A rare group with several singular prizes Only a handful of people have won a Nobel prize more than once. The first to do so was Marie Curie, who was awarded the physics prize with her husband,...
For a Nobel, it may not be enough to be clever. Harriet Swain looks at patterns in the prize. What does it take to win a Nobel prize? First, it helps to be American. The United States took at least a...
Cambridge figures refute bias Claims by heads of leading independent schools that their pupils are being discriminated against when they apply to Cambridge were refuted by statistics published by the...
Campaign to stop monkey business Animal welfare campaigners today called for an urgent clampdown on the import of primates. The RSPCA said the move was necessary to end the suffering endured by more...
MoD steps up war against terror Britain must be prepared to take the war against terrorism to countries that "support, nurture, protect and direct" terrorist organisations, defence secretary Geoff...
Museum rising star ditches gadgetry The rising star of the museum world is turning his back on interactive displays and the creeping Millennium Dome culture of "blooming knobs and buttons". Simon...
Neighbourhood renewal cash unveiled A £21.8 million programme to help people transform deprived neighbourhoods was unveiled by the the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions today...
British pupils top world class An international study has put the UK's 15-year-olds near the top of the world league table for maths, reading literacy and science results for the first time, but...
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Think-tank attacks 'regressive' funding policies Students should pay higher tuition fees and interest on their loans, according to the country’s leading Blairite think-tank. The Institute for Public...
Doctor who warned on MMR forced out Andrew Wakefield, the specialist who first raised concerns about links between the MMR vaccine and bowel disease and autism, has been forced out of his job at the...