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New approach offers chance to finally kill herpes
U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday they may have found a way to flush out herpes viruses from hiding - offering a potential way to cure pesky and painful conditions from cold sores to shingles.
Church leaders back charity challenge to engage with community
Church leaders have come out in support of Care for the Family's initiative to encourage churches to use family issues as opportunities to engage with their communities.
Fuel protesters drive lorries to Westminster
Hauliers drove into the centre of London on Wednesday to lobby parliament over the cost of fuel and to plead for a cut in diesel duties.
More than 500 arrested in sex traffic crackdown
Thirteen children were among 167 victims of human trafficking recovered by police, the Home Office said on Wednesday, in a six-month crackdown which led to 528 arrests.
Three Welsh politicians say they've been raped
Three members of the Welsh Assembly said in a confidential survey they had been raped but had never reported the incidents, the politician behind the research said on Wednesday.
Tsvangirai rejects Zimbabwe talks for now
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday rejected talks on a unity government, saying President Robert Mugabe must first stop violence and accept him as the rightful election winner.
Government says CO2 emissions understated
On the eve of a G8 summit due to address climate change, Britain admitted on Wednesday that it, and by implication others, has been drastically understating its true carbon emissions.
Study shows how broccoli fights cancer
Just a few more portions of broccoli each week may protect men from prostate cancer, British researchers reported on Wednesday.
India sees no security threat from BlackBerry
India's telecoms ministry does not see any security risk from Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry e-mail service and has no plans to shut the service, a top government official said on Wednesday.
Sentamu wants British public to help restore Zimbabwe
The Archbishop of York has called for people across Britain to unite in a new civil rights movement to help bring about the restoration of Zimbabwe.
Palestinian kills 3 in Jerusalem bulldozer attack
A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into Israeli buses, cars and pedestrians on one of Jerusalem's busiest streets on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding more than 40, emergency services said.
NHS dentistry 'deteriorating' after reforms
Access to state-funded dentistry on the National Health Service in England is "deteriorating" after a radical shake-up of the system pushed through against dentists' wishes, a committee of MPs said on Wednesday.
Prince William's navy ship in drugs bust
A Royal Navy warship on which Prince William is serving has seized cocaine worth at least 40 million pounds in a major drugs bust, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Government tightens Hezbollah ban
The government said on Wednesday it was amending a ban on Hezbollah to cover its entire military wing, accusing the Lebanese group of supporting terrorism in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.
Police arrest 1,200 in London knife crackdown
Police have arrested 1,214 people in London during a six-week crackdown on knife crime, Scotland Yard said on Wednesday.
Good old days
Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions. Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: wisdom preserves the life of its possessor... Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens the face and changes its hard appearance.