UK 'worst' on cancer drug access

The UK has one of the worst records over access to new cancer drugs as stark inequalities exist across the world, a Swedish study has found.

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Please take a chair - no really do, take one.

The plan was simple: give away 500 polystyrene chairs in the middle of London to a polite public at the stroke of three o'clock on a hot, blowy afternoon.

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Virtual bees help robots see in 3D

Copying the humble honeybee's foraging methods could give robots better 3D vision, researchers say. Robot explorers could identify points of interest by mimicking the way bees alert others of promising foraging spots.

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Top gear host crashes in stunt for tv

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was observing the highest safety standards before the jet-powered car he was driving crashed, event organisers say

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Should HIV 'crimes' be punished?

There have been a number of high profile cases recently where people have been prosecuted for passing on HIV, with sentences ranging from a small fine to imprisonment.

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Pope's apology fails to end anger

Pope Benedict XVI's renewed apology for comments he made last week on Islam has been welcomed by some Muslim groups but has failed to end the anger.

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Gene secrets of the tree revealed

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Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam

The Vatican has denied that Pope Benedict XVI intended any offence to the Muslim religion, after a speech touching on the concept of holy war.

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Massive surge in disappearance of Arctic sea ice sparks global warning

Arctic meltdown is speeding up... sea ice is vanishing faster than ever before... polar bears face extinction... and America's top climate scientist warns we only have a decade to save the planet

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Independent Online Edition > Crime

Langham pulls out of BBC work as he faces more charges

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Hezbollah captures two Israeli soldiers - World - Times Online

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Shia gunment drag people from cars and shoot them - World - Times Online

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Putin fails to explain kissing boy on stomach - World - Times Online

AFTER a week of frenzied speculation across Russia, President Putin finally explained

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Deep Impact mission reveals comet's icy cargo

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