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Some of you might have been caught unawares by the World Cup. Don’t be afraid, though, as far as I can tell, it’s pretty simple. From years of living near a football ground and listening

Frenzy at fever pitch; run, run for your lives   Craig Dobson    Police in Norfolk have confirmed that, with the deaths of two motorists, international football tournaments are becoming ‘the Western equivalent of SARS’. The latest fatalities bring the

Jamie Gallimore

The multinational oil company BP has received praise from several quarters over its handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  The oil first started leaking in April after an explosion

Barbeque Groping a basic tool, the Alpha lovingly caresses thick, processed meat. A slight light-headedness kisses his appetites side. Air dances from the fire. Smoke sears every eye of the salivating tribe. They murmur, restlessly: a fight about the iPod dock. Peacefully, elders burn, at rest under

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So. They’ve done it. They’ve finally gone and done it. Those scientists have created an artificial life form1 by making a bacterial cell entirely from scratch2. Craig Venter, the project leader, claims it all came