News tagged with britons
Half of British workforce ill-treated in past two years
(PhysOrg.com) -- One million Britons experienced workplace violence in the last two years, while millions more were subjected to intimidation, humiliation and rudeness, new research has shown.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 02, 2011 |
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UK says Britons need to cut 5 billion calories
(AP) -- British health officials say the country needs to slash 5 billion calories from its collective daily diet to slow the obesity epidemic.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Oxford research 'recreates' Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace
"That which no equal has in Art or Fame, Britons deservedly do Nonesuch name," translates the comment of a German visitor to Nonsuch in 1568. Nonsuch Palace in Surrey was the greatest piece of dynastic ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Google's Schmidt attacks British education system
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has attacked the British education system, saying a failure to appreciate the importance of computer science was holding the country back in the digital age.
Aug 27, 2011 |
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Poor public awareness of bowel cancer
Britons have very low awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer – the third most common cancer in the UK and second largest cause of cancer deaths each year, new research shows.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Britons use social networking sites to expose rioters
Britons took to social networking sites on Wednesday to expose the rioters who went on the rampage for four nights, posting photos of masked gangs looting and hurling missiles.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Britons addicted to their 'CrackBerries': study
Many Britons are welded to their smartphones 24 hours a day and refuse to turn them off in cinemas and theatres, according to a study Thursday showing how the devices are changing social behaviour.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Britons pessimistic about future of finances
The economic climate has made Britons more pessimistic about their future financial situation than they were a year ago, reflecting a general international trend towards increased financial anxiety, according to the latest ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Young Britons see significantly more smoking in movies than US peers
Young Britons see significantly more on-screen smoking in movies than their US peers, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control.
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Britons growing more anxious, fueling downturn: study
Britons are becoming more anxious due to worries ranging from terrorism to bird flu -- and the general air of anxiety is adding to the economic crisis, a study said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 14, 2009 |
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