The latest play by Yael Farber, the South African director and playwright whose show, Mies Julie was a massive hit at Edinburgh last year, is based around the bus gang rape of Jyoti Singh Pandey, which occurred in Delhi on 16 December 2012.
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Register as an organ donor and ensure life after death - ancient Egyptian-style
Thursday 11 July 2013
Almost everyone would accept an organ if they were offered one – yet only 57 per cent of families consent to the donation of their loved one’s organs. Why the selfishness?
'Artificial pancreas' promises to transform treatment of diabetes
Monday 10 June 2013
Successful trial means diabetics could be freed of constant need to check blood glucose levels
World Health Organisation warns against 'threat to the entire world' from new Sars-like virus
Thursday 30 May 2013
A new Sars-like virus discovered in humans could pose “a threat to the entire world”, the World Health Organisation warned this week.
Hungry? Print a pepperoni pizza
Thursday 23 May 2013
Nasa is funding the development of printed food with an eye on the long-haul, long-stay space missions of the future
Elle Macpherson adviser gives kidney to newsman she met over hacking
Wednesday 01 May 2013
One of the first people to launch a legal action against News International over phone hacking has donated a kidney to a journalist she met while he was covering the case.
Joe Schmidt expresses sympathy for Ireland predecessor Declan Kidney
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Schmidt was appointed yesterday
Pioneering scientists grow rat's kidney in lab - and hope it will lead to breakthrough for human organ transplants
Sunday 14 April 2013
A synthetic kidney made from a patient’s own skin cells might soon be ready for the first human transplant following the creation of a similar artificial organ in laboratory animals, scientists said today.
Declan Kidney is shown the door after Irish Six Nations flop
Tuesday 02 April 2013
Declan Kidney finished down on his luck in the 2013 Six Nations: three defeats and a draw followed the solitary opening-day victory over Wales in Cardiff. Now, he is finished as Ireland coach. The 53-year-old former maths teacher from County Cork was shown the door by his governing body – a development widely predicted by Emerald Isle rugby experts after last month's excruciating loss to Italy in Rome, in which the Munsterman got his sums badly wrong.
Dead whale found floating in the Thames Estuary 'will be examined'
Sunday 24 March 2013
A 36ft long humpback whale found dead in the Thames Estuary this morning is being examined after being brought to shore.
Six Nations: Italy come of age with historic win against Ireland
Sunday 17 March 2013
Italy 22 Ireland 15: Azzurri fire World Cup warning to yesterday's losers Ireland and their earlier victims, France
Six Nations: Brian O'Driscoll will be given time to make decision over Ireland future
Friday 15 March 2013
Tomorrow's match with Italy could be his last Six Nations match
Six Nations 2013: Brian O'Driscoll set for swansong against Italy
Thursday 14 March 2013
Ireland announce team for Saturday's match in Rome
Six Nations: Declan Kidney impressed with captain Jamie Heaslip despite criticism
Thursday 07 March 2013
The 29-year-old succeeded Brian O'Driscoll as skipper
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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