In English the colour green is associated with jealousy, which is sometimes jokingly called 'the green-eyed monster'. But it's no joke when jealousy takes over your life. Researchers are only starting to understand how jealousy can go wrong in the hu
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Do you know the open-air art gallery in London's Blackall Street? Not many Londoners know it either, but Henri does and he is willing to show it to you. Henri used to sleep rough until he met a charity that helps homeless people get back on their fee
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Cookie is a hero! This pet parrot's courage was celebrated in a news article after he saved his teenage owner when a fire broke out in their home in Wales. The bird flapped its wings and squawked to alert Ben Rees to the blaze. He fled, Cookie died.
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In the UK, we throw away more than 7 million tonnes of food and drink from our homes every year. At least half of that food is perfectly edible. One reason for this is a problem with portions we keep on cooking more than we can eat. And most people j
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We expect companies selling products to make them as available as possible. But now some of them are bringing back rationing. As you might expect, it's all part of a plan to make us spend more, not less. Once upon a time, goods were scarce, and hard
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Christmas. A family gathered around the Christmas tree, showing how much they love each other, through the presents they give. Or... a ruthless battle for relationship control. In Christmas-celebrating nations, millions of pounds a year are spent on
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The fall from grace of retired General David Petraeus, once America's most prominent post-9/11 military leader, has surprised a nation. In the past he's been held in high esteem and has even been mentioned as a future presidential candidate. But afte
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The first ever portable computer was very big and very heavy. Released in 1981, it weighed nearly 11 kilos and folded up, it looked a bit like you were carrying a sewing machine. But at least there wasn't much chance you'd leave it on the bus - unlik
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A BBC investigation has highlighted the growing problem of an industry where students can try to deceive teachers by paying to have their coursework written for them. Tucked away in the windows of newsagents across London, in amongst the postcards ad
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Perhaps because of traditional beliefs that men are tougher than women, it's common for British people these days to joke about men's weaknesses. A man who complains he's ill with a cold might be told he just has 'man flu.' The implication is a woman
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The UK government has said that from 2014, it will ban calculators in maths tests for primary school children in England. All 11-year-olds sit three maths tests. Pupils are allowed to use a calculator in the hardest of these. A sample question is: Ti
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Oh no, not again! Englands football team have crashed out of the Euro 2012 football tournament after losing another penalty shootout. The Three Lions, as England are known, were almost pipped at the post by a strong Italian team who came close to sco
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What age would you like to live to? Many people often live to a ripe old age, but 'Lonesome George', a giant tortoise, was estimated to have been over 100 years old. This week his keeper of 40 years, Fausto Llerena, sadly found him dead in his enclos
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The pundits are running out of superlatives to describe the Spanish football team after they lifted the Euro 2012 trophy on Sunday. They are the first football team in history to retain their crown in the European Championships having also won the co
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How high is too high? This week the tallest building in Europe was completed in London. The 95-storey, 310m Shard now soars over the citys skyline. The lofty building has been steadily erected on the south bank of the River Thames near London Bridge.
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Britain had its fingers crossed this weekend as tennis star Andy Murray prepared to battle it out against Roger Federer to become the UK's first Wimbledon Men's Singles champion since 1936. The weight of expectation was incredibly high: although Murr
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Does the removal of a wedding ring mean that marital bliss has gone or even that divorce is looming? That seems to be the message people are sending when they take off their wedding band. Actress Katie Holmes was seen in New York without hers after f
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The market for smartphones and tablet computers has boomed over the last few years, with over a quarter of adults and nearly half of teenagers owning one in the UK. But as our appetite for technology increases, so does the risk of our devices being s
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According to a forecast from the OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 40% of the world's young graduates will be from China and India by the year 2020. This shows a far-reaching shift in the balance of graduate numbers fr
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Lack of exercise could be causing as many deaths around the world as smoking, according to an article in the science magazine The Lancet. As thousands of Olympic athletes prepare to push their bodies to the limit, most of us sit inactive for hours in
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