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  Tree-mendous! Where is the tallest tree in the UK?
Date: February  26, 2009  

A Douglas Fir in Argyll has been named the UK s tallest tree by a team of experts, who climbed to the top.At 63.79m (209 ft) the Stronardon Douglas Fir near Dunans Castle beat the Grand Fir at Blair Castle in Perthshire to the title by more than a metre.Arborists from Sparsholt College in Hampshire have been gathering official measurements for the
  Family welcomes Micky Bo verdicts
Date: February  25, 2009  

Three Ballymena men have been found guilty of the sectarian murder of Catholic schoolboy Michael McIlveen.The 15-year-old was beaten to death in the County Antrim town in May 2006.Aaron Cavana Wallace, 20, of Moat Road, Christopher Francis Kerr, 22, of Carnduff Drive and Jeff Colin Lewis, 19, Rossdale, were convicted of murder."We welcome these ver
  Rates of diabetes soar in the UK
Date: February  23, 2009  

The UK is seeing an explosion of diabetes linked to growing obesity rates, experts are warning.From 1997 to 2003 there was a 74% rise in new cases of diabetes.And by 2005, more than 4% of the population was classed as having diabetes - nearly double the rate of 10 years earlier.The bulk of cases are type 2 diabetes -which is linked to being overwei
  Private matters
Date: February  16, 2009  

Linda PresslyProducer, BBC Radio 4: Law in ActionMax Mosley - the President of the FIA, the body that governs Formula 1 - is on a mission to fundamentally transform privacy laws in the UK.Mr Mosley is the son of the late Sir Oswald Mosley the founder of the British Union of Fascists.Last July, he won a legal action against the News of the World new
  Stabbing prompts murder inquiry
Date: February  14, 2009  

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man was stabbed during a fight in Paisley, Renfrewshire.The 22-year-old was fatally hurt in a disturbance involving four others on Douglas Street, near a railway bridge, at about 2310 GMT on Friday.He was taken to the Royal Alexandria Hospital but died a short time later.A post-mortem examination was du
  US plane crashed flat on house
Date: February  14, 2009  

A plane that crashed onto a house in New York state, killing 50 people, fell flat rather than diving as initially thought, investigators have said.The Continental Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 was also pointing away from the airport it was meant to land at, investigator Steve Chealander said.Analysis of the plane s data recorders shows the crew notice
  US plane crashed flat on house
Date: February  14, 2009  

A plane that crashed onto a house in New York state, killing 50 people, fell flat rather than diving as initially thought, investigators have said.The Continental Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 was also pointing away from the airport it was meant to land at, investigator Steve Chealander said.Analysis of the plane s data recorders shows the crew notice
  ME pair appeal ‘unfair NHS rules’
Date: February  11, 2009  

Two ME patients are due to launch a High Court appeal against what they say is an "unfair and irrational" approach by the NHS to their condition.The judicial review is being brought by Kevin Short, from Norwich, and London-based Douglas Fraser.They will argue the NHS was wrong to place so much emphasis on psychological rather than medical therapies
  Davos despair
Date: January  28, 2009  

By Tim WeberBusiness editor, BBC News website, in DavosDavos is still Davos, but not as we know it. The schmoozefest has turned into a gloomfest.There is that word again: gloom.You may accuse me of overusing it during the past two days. Problem is, nearly all the business leaders and politicians here are using the word - or variations of it - as we
  Happy cows produce more milk, according to university researchers.
Date: January  27, 2009  

Happy cows produce more milk, according to researchers at Newcastle University.Cattle that are named and treated with a "more personal touch" can increase milk yields by up to 500 pints a year.The study, by the university s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, involved 516 farmers across the UK.Published in the journal Anthrozoos, the


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