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Lung cancer rates up among UK women - 0 views
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Lung cancer rates among women in the UK have risen by 73% since 1975, while falling by 47% among men. Cancer Research UK, which has released the figures, says the changes are because of contrasting trends in smoking habits in men and women. Lung cancer is a disease of affluence
Britain ''running out of wheat" due to bad weather - 0 views
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Britain will become a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year because of bad weather, the National Farmers' Union has said. The prolonged cold weather is expected to impact this autumn's harvest The average yield fell from 7.8 tonnes a hectare to 6.7 tonnes last summer. Looking ahead to the 2013 harvest, farmers had only managed to get three quarters of the planned wheat planted this year, so the UK was already 25% down on potential production.
UK Flooding - 0 views
Hydrogen power 'will be mainstream in the UK by 2025' | Autocar - 0 views
Scotland storm: Work to restore power to homes - 0 views
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"Engineers are trying to reconnect about 30,000 Scottish homes still left without power after Thursday's storm. The strong storm - the worst in the UK for a decade - brought down trees, closed roads and schools and knocked out power lines."
HR Magazine - UK gender pay gap is typically over £4,907 annually - 0 views
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This article mentions how there is a 10% pay gap between men and women due to the few variety of jobs that women occupy. In order to fix this problem of gender gap in the work place, the EU is planning to increase number of women on boards of business.
In pictures: Storm approaching UK - 0 views
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A storm forecast to bring down trees, cause power cuts and travel disruption flooding starts moving into England and Wales.
UK braced for worst storm in years - 0 views
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Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday. Gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) are predicted as the storm hits the South West then moves north and eastwards. There are fears of flooding and damage. Severe flood warnings carried out.
Consequences because of the second wettest summer on record, followed by harsh winter i... - 0 views
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The second wettest summer on record was followed by a harsh winter, flooded grazing land and ruined crops, all resulting in soaring feed prices many farmers struggle to pay. Food prices today are roughly twice what they were six years ago - in some cases even triple. A poorer diet for the livestock has resulted in smaller animals which are less marketable, less fertile and make far less money for farmers.
Flooding in Central Europe - 0 views
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The German cities of Passau and Rosenheim have declared a state of emergency. In Austria, the meteorological service said two months of rain had fallen in just two days.
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For pictures : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22747240