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Obesity 'leads to lack of vitamin D'

Tue, 2013-02-05 17:45
Genetic analysis suggests a higher body mass index leads to lower levels of available vitamin D in the body.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Why the Sahara is not the 'new Afghanistan'

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:59
Why the Sahara is not the 'new Afghanistan'
Categories: International News, National / International News

Why do politicians use business jargon?

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:46
How business buzzwords took over the English language
Categories: International News, National / International News

7 questions on early retirement

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:41
Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington has retired at 23. But can you answer these questions about early retirement?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Neighbours at war in Lebanon's divided city of Tripoli

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:40
Lebanon hosts replica of Syrian civil war
Categories: International News, National / International News

In pictures: Landscape or carscape?

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:39
How the car has shaped England's landscape
Categories: International News, National / International News

India's hysterectomy scam

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:27
The Indian village where 90% of women have had a hysterectomy
Categories: International News, National / International News

In pictures: New Antarctic station

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:21
British Antarctic Survey's new research station, Halley VI
Categories: International News, National / International News

Hunterston dispute back in court

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:17
Objections to a controversial plan for a new coal-fired power station in Ayrshire return to the Court of Session in Edinburgh
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Building a base in Antarctic extremes

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:08
As the British Antarctic Survey celebrates its new base becoming fully operational, the BBC has been speaking to the architect behind the project to find out more about the Halley VI research station.
Categories: International News, National / International News

'Unfair' laws for cohabiting couples highlighted again

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:04
'Unfair' laws for cohabiting couples highlighted again
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Guiding homeless to another path

Tue, 2013-02-05 16:03
A social enterprise in London is helping homeless people get back on their feet, by becoming tour guides.
Categories: International News, National / International News

German minister stripped of thesis

Tue, 2013-02-05 15:47
A German university votes to strip Education Minister Annette Schavan of her doctorate after an investigation into plagiarism allegations.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Cancer clue from crossword master

Tue, 2013-02-05 15:32
Crossword master Araucaria left a series of clues in one of his puzzles to tell his fans that he had cancer.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Forces take last Mali rebel town

Tue, 2013-02-05 15:23
Soldiers from France and Chad have entered the town of Kidal in northern Mali, the last major town held by Islamist militants.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Poll indicates strong pro-union vote

Tue, 2013-02-05 15:09
A BBC Spotlight poll strongly indicates voters in Northern Ireland would reject a united Ireland in a border poll.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Vatican 'grateful' to US press

Tue, 2013-02-05 14:42
The Vatican official charged with prosecuting sexual crimes acknowledges that the US media helped the Catholic Church confront the abuse scandal.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Nadal wins on comeback in Chile

Tue, 2013-02-05 14:40
Rafael Nadal wins his first match after eight months out with victory in his men's doubles opener at the Chile Open.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Commons backs gay marriage bill

Tue, 2013-02-05 14:38
MPs approve same-sex marriage in England and Wales in a key Commons vote, although more Conservative MPs voted against the bill than for it.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Zynga brings losses under control

Tue, 2013-02-05 14:32
Zynga reports a sharp drop in its losses in the last three months of 2012, as revenues at the designer of games including Farmville stabilised.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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