A police car chase reached speeds of over 130mph as officers pursued two vehicles which turned away from a checkpoint in County Fermanagh.
The fleeing drivers narrowly avoided other road users, some of whom were forced onto the road verges, before escaping over the border, police said.
The pursuit began shortly before 1100 GMT on Thursday when [...]
New Year’s Eve in London is the biggest night of the year with millions of people flocking to the centre of the capital to enjoy the nightlife and the top night clubs hosting their most extravagant celebrity parties.
Although 2009 has been much publicised as a bad year for the economy the best London clubs are [...]
What could be cheerier than a coffee that also helps you drop pounds? Don’t get too excited, we’re not talking full-lard Starbucks, but Coffee Shape Slimming Green Coffee, £25 for 14 sachets – that’s £1.70 a cup. Yikes! That’s a lot for a caffeine hit, but if you’re in the swanky-coffee-on-the-way-to-work brigade, you probably spend [...]
Men and women may respond differently to danger, a brain scan study suggests.
A team from Krakow, in Poland, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain activity when 40 volunteers were shown various images.
Men showed activity in areas which dealt with what action they should take to avoid or confront danger.
But the study, presented [...]
One of the UK’s biggest newspaper firms is to charge for access to online content from six of its titles.
The Johnston Press websites will either ask users to pay £5 for a three-month subscription to read the full articles, or direct them to buy the newspapers.
Johnston is the first regional publisher in the UK to [...]
Steeplechase and hurdle racing in the Australian state of Victoria will be abolished in 2010, prompted by the deaths of 20 horses in two years.
The decision follows a comprehensive review of the sport and has been welcomed by animal welfare groups.
However, members of the racing industry have reacted with anger, calling it “unbelievable” and “appalling”.
Racing’s [...]
Aklan, Philippines, 27 November 2009 : The leading online directory of Philippines, Redpages is getting heavy business for the listing companies because of the five marketing tools that it uses. The marketing tools include connecting the business to the web, showcasing the products, sending trade alerts, working via user-friendly web based SMS systems and giving [...]
The way hospitals are regulated should be urgently reformed after a report found a catalogue of failings at two hospitals in Essex, a charity has said.
The Patients Association said people had been “appallingly” let down.
The independent regulator highlighted an unusually high death rate and poor hygiene, including blood-spattered kit.
Basildon and Thurrock NHS trust said concerns [...]
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A cup of Brazilian mint tea has pain relieving qualities to match those of commercially available analgesics, a study suggests.
Hyptis crenata has been prescribed by Brazilian healers for millennia to treat ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu.
Working on mice, a Newcastle University team has proved scientifically that the ancient medicine men [...]