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BBC News – Litter on British beaches at highest level for five years – Video

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BBC News – Litter on British beaches at highest level for five years The amount of litter left on British beaches is at the highest level for five years. The Marine Conservation Society surveyed more than 200 beaches in the UK… By: BBCWorldNewsWatch Continue reading →

Neutrinos spark 'new astronomy era'

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15 May 2013 Last updated at 13:10 ET By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News An experiment buried beneath the ice of the South Pole has for the first time seen the particles called neutrinos originating outside our Solar System. Continue reading →

World's media lament decline in freedom

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3 May 2013 Last updated at 12:05 ET Media outlets and advocacy groups mark the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day with complaints about what they see as a decline in the level of press freedom over the past year. Some point to increasing dangers faced by journalists and new reporting restrictions, such as those recently introduced in Russia. Continue reading →

Liberty loves to be hated – Snog Marry Avoid? – Series 6 Episode 6 Preview – BBC Three – Video

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Liberty loves to be hated – Snog Marry Avoid? – Series 6 Episode 6 Preview – BBC Three More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p017tgfq This is Liberty's backstory, she tells us about her love for tack and her love for her do… Continue reading →

USS Freedom arrives in Singapore

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17 April 2013 Last updated at 23:29 ET By Mariko Oi BBC News, Singapore Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. USS Freedom’s arrival in Singapore coincides with escalating tensions in the region A US Navy ship has arrived in Singapore as part of US plans to increase its military presence in the region Continue reading →

Concerns over dead birds on beaches

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14 April 2013 Last updated at 11:15 ET Dead birds have been washed up on beaches in Devon and Cornwall, the RSPCA has said. It said it had received reports of birds being washed up at Port Wrinkle and Whitsand in Cornwall, as well as Wembury and Heybrook Bay in Devon. More than 100 birds were found dead on one section of beach between Downderry and Seaton, in south-east Cornwall, on Sunday morning. Continue reading →

Falkland Islands : Residents’ views

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10 March 2013 Last updated at 06:05 ET Residents of the Falkland Islands are preparing to vote in a referendum on 10 and 11 March to decide whether to remain an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The move has been condemned by Argentina which claims sovereignty over the islands. BBC News has spoken to Falkland Islanders to see how they think the referendum will pan out and what impact it might have on UK-Argentine and UK-Falkland ties. Continue reading →

David Boaz Discusses Libertarianism on FBN’s Stossel – Video

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David Boaz Discusses Libertarianism on FBN's Stossel David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. Continue reading →

Special Relativity – 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (10/12) – Video

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Special Relativity – 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (10/12) Free learning from The Open University www.open.edu — Who'd have thought Albert Einstein could make a mistake? Dark Energy explores how Einstein was right all along about the expanding Universe. We never should have doubted him Continue reading →

Dark Energy – 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (9/12) – Video

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Dark Energy – 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (9/12) Free learning from The Open University www.open.edu — Who'd have thought Albert Einstein could make a mistake? Dark Energy explores how Einstein was right all along about the expanding Universe Continue reading →