BBC News (UK)
Spending cuts 'to hit north hard' - Middlesbrough is the area of England least resilient to economic shocks, according to BBC-commissioned research. Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's' - High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. Planes in 'near-miss' over London - A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals. Nutrient clue to common disorder - Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect. Child detention 'harm' documented - A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.
BBC News (Technology)
Google unveils 'instant' searches - Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries. One in four gives fake net names - A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest. European police in pirate raids - Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown TalkTalk rapped for malware trial - The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system. PS3 update blocks hardware hack - Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.
