Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Oiled pelican rescued from Gulf slick

Oiled pelican rescued from Gulf slick


Oiled pelican rescued from Gulf slick

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:55 AM PDT

BBC environment correspondent David Shukman witnesses the moment an oil-cloaked pelican was rescued.

Facebook hits the 500 million mark

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Social network giant Facebook has announced that it has registered its 500 millionth member - one in 13 of the entire global population.

Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents.

Inside world's biggest asbestos mine

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:53 PM PDT

The world's biggest producer of asbestos, Russia, says an EU ban on the substance is unnecessary, and a worldwide ban would be a direct attack on Russian industry and jobs.

Moat victim defends Northumbria Police

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:09 PM PDT

Police officer Pc David Rathband, who was shot and blinded by Raoul Moat, has defended the way Northumbria Police handled events leading to Moat's death.

Spelbound's got talent - and medals

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:59 AM PDT

Spelbound show BBC Breakfast their haul of two golds and two silvers from the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

Trees felled to stop oak disease

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Thousands of trees are being felled in Devon and Cornwall in an attempt to stop the spread of Sudden Oak Death.

Hacker's mother hopeful after US talks

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 03:20 AM PDT

The mother of the British computer hacker Gary McKinnon says it is "wonderful" his case has been raised by the prime minister during talks with the US president.

Clean up gives Gulf town 'shot in the arm'

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Business is booming in Mobile, Alabama, as efforts to clean up the Gulf oil spill give the local economy a boost.

How Lohan's alcohol monitoring tag worked

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 06:20 PM PDT

Peter Bowes learns how the alcohol monitoring bracelets of the sort seen on Lindsay Lohan work.

Granny Turismo's street performing life

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 06:09 PM PDT

Martin Long and Rick Taylor give BBC News a rare insight into their act, Granny Turismo, and life as street performers.

Artist paints on the sea bed

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:06 AM PDT

Caroline Appleyard goes scuba diving all over the world so she can paint fish, shipwrecks and even sharks at the bottom of the sea.

Pelicans suffer in Gulf oil crisis

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:02 AM PDT

The full extent of the environmental damaged caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill remains unclear and will not be know for years, scientists say.

Cameron denies 'mixed messages'

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:52 AM PDT

David Cameron has denied sending out "mixed messages" over plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by 2015.

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