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Samsung loses case versus Apple in UK

South Korean phone-maker Samsung loses another patent fight against rival Apple, in the UK High Court.

 

Patients left in filth in 'dreadful' UK hospital scandal

Britons were horrified by a report released on Tuesday that documented "truly dreadful" care at an English hospital, from patients left moaning in their own waste to family members forced to bring in food.

 

DNA 'perfect for digital storage'

DNA Digital Storage

Scientists have given another eloquent demonstration of how DNA could be used to archive digital data. The UK team encoded a scholarly paper, a photo, Shakespeare's sonnets and a portion of Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech in artificially produced segments of the "life molecule".

 

Cameron proposes British vote on EU relationship

British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, prompting rebukes from European leaders accusing the premier of putting the bloc's future at risk over domestic politics....

 

Mom saves son's life by Googling symptoms

Google

A quick-thinking mother saved her son’s life when she Googled his ailments, the Shropshire Star reported. Kian Jones, 12, of Shrewsbury, U.K., had persistent headaches, poor vision and vomiting, which his mother, Sabina, typed into Google after the child was initially misdiagnosed.

 

Crossword setter gives cancer clue

One of Britain's most celebrated crossword setters, Araucaria, uses one of his own puzzles to announce he is dying of cancer.

 

Duchess' first portrait is ... well ....

Kate Middleton

The first official portrait of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been unveiled at London's National Portrait Gallery -- but has met with a mixed reaction from art critics and the public. Award-winning artist Paul Emsley, who spent three-and-a-half months painting the Duchess's likeness, said he had tried to portray her warmth and personality in the picture.

 

Trick-or-treaters given cocaine

Trick or Treat

Children were handed packets of cocaine instead of sweets on a Halloween trick-or-treating trip, Greater Manchester Police say.

 

Stolen Olympic medal is returned

One of two Olympic bronze medals that were stolen from a nightclub in London has been recovered, police say.

 

New York Times Dragged Into BBC Sex Abuse Scandal Through New CEO Mark Thompson

The child abuse scandal that has enveloped one of Britain's most respected news organizations is now hitting one of America's, as the incoming president of The New York Times is on the defensive about his final days as head of the BBC. Mark Thompson was in charge of the BBC in late 2011 when the broadcaster shelved what would have been a bombshell investigation alleging that the late Jimmy Savile, one of its biggest stars, was a serial sex offender.

 

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