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Fussy eaters – what's wrong with GM?
With the world's food security facing a looming "perfect storm", GM food crops need to be part of the solution. |
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How ambush marketing ambushed sport
A Dutch brewery's World Cup publicity stunt has led to arrests, threats of legal action and the loss of an ITV pundit's job. Why is so-called "ambush marketing" such a high-stakes business? |
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World Class World Cup
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Why is To Kill A Mockingbird so popular?
Fifty years after being published, To Kill A Mockingbird is still devoured by British schoolchildren, while simultaneously loved by their parents. Why? |
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Decision time for whale conservation
It is time for International Whaling Commission members to end two decades of deadlock and reach a shared vision on conservation. |
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Homes plan for former school site
Plans to build 273 homes on the site of a former school in Swindon go before the council's planning committee. |
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Witnesses to sex assault sought
CCTV images of two men who may have information about a serious sexual assault in Swindon are released. |
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TV man's eco-homes project starts
A project led by TV presenter Kevin McCloud to build 42 environmentally-friendly homes in Swindon starts. |
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World Class World Cup
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Whales and dolphins - 'resource' or 'right'?
Discoveries of sophisticated intelligence in cetaceans raise new questions about how we relate to them - including whether we should hunt them. |
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Traffic calm plan after boy dies
Work on traffic calming measures to make Swindon's Drove Road safer two years after a boy died there starts on Monday. |
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Motorcyclist dies following crash
Police appeal for witnesses after a motoryclist dies in hospital following a crash on the A361 in Burford, Oxfordshire. |
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M4 re-opened after bridge works
Part of the M4 in Wiltshire is re-opened after being closed to allow for a footbridge to be put in place near Chippenham. |
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Man charged with driver assault
A Swindon man is charged with racially aggravated common assault after a taxi driver was injured in the town. |
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Offenders help African students
Criminals sentenced to Community Payback in Wiltshire start a new project helping students in Africa. |
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Aged 36 and can't get served
National identity cards may have been scrapped, but that doesn't mean you don't need to carry other forms of ID. An increasing number of people - some in their 30s and 40s - are being asked for proof of age when buying alcohol. Why? |
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Switch-on marks development stage
A water feature marking the focal point of the regeneration of a Wiltshire town is switched on. |
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New town store to create 190 jobs
Retailer John Lewis is to open a new "at home" shop in Tunbridge Wells later this year, creating about 190 new jobs. |
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Woman 'traumatised' by sex attack
A woman is said to be "extremely traumatised" after she was sexually assaulted by two men she met in a Swindon street. |
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John Lewis store creates 160 jobs
About 160 new jobs are to be created in Swindon when a John Lewis at home shop opens in the autumn. |