News

Mental care of killer condemned

The killing of a man by a violent paranoid schizophrenic was the result of substandard care and failures in the health service, a report has said. John Barrett repeatedly stabbed Denis Finnegan, 50, as he cycled in Richmond Park, south-west London, in 2004.

16 Nov 2006
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Bionic man

While covering the Iraq war, BBC producer Stuart Hughes lost his leg. His new prosthetic foot is so advanced, it may even allow amputee soldiers back into battle.

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16 Nov 2006
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Technology 'can help dyslexics'

Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave has said technology can transform the learning of children with dyslexia. The gold medal-winning rower - who is dyslexic himself - called on ministers to do more to raise awareness.

16 Nov 2006
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Digital Television

BBC to help pensioners go digital

The BBC is to be given the details of millions of pensioners and disabled people, so that it can help them convert their televisions to digital. The move is part of the government's Digital Switchover Bill, which featured in the Queen's speech on Wednesday.

16 Nov 2006
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Diabetes 'hitting poor hardest'

Britain's poorest communities are 2.5 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than the general population, research suggests. They are also 3.5 times more likely to develop serious complications of diabetes, including heart disease. The report, by the charity Diabetes UK and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes, calls for action to tackle social inequalities.

16 Nov 2006
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