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Teeth of a limpet

Limpet teeth are so strong they could reinforce boats, airplanes and racing cars

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Limpet teeth are so strong that they could be used to make Formula 1 racing cars, boats and airplanes stronger, researchers say. Limpet teeth...
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HSBC confirms that its chief executive holds a Swiss bank account

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HSBC has confirmed that its chief executive Stuart Gulliver holds a Swiss bank account - where he stores bonuses. The bank revealed the information in response to...
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Procter & Gamble to divest 100 brands over next few months

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Procter & Gamble announced that it plans to divest around 100 of its underperforming brands over the next couple of months. The brands being...
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Google rolls out carousel feature for mobile users

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Google has rolled out a new carousel feature to the search results page on mobile. The carousel allows mobile users to navigate through recent...
Lord Stirrup

British defence spending must rise – we must not seem weak in Russian eyes,...

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British Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to restore defence spending must be fulfilled urgently, said former forces chief Air Chief Marshal Lord Stirrup, otherwise we...
Danny Alexander

Firms helping tax dodgers should be hunted down and punished, UK Chief Secretary to...

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Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said on Sunday that firms that help tax dodgers hide their billions and not pay tax should...
Miliband and Cameron

Tories pull ahead of Labour in poll – 35 to 33 percent respectively

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The Opinium Poll, a polling company, in a survey carried out for the Observer, shows the Conservatives pulling ahead of Labour, with 35% and...
Theresa May MP

Police need permission from a judge to probe journalist’s sources

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Home Secretary Theresa May has put a stop to police being able to trawl through journalist’s phone records and emails whenever they like. Now,...
UKIP

UKIP taking aim at Scottish voters in a big way

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UKIP has set its sights on Scotland, where it plans to field candidates in every single constituency - 59 parliamentary seats - in May’s...
Surfers on Severn Bore

Spectacular Severn bore waves enjoyed by scores of surfers this weekend

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A UK drone photography company took some spectacular video footage of keen surfers enjoying bore waves moving up the Severn Estuary, the estuary of...