Nineteen people were killed by a fire that destroyed an upmarket shopping centre in the Qatari capital, Doha, yesterday, with 13 children among the dead.
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Rare bumblebee reintroduced to UK
Monday 28 May 2012
A bumblebee which vanished from the English countryside almost a quarter of a century ago has been reintroduced.
A dimmer Detroit: Mayor prepares to switch off half of his city's streetlights in attempt to save money
Saturday 26 May 2012
The parades of broken streetlights in Detroit – darkened by blown bulbs or by thieves who have made off with the wiring – have long been a symbol of the once-great city's long decline. But as the home of Motown and the Mustang is forced to downsize, its leaders have a solution: eliminate almost half of them for good.
Liver disease 'time bomb' warning
Friday 25 May 2012
A national screening programme is needed to tackle the "ticking time bomb" of liver disease caused by alcohol, obesity and hepatitis, according to a top doctor.
Rabies mistake prompts hospital to launch an investigation
Friday 25 May 2012
A hospital in Kent has launched an investigation into how a woman suffering from the deadly disease rabies was apparently turned away from its emergency department twice before her case was confirmed.
RSPB voices shock at buzzard plans
Thursday 24 May 2012
Conservationists have condemned plans that would allow buzzard nests to be destroyed and the birds of prey taken into captivity to protect pheasant shoots.
Jeremy Laurance: This may not be political cynicism, but it looks bad
Thursday 24 May 2012
It looks bad. An NHS board under a Tory-led government is considering taking away funds from the most deprived areas and giving them to more affluent, Tory-voting, areas. Does politics get any more cynical?
Controversial plans to change the way NHS spends its £100bn budget being considered
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Senior health service managers are considering controversial plans to change the way the NHS spends its £100bn annual budget across different parts of England.
NHS education reforms 'lack detail'
Wednesday 23 May 2012
The Government's plans to reform education and training in the NHS are unclear and lack detail, MPs have warned.
Frog found in supermarket asparagus
Friday 18 May 2012
A couple had a surprise when they found a tree frog nestling in some asparagus tips they bought in a supermarket.
Man jailed for double murder
Friday 18 May 2012
A man was jailed for life today for two murders and a string of "senseless" assaults.
Non-white births now a majority in US
Friday 18 May 2012
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities account for more than half the children born in the US – the result of decades of heady immigration growth.
Gay rights: a lot achieved; much still to be done
Thursday 17 May 2012
Equality for LGBT community has been slow in coming. By Jerome Taylor and Liam O'Brien
The day the world comes out for tolerance
Thursday 17 May 2012
On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Jerome Taylor and Liam O'Brien explain why it's time for change
Disabled home care costs up 10 per cent
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Frail elderly and disabled people are being charged more for council help to get washed, dressed and fed at home, according to a survey.
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