£12 device can save 70000 moms yearly at risk during birthing

The lives of tens of thousands of new mothers around the world could be saved by a simple, hand-held, British-made device costing only £12, which runs on a mobile-pho...

Synthetic vaccine sought to finally eradicate polio

An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio.

The disease is very...

Duchess Of Cornwall Announced As President Of Women Of The World Festival

The Duchess of Cornwall has been announced as the President of Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World Festival. The launch of WOW in 2011 and the opening o...

Blue To Headline Winq Spring Ball To Benefit Elton John AIDS Foundation

With just over a week to go before the Winq Spring Ball, to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, organizers are delighted to announce that the headline act – playi...

Angelina Jolie Helps Launch New Centre For Women, Peace and Security

The London School of Economics and Political Science today hosted First Secretary of State William Hague and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie to launch the UK’s fir...

Ed Davey voices concerns over likelihood of strong climate change agreement

Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has revealed that the UK will be seeking a legally binding climate change agreement at negotiations later this year. However, h...

Global campaign aims to inspire British cities to choose 100% clean energy

Hope that example set by Munich, Seattle, Lima and others will prompt pledges to commit to zero emissions by 2050 Environmental campaigners are hoping that 2015 will be the...

Michael Buble Donates £125,000 To Nordoff Robbins

Canadian superstar Michael Buble has plenty to celebrate this Christmas, with the completion of a second series of sold out dates of his To Be Loved Tour in the UK. Michael...

Premature babies: How 24 week-old babies are now able to survive

The number of babies being born prematurely is on the increase, and so is their chance of surviving. Jessica Salter discovers how advances in neonatal care ??and sandwich b...