Chicago-born singer-songwriter Terry Callier, who collaborated with Massive Attack and Beth Orton, has died at the age of 67.
Callier, who began his career at 17 when he signed to Chess records, recorded his final album in 2009. Hidden Conversations was written and produced with Bristol collective Massive Attack. He also worked on Orton's Mercury prize nominated album, Central Reservations. Callier died in hospital in Chicago. The news was conf
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The government has backed down on proposals to scrap free milk for children aged under five.
Number 10 rejected the idea The government has backed down on proposals to scrap free milk for children aged under five. Health Minister Anne Milton insisting the policy was "outdated", "ineffective" and too expensive.
For Prime Minister David Cameron, it should save him being labelled a "milk-snatcher" like his predecessor(предшес
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Women who give up smoking by the age of 30 will almost completely avoid the risks of dying early from tobacco-related diseases, according to a study of more than a million women in the UK.
The results, published in the Lancet, showed lifelong smokers died a decade earlier than those who never started.
But those who stopped by 30 lost, on average, a month of life and if they stopped by 40 they died a year younger.
Health experts said this was not a licence f
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Queen. Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting(состоящая из) of the late Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums(барабаны), vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, but the band gradually(постепенно) ventured into more
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Britney Spears' mother has claimed her daughter's former manager crushed drugs into the singer's food. Lynne Spears has told a US court (суд) that Osama 'Sam' Lufti admitted to her that he did it five years ago to help the star sleep. At the time, Britney was going through a public meltdown (
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Anti-Syrian politicians in Lebanon have accused Damascus of being behind a powerful car bomb that killed the head of Lebanon's internal intelligence (разведовательная служба).
Opposition leader Saad Hariri and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt both said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was behind the bombing in Beirut. A Syrian minister condemned (обвиненный) the blast.
Dolphins deserve same rights as humans, say scientists
Dolphins should be treated as non-human "persons", with their rights to life and liberty respected, scientists meeting in Canada have been told. Experts in philosophy, conservation and animal behaviour want support for a Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans. They believe dolphins and whales are sufficiently intelligent to justify the same ethical considerations as humans. Reco
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Cambodia off the beaten track Mention you are going to Cambodia and chances are, you will end up comparing notes on the glorious temples of Angkor, among the most awe-inspiring, mind-blowing monuments ever conceived by the human mind. It is hardly surprising that so many travellers from around the globe dream of gazing upon the towers of Angkor Wat, walking through the root-strangled gateways of Angkor Thom and staring back at the enigmatic smiling faces tha
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Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people.
Writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, unipolar depression, and substance abuse, the Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute found.
They were almost twice as likely as the general population to kill themselves.
The dancers and photographers were also more likely to have bipolar d
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The final episode of award-winning medical drama House aired in the US on Monday, eight years after its TV debut. The show starred Hugh Laurie as Gregory House, the brilliant but troubled doctor with an unconventional bedside manner(нетрадиционные умения общения с больными). The final episode featured a dramatic storyline centred on the friendship between Hous
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Their study followed nearly 15,000 men, aged over 50, for more than a decade.
The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reported a small reduction in cancer cases(cокращение случаев рака) in men taking vitamin pills.
But experts warned that other studies had found the opposite effect and that eating a diet packed with fruit and vegetables was a safer bet.
Vitamin supplements(добавки) are recommended for some groups of people, such as vita
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Last month, European scientists discovered that storm petrel seabirds can smell their relatives.
The study is the first evidence that birds are able to sniff out a suitable mate, and the researchers think this behaviour prevents the birds from "accidentally inbreeding".
Recently, scientists have also found that some bird species that were never considered seabirds in the first place actually depend on the
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A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain. The 49-year-old man, who was transferred to a London hospital by air ambulance from Qatar, is the second person confirmed with the coronavirus.
The first case was a patient in Saudi Arabia who has since died. Officials are still determining what threat the new virus ma
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In Florence, la vita e bella (life is beautiful). Secure in its place as one of the most atmospheric cities in the world, the central Italian city is for some, the jewel in the country’s crown. With its stunning Renaissance art and architecture on view in well-proportioned squares and in world-class museums, there is a sense of elegance and permanence that helps root all who live here. Where else could riding a puttering scooter in t
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US Court 'halts Jim Carrey film release' The US release of Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor's latest movie I Love You Phillip Morris has been postponed(отложен) by a court, according to reports(отчет). Trade newspaper The Hollywood Reporter said the film is likely to be in cinemas in October, instead of July. California District Court Judge Dale Fischer has delayed... Read more »
One of the commonest forms of hair loss in women (and men) is a condition called telogen effluvium(телогеновое испарение), in which there is a diffuse (or widely spread out) shedding(выпадение) of hairs around the scalp and elsewhere on the body.
This is usually a reaction to intense stress on the body's physical or hormonal systems, or as a reaction to medication.
The condition, which can occur(про
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The mechanisms behind the effortless way that hummingbirds fly backwards have been revealed in a recent study.
Although hummingbirds routinely fly backwards, it has never before been scientifically described in detail.
University of California scientists Dr Nir Sapir and Robert Dudley, recorded the birds' flight biomechanics using high-speed cameras and oxygen uptake.
They found that hummingbirds' backward flight uses similar amounts of energy to flying for
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Muse on new album: 'We felt a little bit fearless with this one'
Babies. Bankers. The second law of thermodynamics. Three years after their chart-topping The Resistance, Muse are back with a new album that might just be their most eccentric yet.
"We felt a little but fearless with this one," says Muse drummer Dom Howard surveying the expanse of knobs and faders on the vast mixing desk at Air Studios.
Wisconsin parades a bounty of beef Vegetarians would be wise to avoid Minocqua, Wisconsin this weekend. Just 30 miles from the Michigan border, the lakeside town will showcase multitudes of meat during its annual Beef-a-Rama festival. The 48-year-old, 48-hour celebration starts early on 28 September as cooks begin roasting a collective 1,500lb of meat on the downtown streets of Minocqua. Around 80 entrants, often in teams of two to four, vie for th
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The woodland birds are known as the shy members of the notoriously intelligent corvid family.
But birds were observed boldly stealing food from subordinates' hiding places in the University of Cambridge study.
Researchers found that the jays' strategy was dependent on the relative social rank of their opponent. The results are published in the journal Animal Behaviour.
Eurasian jays live in woodlands and feed primarily on acorns. Past studies by the Univers
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Despite shrinking economic growth in the Eurozone, a record 88 million travellers passed through the city’s Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in 2011. To this day, the City of Light remains the world’s most visited city — and nearly half of those visitors (45%) are there on businnes. Paris is in a constant state of renewal, and recent additions and upgrades to the city’s airports and hotels reflect its intent to remain a premier business and leisure travel destination. For example, in June 201
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People from across the UK have reported seeing bright objects in the night sky, thought to be meteors or "space junk"
Coastguards in Northern Ireland took calls from people who saw the objects from Coleraine on the north coast, to Strangford Lough in the south east.
The lights were seen as far north as Caithness in Scotland as well as in Wales and Norfolk in East Anglia.
Experts said the sightings could be satellite debris, burning up on entry to the atmosphere.
The lights have also been rep
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Singapore GP: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso surprised by lack of pace
Fernando Alonso has admitted his Ferrari's lack of pace at the Singapore Grand Prix has been a "bad surprise". The championship leader predicted he would be in the battle for pole but qualified fifth on Saturday, 0.854 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton's pace-setting McLaren. "We were not happy with the performance of the car this weekend," Alonso said "This is a bad s
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US paranormal drama series Supernatural has become a cult hit since it first hit TV screens in 2005.
Describe Supernatural and why horror and sci-fi fans should tune into it. Supernatural is the scariest show on TV. If you like movies where you're squeezing your date's hand the whole way through then you'll love the show. It's scary, funny and emotional. In every episode we try to hit harder than the last
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Severe heart failure (тяжелая сердечная недостаточность) can cause the lungs to fill with fluid (жидкость) , leaving people feeling like they are drowning, says a new campaign by the Britis
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A generation may be at higher risk of suicide - researchers
A generation of UK men born in the 1960s and 1970s may be more likely to take their own lives because of attitudes around the role of men at the time, Samaritans researchers have said.
Suicide rates are now highest in middle-age men, after years of falling rates in young people.
Academics said this may be due to a generation of at risk people ageing.
US space shuttle Endeavour has flown by California landmarks in a final air show before it heads for display in Los Angeles. Piggy-backing on a modified Boeing 747 jet, the 75-ton ship flew past the California state capitol, Golden Gate Bridge and the Hollywood sign.
The shuttle appeared over San Francisco at around 09:30 local time (16:00 GMT) and Los Angeles some two hours later.
It is the youngest shuttle from a fleet that includ
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St Leonards dog attack man admits charges. A man has admitted four more counts of owning a dog dangerously out of control in a public place after 10 people were attacked in East Sussex last month. Spencer Brown, 22, had already admitted six counts earlier following the attack near his former home in St Leonards.He appeared at Hastings Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and was released on bail to be sentenced on 30 August.One victim seriously injured in the at
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Facebook has suspended the facial-recognition tool that suggests when registered users could be tagged in photographs uploaded to its website. The move follows a review of Facebook's efforts to implement changes recommended by the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland last year. Billy Hawkes, who did not request the tool's total removal, said he was encouraged by the decision to switch it off
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'Popcorn lung': Wayne Watson wins $7.2m in US court
A US man has been awarded(награжден) $7.2m (£4.4m) in damages after claiming he developed "popcorn lung" from inhaling the artificial butter in microwave popcorn. A Colorado jury agreed with Wayne Watson that a
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Blade Runner. Back to the Future. The Fifth Element. Science fiction classics that all have one thing in common: flying cars. Whether it’s gliding taxi cabs or hovering DeLoreans, Hollywood has embraced the idea of a vehicle that is as happy on the motorway as it is in the clouds. But away from the silver screen, this science fiction staple has failed to take off. Over the years, there have been ambitious and attempts – such a
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It has been some time since most humans lived as hunter-gatherers – with one important exception. Fish are the last wild animal that we hunt in large numbers. And yet, we may be the last generation to do so.
Entire species of marine life will never be seen in the Anthropocene (the Age of Man), let alone tasted, if we do not curb our insatiable voracity for fish. Last year, global fish consumption hit a record high of 17 kg (37 pounds) per person per year, even though global fish sto
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Yet since the 18th Century, there have been rumours of much more fearsome beasts stalking British landscapes – namely a population of ABCs, or Anomalous or Alien Big Cats. These could range from a domestic moggy to a fully grown panther.
Big cats recently returned to the headlines following the discovery of two mauled deer carcasses at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire, which seemed to show evidence of feline predatio
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A California judge has denied an actress' request to remove from YouTube an anti-Islam video that sparked riots in the Muslim world. Cindy Lee Garcia says she has received death threats over the film trailer, in a lawsuit against Google, which owns YouTube, and a man linked to the film. Garcia said she had been misled by the maker of the amateur movie and was unaware of its anti-Muslim content. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the trailer's alleged
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Two Swedish women could be able to give birth using the wombs in which they were carried, doctors say, hailing the world's first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants. The weekend procedures were completed by more than 10 surgeons at Sweden's University of Gothenburg. The names of the patients have not been revealed. Doctors caution they will not consider the operations successful unless the women achieve pregnanc
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These days, record numbers of students are studying abroad all over the world. According to the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the number of international students worldwide rose from 0.8 million in 1975 to 3.7 million in 2009. In addition, Unesco’s Institute for Statistics finds that the number is increasing by about 12% each year. The United States attracts th
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Help! is The Beatles’ second movie soundtrack, and its inferior in many ways to its predecessor. Where 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night took the band’s inventiveness to new levels, and was complemented by one of George Martin’s sharpest production jobs, this set sounded rushed and light on studio sheen. Its title-track – written as a heartfelt slow ballad – was sped up by Martin and turned into a jittery single to accompany cartoonesque f
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An army dog who died just hours after his handler was killed in Afghanistan is to be honoured with the animal version of the Victoria Cross.Springer spaniel Theo will awarded the Dickin Medal next month.L/Cpl Liam Tasker, 26, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, was killed in Helmand province on 1 March while on patrol with Theo.His family believe the dog, which died hours later from a seizure,
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Bolivian President Evo Morales has enacted a law aimed at protecting a unique species of dolphins that live in the country's Amazon rivers. The new legislation bans fishing freshwater pink dolphins and declares the species a national treasure. At a ceremony along the shores of the Ibare river, President Morales called on the armed forces to protect the habitats of the pink dolphins The species is threatened by erosion, pollution and logging in the Amazon. The Bolivian pink dolph
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