Morgan Freeman calls for marijuana to be legalised
Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has called for marijuana to be legalised in US and "across the board". The Shawshank Redemption sta...
Lord Sugar: 'Disillusioned' peer quits Labour Party
Lord Sugar: 'Disillusioned' peer quits Labour Party
Lord Sugar has said he is quitting the Labour Party after 18 years over its "negative" stance on business. The star of TV show The...
Smartphone 'scans' blood for parasites
Smartphone 'scans' blood for parasites
A smartphone has been used to automatically detect wriggling parasites in blood samples. The CellScope system films a drop of blood and an a...
Locating objects using echoes 'needs two good ears'
Locating objects using echoes 'needs two good ears'
Locating objects by listening to echoes is an important skill for both blind and sighted people, says University of Southampton research. It...
Funds sought for tiny £6 computer
Funds sought for tiny £6 computer
A Californian start-up is seeking funding to make a computer that will cost $9 (£6) in its most basic form. Next Thing wants $50,000 to fini...
Henkel to buy Colgate-Palmolive's Australian laundry brands
Henkel to buy Colgate-Palmolive's Australian laundry brands
German consumer goods giant Henkel is to buy Colgate-Palmolive's laundry brands in Australia and New Zealand for €220m ($245m; £157m). H...
Sajid Javid: Significant changes to strike law
Sajid Javid: Significant changes to strike law
Newly appointed Business Secretary Sajid Javid has said there will be "significant changes" to strike laws under the new Conservat...
Boston bomber expresses remorse as defence rests its case
Boston bomber expresses remorse as defence rests its case
The Boston Marathon bomber is remorseful, a defence witness testified as his lawyers finished their case to spare his life. Forty witnesses ...
EU seeks UN support to tackle migrant smuggling
EU seeks UN support to tackle migrant smuggling
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has pleaded for UN help to dismantle criminal groups smuggling migrants into the European Union. ...
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