photographic evidence of haplessness across the internet.
Simon Read: Even more choice for those facing annuity puzzle
Friday 03 May 2013
Yeah, I know that pensions are boring but one of the most crucial financial decisions anyone may take is getting the right annuity.
Outgoing N Brown chief signs off with profits rise
Thursday 25 April 2013
The chief executive of N Brown has signed off his last results at the catalogue and online retailer with a rise in profits and confidence about growth prospects.
The best of Google Doodles
Monday 22 April 2013
The first Google Doodle was dedicated to the Burning Man Festival in 1998 - an annual art and community festival held in Nevada. Now, fifteen years later, the search engine is almost as famous for its Doodles as it is for its algorithms and market domination.
Online shopping growth leaves stores in the dark
Monday 22 April 2013
David Cameron's much-touted digital economy is taking off while the rest of the economy lags behind.
Help to Buy is a boost for Persimmon
Thursday 18 April 2013
Just a fortnight after the launch of the Government's Help to Buy scheme, the housebuilder Persimmon said it is already seeing more interest from aspiring homeowners.
How they get away with ruining a getaway
Thursday 18 April 2013
In travel, the boundary between legitimate business practice and fraud has always been blurred. In the days of price-fixing, some airlines connived with agents, back-dating tickets to generate lower fares and fill planes.
The 10 Best free web games
Wednesday 17 April 2013
No apps necessary ... here are the 10 finest games you can play online without spending a solitary penny.
Everybody loves a good turn on: Website reviews how your knob feels
Thursday 11 April 2013
Everyone loves a knob, right? Especially the feel. So the website knobfeel.co.uk, the only one promising “reviews based purely on the feel of a knob”, must be racking up quite a number of hits. Started anonymously this year, our intrepid knob-feeler likes to try out various knobs on stereos (yes, stereos; what did you think I was talking about?) and report back on their smoothness, sensation and texture.
Italy's web politicians post their dystopic vision
Sunday 07 April 2013
First a third world war, eco-disaster and mass death. Then global government for the lucky...
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- 2 Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
- 3 You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
- 4 'Swivel-gate': David Cameron at war with press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur
- 5 It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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