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Aberdeen heads best maintained cities list 27 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
Meanwhile, one in 10 homes in Britain are at risk of falling into disrepair
A visit to the heart of the lungs of the world 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
A trickle of sweat runs down my chest. Distant rumbles of thunder trigger an Amazon orchestra. Crickets, cicadas and grasshoppers whine in desperate anticipation.
Living with Rett Syndrome: One of those nights 27 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
It is 12.04am and Hannah is awake. She has been awake for just over an hour and it is going to be another long night.
Interview: David Stewart: “As much as writing my own material is important, writing and producing for other people are important as well” 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
The art of music has always been a form of expression. For some people this expression grows and is strengthened by life time experiences. For others, like David Stewart this expression starts at a yo...
Children’s Book Blog: The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
I've just got back from a wonderful three days event hopping at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Now in its 30th year, the festival is almost (but not quite!) as old as me. But despite its a...
Women in Science: Playing the Quantum computer game 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
You are a quantum state hunter. Your job, for which you have many years training, is to tag a particular type of quantum state in its natural habitat. Later, another group of scientists will examine t...
Murder in Mbale 27 Aug 2013 | 06:01 am
We were meant to go to mount Elgon to speak to farmers who were disillusioned at their crops dying because there was no rain. The plan changed when Amos, the local TV reporter I was shadowing, got a p...
iBet: Lambert And Rodgers likely to give it a go in the Capital One Cup 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
Paul Lambert has a fast improving side of young and hungry players
Take Down Order from Banned List Towers 26 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm
Hear ye, hear ye! Further additions to the Banned List, by order of the Lord Chief Justice of Twitter and Imperial Overlord of the Ethical Vacuum. Appending “towers” to mean headquarters. Proposer: G...
Dish of the Day: EatPlayLove 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
A few years ago I worked in a restaurant that also ran a cafe, where we made sandwiches fresh every morning. At the end of the day, we'd always have leftovers and throwing them away was soul destroyin...
