Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Daily Diamond - Scent-sational Bubble Technology

A team of scientists from Bristol University have created a revolutionary new kind of technology that they have described as a “chrono-sensory mid-air display systems”: SensaBubble.

A bubble cannon that looks similar to a funnel sucks in a sort of scented fog from a pipe at the back of the......
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Daily Diamond - Primark's Global Domination

During the recession, Primark was one of the retailers in the UK that has made it possible for someone to buy new clothes, without having to worry about how much money was being spent. With something for all ages, and very affordable prices, Primark’s allure helped it to become one of the......
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Daily Diamond - Spare Asthma Inhalers to be Kept in Schools

Asthma is pretty common – everyone seems to know someone who is asthmatic, or had the condition when they were a child. In the UK, around one in 12 adults and one in 11 children suffer from asthma. It is treated easily enough, usually with a little blue inhaler, but what happens if you......
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Daily Diamond - Stolen Painting Found on EBay Returned to Owners

A painting depicting Jesus ascending into Heaven that was stolen from a church in Poland and was later found to be for sale in online auction website, eBay, has finally been returned to its rightful owners.
The aptly named Ascension of Christ was painted in the 18th century and went missing from......
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Monday, 28 April 2014

Daily Diamond - Monkeys Doing Maths

In further proof that monkeys are much like people and that we can learn a lot about the development of the human brain through them, a study recently carried out by Harvard Medical School has shown that not only can monkeys do maths, they also make the same little mistakes as we do. The......
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Daily Diamond - Welfare of Children Finally at Centre of Family Court

A new, single Family Court has been formed to replace the three-tiered system currently in place in England and Wales, with ministers agreeing that the welfare of the children involved should be at the very core of the system.
Family Courts deals with adoption cases, child abduction, divorce,......
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Sunday, 27 April 2014

Daily Diamond - Stephen's Story: Dying Teenager Raises £1.5M for Charity

Last month, we told you about Alisa’s Butterflies, an 18-year-old girl’s Bucket List that went viral. Another teenager with terminal cancer has made his own list, and in the process has managed to raise more than one and a half million pounds for charity.
Stephen Sutton, 19 and from......
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