Britain gets shiny new science minister
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Fresh from changing the climate in Defra Ian Pearson has been named as the new minister in charge of science in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).â¦
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A minister in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet signals a change in direction in UK foreign policy.
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Gordon Brown will make science a top  priority, says Education Secretary Alan Johnson.
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New Lib Dem leader includes crop of party's newest and youngest MPs in team
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Science & environment: Britain's latest Nobel laureate, Sir Martin Evans, has criticised the government not valuing science highly enough
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Britain's new leader Gordon Brown was appointing his senior circle of ministers Thursday after he ended a decade-long wait to become prime minister, stepping from Tony Blair's shadow determined to repair divisions over the unpopular Iraq war.
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The search for the UK's favourite experiment commences at this year's National Science and Engineering Week.
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Health Minister Andy Burnham has been promoted to the cabinet as chief secretary to the Treasury.
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Gordon Brown finally succeeds Tony Blair.
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Gordon Brown appoints practising surgeon Professor Sir Ara Darzi as a minister, charged with improving patient care.
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Britain hopes it can exert influence on reelected President Bush and push the United States to do more to combat climate change, the British government's chief scientist said on Thursday.
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The British government approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, signaling new enthusiasm for the technology and giving a lift to the industry.
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An astrophysicist  is among 68 NI people to be named on the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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The British government on Thursday announced support for the construction of new nuclear power plants, backing atomic energy as a clean source of power to fight climate change.
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What will the new education secretary change, the BBC's Mike Baker asks.
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New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown named a rising star and reported critic of the Iraq war, David Miliband, as foreign minister on Thursday in a wide-ranging government shake-up.
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The future of one of Europe's scientific "crown jewels" may be hit by current funding concerns in UK physics.