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With National Ethical Investment Week about to start, Sarah Pennells guides newcomers through the three main types of fund and suggests where to go to find out more You recycle, switch off lights and have a water butt. But is...
Scurvy is on the rise among children in England, according to official figures. Figures show that in 2004/05, 61 children were admitted to hospital with scurvy in England. But in 2007/08, the figure had risen to 94, a rise of...
With half of David Cameron's 'A list' candidates independently educated, influential Tories are calling for greater diversity Since David Cameron became Tory leader, a key part of his mission has been to make the Conservative...
Friends can be good for your physical as well as your emotional wellbeing Aristotle defined a friend as "a single soul dwelling in two bodies". Members of Facebook whose "friends" reach triple figures may have a looser...
Signed linocut by Picasso offered in 10:10 competition Ever fancied owning an original Picasso? How about a signed one? And what if it was also something that helped the fight against global warming? Well, the dreams of one...
More than half a million serial criminals have been let off with repeated cautions, new figures indicate. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Tens of thousands of the offenders have been given four or more formal warnings...
It's pleasing to see, in the storm of commentary over Professor David Nutt's sacking as the government's chief drugs adviser, that everyone outside politics now recognises the importance of scientific evidence in devising laws....
Celebrated for the Moomins, Finnish novelist Tove Jansson also wrote many books for adults. Being able to read one of her best novels in English for the first time is like discovering buried treasure In 1962 Tove Jansson...
Church insists it is not like the US right, but many fear growth of a political force As the piano strikes up, the congregation sways, palms to the ceiling, fists in the air, murmurs of hallelujah punctuating the music. Pastor...
• EU council urged to look at cumulative effect • Campaigners fear controls will not be tough enough Two-year-old children are being exposed to dangerous levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in domestic products such as...
