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Butterflies soar again: Public count shows decline is reversed

Butterflies soar again: Public count shows decline is reversed - The Small Tortoiseshell came under attack from a parasitic fly which caused numbers to drop by more than 80 per cent. [Tech]
Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix - Lewis Hamilton storms to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race at Spa-Francorchamps. [Sports]
Electric cars 'may be costlier'

Electric cars 'may be costlier' - Motorists considering buying an electric car are being warned that they can be more expensive to run than conventional petrol vehicles. [Business News]
The world at your fingertips: 3DTV where you can touch the floating images

The world at your fingertips: 3DTV where you can touch the floating images - Japanese researchers have developed the world's first 3D TV system where you can touch and feel the images that pop out from the screen. [Tech]
How Bush and Blair plotted in secret to stop Brown

How Bush and Blair plotted in secret to stop Brown - Tony Blair attempted to prolong his time as PM after being warned that Bush
administration had "grave doubts". [News-Politics]
Arrest over cricket 'bets scam'

Arrest over cricket 'bets scam' - Police question a man over an alleged cricket betting scam during the Pakistan-England Test in London. [London News]
Government scrapping NHS Direct

Government scrapping NHS Direct - The coalition government confirms plans to scrap the NHS Direct helpline in England and replace it with an alternative service. [Politics]
Invading gardens, the toxic caterpillar that can leave you gasping

Invading gardens, the toxic caterpillar that can leave you gasping - Britain is losing the battle against an invasion of potentially deadly caterpillars, plant experts warn. [Tech]
Cuts 'threaten thousands on Tube'

Cuts 'threaten thousands on Tube' - Government budget cuts could mean thousands of London Underground staff will lose their jobs, a transport union warns. [London News]
Gordon Brown 'third worst PM since 1945', poll of historians finds

Gordon Brown 'third worst PM since 1945', poll of historians finds - Gordon Brown has been voted the third worst British Prime Minister since the
Second World War. [News-Politics]

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Enviro Technology announces the availability of the new T series gas analysers

World class supplier and leading UK exporter specialising in air pollution monitoring systems Enviro Technology Services Plc is pleased to announce the availability of the latest gas analysers on the market from Teledyne-API.
New COD Thermoreactor and Photometer for 24 Simultaneous Measurements

Lovibond Tintometer has introduced the RD125, a new thermoreactor for the rapid heating and digestion of COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) vials in a safe and secure environment.
Green economy growing in West Midlands

Firms in the West Midlands are increasingly looking at green industry to grow their businesses, a survey has revealed.
REID's New & Unique PD1000 helps client launch his boat from a beautiful, but very awkward location...

Engineering consultants "John Grimes Partnership" approached REID Lifting for a very difficult confined space application; to launch a sailing boat from the garden of a client in a beautiful Devonshire coastal village location - over a wall, around a tree and down onto the tidal estuary.

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Forest fires in Madeira put future of Europe's rarest seabird under threat
Europe's rarest seabird, the Zino's Petrel, found only in Madeira, has suffered potentially devastating losses from a forest fire which struck the birds' breeding area on the Atlantic island.
Smart meters to save $5bn
An Australian government’s troubled $2 billion smart meter roll out has been given a ringing endorsement by an independent economic analysis, which found it to be ''cost effective no matter which mix of costs and benefits are used''.
EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.
Tigers call for roar of support
With tigers in the wild numbering fewer than 3,200, WWF has launched a first-time campaign where web users can literally roar their support for tigers.
Oil rig fire triggers new pollution fear in Gulf of Mexico
Fresh fears about drilling in the Gulf of Mexico have been raised since fire forced workers to abandon an oil and gas platform, just six months after the BP explosion that created an environmental disaster in the region.
World cannot afford worsening disasters, warns UN climate change chief
The world cannot afford escalating disasters of the kind recently witnessed in Pakistan and Russia, the top United Nations climate change official said today, underscoring the need for governments to take swift action to lead the world towards a low-carbon future.
Amazon at lowest level for 40 years
Travel along the Amazon is suffering severe disruption because the river has hit its lowest level in more than 40 years near its source in north-eastern Peru.
Historic high seas declaration at risk
Last minute reservations from four countries may sink the historic announcement of a network of marine protected areas over key areas of the mid-Atlantic Ridge and basin which was scheduled for the North-East Atlantic environment summit later this month.
Tibetan nomads struggle as grasslands disappear from the roof of the world
Scientists say desertification of the mountain grasslands of the Tibetan plateau is accelerating climate change.
UN-backed pact launches new tool to monitor trade in endangered species
The secretariat of a United Nations-backed conservation convention has announced the launch of a new web-based interactive tool that enables users to view trade data about wildlife and plants that was submitted by the 175 State parties to the international agreement.

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Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy
Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.
Empty shops highlighting 'divide'
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.
Koran bonfire 'still going ahead'
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international condemnation.
Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
Rig firms hit back at BP report
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Could music be given on prescription?
Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.
Nutrient clue to common birth defect
Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.
Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'
Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.
Low pay and squalor
The plight of Commonwealth Games workers in Delhi
Shot boy's family still suffering
Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer.
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What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize?
Planes in 'near-miss' over London
A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals.
Shoppers turning to card payments
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
Child detention 'harm' documented
A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.
Piers Morgan to replace CNN host Larry King
Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.

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