Scientists at the University of Bristol found that even one cannabis joint could trigger schizophrenia Smoking just one cannabis joint can bring on symptoms of schizophrenia, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, looked in detail at the changes in the brains of cannabis users. They found the drug disrupts the same parts of the brain as the psychotic illness,... 

Breakthrough: The blood made from stem cells would transform blood transfusions by preventing shortages in hospitals and prove a lifesaver on battlefields and at the scene of car crashes Artificial blood created from stem cells could be tested on Britons within two years. The scientists behind the research, which could provide industrial scale quantities of blood, believe it will transform transfusions... 

British scientists have developed a new stem cell technique for growing working liver cells which could eventually avoid the need for costly and risky liver transplants. A team of researchers led by the Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge used cutting-edge methods to correct a genetic mutation in stem cells derived from a patient’s skin biopsy, and then grew them into fresh liver... 

Unite! A woman holds a flag during a protest against the global financial system outside St Paul's Cathedral. Protesters inspired by the growing ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement in the U.S have today taken over the City of London. Thousands have descended on the area known as the Square Mile – under the banner ‘Occupy the Stock Exchange’ – for a ‘peaceful... 

Traditional words ‘father’ and ‘mother’ will be replaced with official terms Parent 1 and Parent 2 in Britain reported the BBC and the Daily Mail. The terms will be used in official documents. The authorities decided to make such a “politically correct” move to accommodate same-sex couples. Experts are sure, though, that the matter is not about the requirements... 

Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England The world is facing the worst financial crisis since at least the 1930s “if not ever”, the Governor of the Bank of England said last night. Sir Mervyn King was speaking after the decision by the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to put £75billion of newly created money into the economy in a desperate effort to stave off a new credit crisis and a UK... 

The Home Secretary’s plan to retain the DNA of people charged but then cleared of offences may breach human rights law, a group of MPs and peers have said. A “catch-all” discretionary power to allow police to hold the DNA of innocent people indefinitely for reasons of “national security” should also be scrapped, the Joint Committee on Human Rights [JCHR] said. Its report on the Protection... 

London’s elite real estate reached another maximum level in September. The average price on a real estate object in the British capital hit the level of 3.968 million pounds sterling. This is 4.5% higher than before the crisis in March 2008. Houses and apartments in London became 11.4% more expensive within a year. In comparison with March 2009, the prices have grown by 37.2%. London remains... 

An optometrist checks the eye for glaucoma: The condition is one of the most common causes of blindness in the UK. Cocaine users are 45% more likely to develop glaucoma (blindness) even if they’ve given up the drug. People who take cocaine or are former users are 45 per cent more likely to develop a common form of blindness, a large study has found. Researchers also found they developed glaucoma... 

Britain’s Indian Summer is set to be abruptly interrupted as Hurricane Ophelia’s remnants bring four days of gales and torrential rains across the country. The hurricane, currently affecting the United States, is expected to hit with 65mph gusts, potentially rivaling the strength of Hurricane Katia that devastated parts of Britain last month. Jonathan Powell, a senior forecaster at Positive... 

The UK is facing the possibility of an additional £2.5 billion annual benefits bill for EU migrants as the European Commission accuses the country of violating EU laws by restricting foreigners’ access to the welfare system. Eurocrats have issued a “reasoned opinion,” giving the UK a two-month deadline to align its legislation with EU law or face court action. The European Commission... 

Recently, scientists from Bristol University (UK) and the Carnegie Institution (USA) found that virtually the entire globe is involved in the “production” of diamonds, except, perhaps, the nucleus. In a Brazilian mine minerals were discovered that appear to have formed at the depths of 400-660 kilometers from the surface of our planet.
 Even those who never touched a diamond know that... 

Two experienced Lancashire social workers say that in their estimation there are 20,000 bigamous or polygamous unions in the UK. Ghulam is a taxi driver who lives in Blackburn, a once-booming textile town in Lancashire. He has a terrace house near his local mosque (one of 53 in the area), a silver Nissan car and a very complex private life. For he has so many children that he struggles to remember... 

A 24-year-old Nigerian rapist has successfully avoided deportation from the UK after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that expelling him would violate his right to family life. Despite not having a partner or children, the court ordered the British government to allow him to stay and cover £3,500 of his legal bills. The rapist, identified only as AA, had been convicted at the age of... 

The Prince said if the world carries on 'business as usual' then the human race itself could be wiped out. Mankind faces extinction, the Prince of Wales has warned, unless humans transform our lifestyles to stop mass consumption, run away climate change and destruction of wildlife. In his first speech as the new President of the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF) UK, Prince Charles suggested ‘surviving...