Think tank warns on 'clone towns'
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Fast-growing chain stores are turning the UK into a series of  "clone towns", a report from a think tank has warned.
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Â· Research aimed at producing green fuel  Â· Critics warn of terrorists creating new bioweapons
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A report calling for more building on green belt land in England is criticised by environmental groups.
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Business & money: Tough new planning restriction to try to stem rise of so-called 'Tesco towns' to be unveiled this week
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Study commissioned by government says Brighton, Bristol, Midlands and Oxfordshire should be considered.
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No surprise, there A think tank has called for 'root and branch change' in public services, following its damning report on ICT outsourcingâ¦
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Britain's security is at risk because of a loss of self-confidence, says a leading defence think tank.
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Britain's leading scientific institution said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning.
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Cloneburgers won't come with warnings. When the government approves food from cloned animals, expected in the next year, the Food and Drug Administration doesn't plan special labels. Government scientists have found no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats.
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Business & money: Regulator warns government might need to pump more money into network or axe projects
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The future of one of Europe's scientific "crown jewels" may be hit by current funding concerns in UK physics.
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Leaders from a town dubbed Britain's &quot;yob capital&quot; have rounded on critics, insisting the label was a misrepresentation of what they say is an attractive rural hideaway.
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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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By IAN STARRETT i.starrett@newsletter.co.uk  PLANNED new water legislation could threaten fish farming, textile and other industries here, a DUP councillor has claimed.
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The government needs to ensure greater protection for people's personal information, a think-tank  warns.
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A think tank warns the UK government greenhouse gas targets for 2020 look likely to be broken.
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Says government has failed to act Nanotechnology will be the next industrial revolution, and if the UK wants a piece of the action, it has to move now to fund research in the subject.â¦