Call for targets to limit stacking

5:41am Friday 10th July 2009

Targets to eliminate excessive aircraft stacking - where planes queue up to land - must be set if a third runway is built at Heathrow, a report by MPs has said.

Call for targets to end stacking

5:36am Friday 10th July 2009

Targets to eliminate excessive aircraft stacking - where planes queue up to land - must be set if a third runway is built at Heathrow, a report by MPs has said.

Soldier's mother in legal challenge

5:29am Friday 10th July 2009

The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq is launching a legal challenge over the Government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into the continued use of the controversial, lightly-armoured vehicles.

Obesity rethink for British Asians

5:11am Friday 10th July 2009

An international health expert has called for the threshold for being overweight and obese to be lowered for British Asians.

Maths A-level plan 'should be axed'

5:11am Friday 10th July 2009

A proposed new maths A-level is "weak" and will "cannibalise" the subject, educationalists have claimed.

Fewer dying from common cancers

5:11am Friday 10th July 2009

The number of people dying from three of the most common cancers has fallen to its lowest level in almost 40 years, a new analysis of figures has revealed.

Parliamentary hot air is measured

3:05am Friday 10th July 2009

A lot of hot air comes out of the Houses of Parliament, scientists have proved.

Young people to 'shine' in debate

3:05am Friday 10th July 2009

Hundreds of young people are set to take part in a "groundbreaking" debate in the House of Lords as part of a national drive to highlight the achievements of youngsters.

Flat owners urged to grow veg

3:05am Friday 10th July 2009

People living in the UK's five million flats are being urged to get gardening and grow their own veg - on their windowsills.

G8's pledge to feed world's poorest

3:05am Friday 10th July 2009

Leaders of the G8 group of industrialised nations are expected to promise £9.2bn to boost food security in the world's poorest countries.