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  Hope for Infertile Couples

  By Darragh Worland | Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:46 PM ET

  scientists say is still several years away, would have to clear ethical and safety hurdles. Use of artificial gametes in reproduction was banned in Britain just last year. Photo courtesy of peasap via Flickr. Read More

  More like this in: Health, California, Nature, Stem Cells, Stanford University, Newcastle University, Sperm, Infertility, Gene Therapy
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  Walk the Walk, Sleep the Sleep

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:37 AM ET

  hundreds of people will give up theirs to spend a night on the street.On that night, Centerpoint, a center for homeless teens and young adults in Britain, will host its fifth annual Sleep Out, an event during which volunteers, dubbed “Sleepers,” raise 500 pounds for the privilege o Read More

  More like this in: Charity, London, Education, Volunteerism, Health Care, Homeless, Housing, MSNBC, Homelessness
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  Recession Calendar a Huge Hit

  By Darragh Worland | Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:38 PM ET

  May shows the visitor’s entrance at Dartmoor Prison with the caption, “Her Majesty’s Prison Service is the fastest growing industry in Britain today.”November's image is a closed down public convenience on Tower Bridge Road in London, being promoted by Southwark Council as Read More

  More like this in: Business, London, Recession, The Telegraph, Restaurant, Humor, World, Business, Europe, Good Ideas, Economy, Retail, Books, Culture
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  Psychics To Resurrect Michael Jackson On TV and Via Twitter

  By Wynter Mitchell | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  away from home they are prepared to ask one question: Where are you Michael? And they'd like to ask him directly. It was announced this week that Britain's Sky One is set to air not one, but two live seances to contact MJ. The series, "Michael Jackson: The Live Séance" and "Michael Jackson Read More

  More like this in: Michael Jackson, Twitter, Halloween, Death, Entertainment, Celebrity, Events
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  "X" Marks The Spot For Cheryl Cole

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  the makings to be the next Janet Jackson. The fact that she, a former "X-Factor" judge, was performing for the first time on her own, in the eyes of Britain, overshadowed Whitney Houston's appearance that same evening. After launching her career on another reality singing competition "Popstars, Read More

  More like this in: Music, London, American Idol, Simon Cowell, Whitney Houston, Entertainment, Music, TV
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  Krakow's Hall of Halls

  By David Jenison | Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:46 PM ET

  Sukiennice is one of the main venues used to entertain the elite and powerful, including such recent visitors as Japan's Emperor Akihito and Great Britain's Prince Charles. Still, as the name applies, the hall is historically known as a center of trade and commerce.Going back about 600 years Read More

  More like this in: Prince Charles, Europe, Japan, Poland, Krakow, Warsaw, Great Britain
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  Smooth Sailing for Hilary Lister

  By Lisa Germinsky | Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:04 PM ET

  foiled an attempt last year, Lister and her team rallied again this past May to set a new world record as the first quadriplegic to sail solo around Britain. A "sip" and "puff" system of straws allows her to control everything with the use of her head, mouth and breath. In addition to the mor Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, London, Nonprofit, Sports, Sailing, World, Entertainment, Europe, Sports
• Around the World in 282 Days

  By Lisa Germinsky | Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:40 PM ET

  some 30,000 miles, Mike Perham, 17, crossed the finish line this morning shortly before 10 a.m. at Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost tip of Britain. The Guinness World Record holder learned to sail at age seven. At 14, he conquered the Atlantic on his own. Like any average modern da Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Guinness Book of World Records, Zac Sunderland, World, Travel, Europe
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  Lucky in Love With a Side of Laundry

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:55 PM ET

  not among the top three most egalitarian nations. Here are the "first world" countries in order of their egalitarian status: Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, United States, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Austria and Australia.So if you're not havin Read More

  More like this in: United States, Germany, Australia, Japan, Science Daily, New Zealand, Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, Sweden
• A Green Light for Green Labels?

  By Courtney Rubin | Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:03 PM ET

  to rank."New Zealand lamb that has traveled halfway around the world to get here may not actually be as damaging as something produced in Britain using loads of chemicals and fertilizers," he said.The government will do a show-and-tell of the proposed idea this week. Presumably th Read More

  More like this in: Food, New Zealand, World, Life & Style, Europe, Food & Drink