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Expert issues UK tree threat warning  Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:59 GMT
A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science. 
Time-lapse imaging 'improves IVF'  Fri, 17 May 2013 01:49:29 GMT
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research. 
Brain stimulation maths boost link  Fri, 17 May 2013 01:09:49 GMT
Applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can boost maths skills up to six months later, say Oxford University researchers. 
Bradford 3-0 Northampton  Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:11 GMT
Bradford score three times in the opening half-hour as they beat Northampton at Wembley to win promotion to League One. 
Marquez takes Le Mans MotoGP pole  Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:52 GMT
Marc Marquez clinches pole position after topping the qualifying session for Sunday's French MotoGP at Le Mans. 
Tweets of the week: IRS, Beyonce's baby and Bea Arthur  Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:57 GMT
For the week ending 17 May, here is a look at the news making waves in America - all in 140 characters or less. 
The healing power of music  Fri, 17 May 2013 06:22:30 GMT
What becomes of the broken-hearted? Often, they turn to music. Charles Nevin ponders whether the remedy is best found in cheery tunes or soothing sad songs. 
Tunisia bars Salafist gathering  Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:55 GMT
Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence. 
Deadly floods sweep southern China  Sat, 18 May 2013 04:50:58 GMT
Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces leave more than 50 people dead and 14 missing, officials say. 
Greek pro-drachma party to meet  Sat, 18 May 2013 14:10:18 GMT
A new political party, Plan B, which supports Greece's exist from the euro and a return to the drachma is due to hold its first meeting. 
Argentine 'Dirty War' leader dies  Fri, 17 May 2013 15:59:09 GMT
Argentina's former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity, including torture. 
British girl dies at Egyptian hotel  Sat, 18 May 2013 13:25:03 GMT
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt is named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London 
Lawyer denies OJ Simpson's claims  Sat, 18 May 2013 01:59:05 GMT
OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed robbery case. 
Minister heckled by head teachers  Sat, 18 May 2013 15:43:26 GMT
Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham. 
No 10 issues 'loon slur' denial  Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:20 GMT
No 10 denies that "anyone in Downing Street" made comments reported in several newspapers describing Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".