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Firefighters battle to save Glasgow School of Art from second, fiercer blaze.
Part of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed building was destroyed by fire four years previously
Artificial skin like The Terminator’s has been created for the first time.
It could help heal burns victim's wounds and revolutionise amputees' robotic limbs.
‘Punish a muslim day’ defendant in court for soliciting murder
David Parnham, 35, from Lincoln is charged with 14 offences over two years.
Tory MP blocks upskirting law…Twitter reacts
It is hard not to be shocked, as a Tory MP has blocked a law to make upskirting illegal. Sir Christopher Chope decided to chip in with a last minute objection. The MP for Christchurch and also a barrister, shouted out "object" to the private members bill. He was met with shouts of "shame" by others in the house. The Voyeurism (Offences) Bill was all set to progress into law, having won support from the Ministry of Justice before it was brought before...
Woman adopted a baby to save his life has lost three-year battle to get him a British passport
Debbie Rafferty, 51, rescued Alfie after he was born and realised he was at risk of abandonment, mistreatment or death due to being conceived by an unmarried woman.
Animals are adopting the night life…to keep away from humans
They are becoming increasing nocturnal to escape from humans
Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered in Birmingham for largest Eid celebration in Europe
Record numbers of worshippers flocked to the a park in Small Heath in the city to mark the end of Ramadan
Whistleblower says banned neo-nazi group in MP murder plot case planned to ‘wipe out’ non whites
Robbie Mullen, 25, had been a National Action member for two years
Mental health charity urges Department for Work & Pensions to delay Universal Credit roll-out
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) has released a damning report into Universal Credit (UC) – with a focus on how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not done enough to protect and support ‘vulnerable claimants’ including disabled people and people with health conditions. The report says that because of the pressures of delivering UC, staff ‘lacked the time and ability to identify claimants who needed additional support’ and ‘felt overwhelmed by the volume of claimants reporting health...