A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world The Independent | Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a century ago. | To celebrate the occasion, The Independent on Sunday today salutes 100 women who have changed the world for ever and ...
Spending 'hit by wintry weather' BBC News | Wintry weather changed consumers' spending habits during January, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium. | The lines that did well included boots, warm bedding, spades and grit, while people also stocked up on tinned and frozen food. | But consumers pulled back on other, optional spending. |...
Scientist admits leaked emails were 'pretty awful' The Independent | The academic at the centre of the "climategate" controversy over leaked university emails admitted yesterday that some of his correspondence had been "pretty awful". | Professor Phil Jones, the head of the of the Climatic Research Unit at the Unive...
Need to know: Goldman compensation ... Liberty store sale ... Vivendi loss narrows The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | UK currency: Sterling plummeted to a nine-month low against the dollar and could tumble further, analysts warned, as fears mounted that the general election could result in a hung Parlia...
Self-taught Scot has designs on world domination as she knits her way to fame The Times | At the age of only 24, a self-taught Scot has become something of a rock star in the colourful world of knitting.Working from her flat in Edinburgh, amid beautifully composed arrangements of wool and buttons, Ysolda Teague cannot produce designs qu...
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'Show Your Working': What 'ClimateGate' means BBC News | Extended peer review is an idea that can take many forms. | It may mean the involvement of a wider range of professionals than just scientists. | The Intergovernmental Panel on C...
Terence Blacker: 'Disorders' for the next generation The Independent | As the world gets progressively madder, it seems only right and proper that psychiatry is forever updating its list of hang-ups available to us all. This week, with the excitement of a fashion designer launching a new spring collection, American ps...
Tales of trivia The Telegraph India Celebrated Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith refuses to be called a crime fiction writer. Forget the fact that Precious Ramotswe could be described as Africa’s Miss Marple; her creator considers her more 'agony aunt' or 'neighbour in Edinburgh' ...
Three-minute workout best for health The Times Of India A regular and intense three-minute workout can do wonders in boosting your metabolism, says a new study. | According to Professor James Timmons, who worked with a team of researchers from Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, Scotland, brief high-intensity exercises repeated in every couple of days may significantly take down the risk of diabetes. | Ti...
Switch mortgages to get better savings The Independent | With the Bank of England keeping the base rate at 0.5 per cent on Thursday, there is little prospect of decent returns for savers any time soon. | However, rather than accepting the paltry average returns of 0.86 per cent offered on instant access accounts, savers should consider switching their mortgage to an offset deal. "With savings rates so ...
