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Telephones in the News and Media: United Kingdom
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| 1. How mobile phones can damage your brain |   
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BY KATHY MORAN COMPELLING new evidence that mobile phones affect the human brain has been presented to Government experts. |
| 2. Mobile phone 'brain damage' lawsuit |
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A former senior British Telecom engineer is planning to sue his former employers claiming he has been left brain damaged from using mobile phones. |
| 3. Scientists reveal possible link with mobile phones and brain tumours |
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Scientists interviewed on tonight's Panorama programme say users should cut down the amount of time they spend on mobile phones.Swedish cancer specialist Dr Lennart Hardell found that using mobile phones increased the risk of getting a brain tumour by two-and-a-half times.'We need to use mobile phones which give low exposure to the brain,' said Dr Hardell.British scientist Dr Alan Preece, who has carried out a study into the effect of mobile phones on brain functions, said users should limit the time spent on handsets. |
| 4. Scientists reveal possible link with mobile phones and brain tumours |
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Scientists interviewed on tonight's Panorama programme say users should cut down the amount of time they spend on mobile phones.Swedish cancer specialist Dr Lennart Hardell found that using mobile phones increased the risk of getting a brain tumour by two-and-a-half times.'We need to use mobile phones which give low exposure to the brain,' said Dr Hardell.British scientist Dr Alan Preece, who has carried out a study into the effect of mobile phones on brain functions, said users should limit the time spent on handsets. |
| 5. Children face 'mobile phone danger' |
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Children are far more at risk to mobile phone radiation than adults, a new report's warned.He found that 10-year-olds absorbed 10 per cent more radiation than adults when making a call, and five-year-olds 50 per cent more.The report comes as mobile phone companies gear up for an aggressive Christmas sales campaign aimed at children, said the Daily Mail.Anti-mobile campaigners claim excessive use of the increasingly popular phones can cause brain tumours, memory loss and headaches. |
| 6. the Irish News : Online Edition : Irish News from Ireland - North and South : Headlines |
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Irish News: News Headlines :SCIENTISTS today warned mobile phone users to consider using low-emission or hands-free devices following research that links usage with brain tumours. |
| 7. MOBILE PHONES 'LINKED TO BRAIN TUMOURS' |
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24 May 1999 03:12 Scientists will today warn mobile phone users to consider using low-emission or hands-free devices following research that links usage with brain tumours. |
| 8. Children face 'mobile phone danger' |
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Children are far more at risk to mobile phone radiation than adults, a new report's warned.He found that 10-year-olds absorbed 10 per cent more radiation than adults when making a call, and five-year-olds 50 per cent more.The report comes as mobile phone companies gear up for an aggressive Christmas sales campaign aimed at children, said the Daily Mail.Anti-mobile campaigners claim excessive use of the increasingly popular phones can cause brain tumours, memory loss and headaches. |
| 9. New mobile phone brain scare |
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Millions of mobile phone users were today caught up in a new health scare.The growing army of people who use mobiles in the UK woke up to glaring headlines in the Daily Mail warning of serious fresh fears.Businessmen, parents and children who increasingly use cellnet phones every day risk being struck down by Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, the report warned.Mobile phones, now used by 13 million people in Britain, also trigger long-term memory loss, a separate study has claimed. |
| 10. New mobile phone brain scare |
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Millions of mobile phone users were today caught up in a new health scare.The growing army of people who use mobiles in the UK woke up to glaring headlines in the Daily Mail warning of serious fresh fears.Businessmen, parents and children who increasingly use cellnet phones every day risk being struck down by Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, the report warned.Mobile phones, now used by 13 million people in Britain, also trigger long-term memory loss, a separate study has claimed. |
| 11. Mobile phone warning creates confusion |
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An official inquiry into the safety of mobile phones only added to the confusion with its report yesterday. |
| 12. Non-science plus non-thinkers equals nonsense |
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It was a half-heard fragment from an American radio news show. "And then," said a man who turned out to be speaking for the US Department of Health, "there's the non- scientific European situation to bear in mind." Turn up the volume. |
| 13. the Irish News : Online Edition : Irish News from Ireland - North and South : Headlines |
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Irish News: News Headlines :SCIENTISTS today warned mobile phone users to consider using low-emission or hands-free devices following research that links usage with brain tumours. |
| 14. Using a mobile phone may buzz brain into action |
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Don't ditch your mobile phone over fears it will fry your brain - because it may actually stimulate your memory.Britain's 10 million mobile phone users, scared by stories that microwaves from their handsets can cause brain cancer, will be delighted at the results of a new study.Researchers at Bristol University, who have carried out the world's first investigation into the effects of phones on memory, claim mobiles can actually boost people's brain power.The team, led by Dr Alan Preece, used 36 volunteers wearing special helmets with mobile phones strapped to the side. |
| 15. Mobile phone hands-free kits 'triple radiation risk' |
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People using mobile phone hands-free kits to protect themselves from radiation could actually be trebling their risk, it was revealed today.Radiation from mobile phones has been linked to memory loss and brain tumours, although scientists are still divided on whether the emissions are harmful.The Consumers' Association tested two hands-free kits - one made by BTCellnet for a Philips Savvy phone and a Carphone Warehouse kit for an Ericsson A10185 - on a dummy head.Radiation shields showed similar results. |
| 16. Mobile phones linked to loss of memory |
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Mobile phones are at the centre of a new health scare.And half received microwaves identical to those produced by most mobile phones over a half-hour period.Colin Blakemore, an adviser to the National Radiological Protection Board which regulates the UK's £5 billion mobile phone industry, now uses his mobile phone for a mere two minutes at a time and for just 10 minutes a day.Dr Blakemore believes radiation from mobile phones affects the way certain message-carrying chemicals move within the brain and inside individual nerve cells. |
| 17. Cover-up claims over mobile phone danger |
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EXCLUSIVE BY NIC FLEMING AND JOHN COLES EVIDENCE of the potentially harmful effects of mobile phones is being covered up, it was alleged yesterday. |
| 18. Mobile phones risk to child health |
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A government-backed panel is expected to deliver a blow to the mobile phone industry today when it announces that concerns about their safety are real enough to warrant curbs on their use by children. |
| 19. Mobile phones linked to loss of memory |
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Mobile phones are at the centre of a new health scare.And half received microwaves identical to those produced by most mobile phones over a half-hour period.Colin Blakemore, an adviser to the National Radiological Protection Board which regulates the UK's £5 billion mobile phone industry, now uses his mobile phone for a mere two minutes at a time and for just 10 minutes a day.Dr Blakemore believes radiation from mobile phones affects the way certain message-carrying chemicals move within the brain and inside individual nerve cells. |
| 20. Mobile phones 'not bad for your health' |
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The safety of mobile phones has been thrown into confusion again by a new report which claims they aren't bad for your health.The latest study claims there is no evidence to support concerns that emissions from mobiles 'fry' the brain.It found the radiation emitted from mobiles only warmed the brain by a tenth of a degree. It comes less than a month after the Consumers' Association published research claiming hands-free sets and mobile phone shields did not protect users from radiation. |
| 21. Mobile phone health risk to our children |
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EXCLUSIVE BY KATHY MORAN CHILDREN should be discouraged from using mobile phones because they are more at risk from the radiation, says a top team of scientists. |
| 22. Children at risk from mobile phones, report warns |
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Children could be putting their health at risk by using mobile phones too often, a report was set to reveal today.The 10-month study - the largest ever undertaken on mobiles and health - was expected to warn that children could be more at risk from the phones than adults because their skulls are thinner.Sir William said that in broad terms there was no evidence to suggest that mobile phones caused a health hazard to the general public.'There is no evidence that mobile phones adversely effect children's health but if there are unknown adverse effects, they are likely to be seen in children because their bodies are still developing.' |
| 23. news10 |
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Someday soon the computer will think. TECHNOFILE. MAILMAN.Web edition manager Martin Falvey ready and waiting at the end of the line. irish.news.net Michael Hanlon E-MAIL facilities only? Or no time to download Web pages? Don't worry, you can still access the on-line Irish News with our e-mail edition. Just |
| 24. Children face 'mobile phone danger' |
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Children are far more at risk to mobile phone radiation than adults, a new report's warned.He found that 10-year-olds absorbed 10 per cent more radiation than adults when making a call, and five-year-olds 50 per cent more.The report comes as mobile phone companies gear up for an aggressive Christmas sales campaign aimed at children, said the Daily Mail.Anti-mobile campaigners claim excessive use of the increasingly popular phones can cause brain tumours, memory loss and headaches. |
| 25. Mobile phones 'not bad for your health' |
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The safety of mobile phones has been thrown into confusion again by a new report which claims they aren't bad for your health.The latest study claims there is no evidence to support concerns that emissions from mobiles 'fry' the brain.It found the radiation emitted from mobiles only warmed the brain by a tenth of a degree. It comes less than a month after the Consumers' Association published research claiming hands-free sets and mobile phone shields did not protect users from radiation. |
| 26. Why the make of your mobile phone could seriously affect your health |
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BY CHARLOTTE BRADSHAW The latest consumer scare has left an indelible smear on the safety record of mobile phones. |
| 27. Learn the new language of e-speak |
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Browser: Software that allows you to view web pages. They are the gateways to the Internet. The most popular are Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's Navigator. |
| 28. the Irish News : www.irishnews.com : Online Edition : Irish News from Ireland - North and South : Viewpoint |
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Irish News: Viewpoint : THEYÕRE so popular that some people even joke that they could replace the shamrock or harp as an emblem of Ireland. |
| 29. 30th March 2000 |
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Why is driving using a mobile phone so dangerous? The Spanish study was designed to test 12 drivers who were asked to perform certain tasks while driving.Drivers were asked to do verbal tasks - to repeat words that started with a particular letter. The psychologists found that all of these mental exercises made drivers less able to respond to changes on the road. |
| 30. Children face 'mobile phone danger' |
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Children are far more at risk to mobile phone radiation than adults, a new report's warned.He found that 10-year-olds absorbed 10 per cent more radiation than adults when making a call, and five-year-olds 50 per cent more.The report comes as mobile phone companies gear up for an aggressive Christmas sales campaign aimed at children, said the Daily Mail.Anti-mobile campaigners claim excessive use of the increasingly popular phones can cause brain tumours, memory loss and headaches. |
| 31. Earpiece set to relieve mobile phone medical fears for 10 million Britons |
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But experts have warned mobile phones could pose serious health risks by emitting microwave radiation that could cause memory loss, headaches, fatigue and even brain tumours.Companies are now offering hands-free earpiece kits, which, users say, can make a dramatic and noticeable difference.Costing up to £25, the kits consists of a long piece of wire which attaches the phone to a small receiver that sits inside the ear.A spokesman for phone company Ericsson, which makes its own earpieces, said: 'They act like a Walkman and having the earpiece means you can hear the caller much more clearly.' |
| 32. Getting mobile |
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Two weeks ago I tried to buy a new Rover 25 after taking an impressive test drive, only to be told when I arrived back at the showroom that the models in the basic colours I wanted (either red, white or blue) had sold out due to unprecedented demand since the sell-off announcement. They could, however, find one in metallic paint for roughly £1,000 extra. I rest my case. |
| 33. Proof that children face greater risk from mobile phones |
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10 October, 1999 Proof that children face greater risk from mobile phones BY nic fleming THESE pictures provide startling new evidence of the greater risks posed to children from mobile phone microwaves - at a time when the industry is |
| 34. the Irish News : www.irishnews.com : Online Edition : Irish News from Ireland - North and South : Viewpoint |
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Irish News: Viewpoint : THEYÕRE so popular that some people even joke that they could replace the shamrock or harp as an emblem of Ireland. |
| 35. Mobiles to carry health alert |
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Mobile telephones, used by more than 24 million people in Britain, will have to carry health warnings after the most comprehensive safety review found public concern over their use was justified. |
| 36. Children face 'mobile phone danger' |
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Children are far more at risk to mobile phone radiation than adults, a new report's warned.He found that 10-year-olds absorbed 10 per cent more radiation than adults when making a call, and five-year-olds 50 per cent more.The report comes as mobile phone companies gear up for an aggressive Christmas sales campaign aimed at children, said the Daily Mail.Anti-mobile campaigners claim excessive use of the increasingly popular phones can cause brain tumours, memory loss and headaches. |
| 37. New health warning over mobile phones |
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Mobile phones may be responsible for short-term memory loss and sudden confusion, it has been claimed.British military scientists have discovered that signals from mobile phones can disrupt parts of the brain that control memory and learning, the Daily Mail reported.The new research comes after previous warnings about the health risks associated with mobile phones, which are used by nine million people in Britain.The new tests were carried out at the Defence Establishment Research Agency and funded by the Defence Ministry and Department of Health, which has previously insisted mobile phones pose no major health hazard. |
| 38. CURB ON MOBILE PHONE DANGERS |
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EXCLUSIVE BY KATHY MORAN Tough new safety laws on mobile phones will be demanded by a hard-hitting Government report, The Express can reveal. |
| 39. Expert report gives mobile phones a clean bill of health |
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Mobile phones are not a proven health risk to their users, according to a long-awaited report by 12 independent experts. |
| 40. Magnetic attraction of our cuddly computers |
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I once heard a radio producer claim computers would never be as popular as books, because you can't cuddle up with a computer in bed.The new development is the magnetic computer chip, which engineers have created to run at the temperature of a cup of lukewarm tea.But in this week's Science magazine engineers Russell Cowburn and Mark Welland of Cambridge University Engineering Department publish the results of their room-temperature tests of the new device. "Most existing electronic chips can fit up to 6.6 million transistors into one square centimetre of space," says Dr Cowburn of Cambridge engineering department. |
| 41. the Irish News : Online Edition : Irish News from Ireland - North and South : Headlines |
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Irish News: News Headlines : Ireland's Fastest growing Regional Newspaper. Edition updated daily 1am GMT and with news updated throughtout the day. |
| 42. 4th November 1999 |
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Mobile phones have changed the dynamics of conversation completely. And yet the recent concern about microwave radiation and mobile phones has added a new dimension; ear pieces and microphones that remove the tell-tale signs such as the raised elbow and the tilted head.Mobile phone etiquette may have a way to go, but a company that makes mobiles, Nokia, has engineered a new aerial that directs far fewer microwaves towards the user.The clever person behind this new invention is engineer Brian Davidson and a Nokia subsidiary company in Finland. |
| 43. Mobile phone hands-free kits 'triple radiation risk' |
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People using mobile phone hands-free kits to protect themselves from radiation could actually be trebling their risk, it was revealed today.Radiation from mobile phones has been linked to memory loss and brain tumours, although scientists are still divided on whether the emissions are harmful.The Consumers' Association tested two hands-free kits - one made by BTCellnet for a Philips Savvy phone and a Carphone Warehouse kit for an Ericsson A10185 - on a dummy head.Radiation shields showed similar results. |
| 44. New health warning over mobile phones |
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Mobile phones may be responsible for short-term memory loss and sudden confusion, it has been claimed.British military scientists have discovered that signals from mobile phones can disrupt parts of the brain that control memory and learning, the Daily Mail reported.The new research comes after previous warnings about the health risks associated with mobile phones, which are used by nine million people in Britain.The new tests were carried out at the Defence Establishment Research Agency and funded by the Defence Ministry and Department of Health, which has previously insisted mobile phones pose no major health hazard. |
| 45. NEW MOBILE PHONE DANGER |
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BY MARK TOWNSEND AND MICHAEL HANLON HANDS-FREE kits used by millions with mobile phones may actually increase the amount of radiation channelled into the brain, a new report claims. |
| 46. the Irish News : Online Edition : Irish News from Ireland - North and South : Headlines |
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Irish News: News Headlines : Ireland's Fastest growing Regional Newspaper. Edition updated daily 1am GMT and with news updated throughtout the day. |
| 47. Phone safety warning |
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Radiation shields may be issued to mobile phone users working in the Swansea Valley for Neath and Port Talbot Council.The move is part of a strict new code of practice for using the phones on council business. Council personnel chief Graham Jones said there had been considerable media coverage of health and safety risks associated with the use of mobile phones."Safety wise research indicates that using a mobile phone while driving greatly increases the chance of having an accident." |
| 48. Earpiece set to relieve mobile phone medical fears for 10 million Britons |
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But experts have warned mobile phones could pose serious health risks by emitting microwave radiation that could cause memory loss, headaches, fatigue and even brain tumours.Companies are now offering hands-free earpiece kits, which, users say, can make a dramatic and noticeable difference.Costing up to £25, the kits consists of a long piece of wire which attaches the phone to a small receiver that sits inside the ear.A spokesman for phone company Ericsson, which makes its own earpieces, said: 'They act like a Walkman and having the earpiece means you can hear the caller much more clearly.' |
| 49. MOBILE PHONES AND THE RISKS |
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24 May 1999 12:36 Mobile phone companies were today denying any hard evidence that using hand-held sets poses a health risk after new claims linking usage to brain tumours. |
| 50. Mobile phones can make your blood pressure rise - claim |
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Mobile phones are at the centre of a fresh health scare.Scientists have discovered that electro-magnetic fields emitted by the phones can lead to a rise in blood pressure, reports the Daily Mail.The latest research will fuel concern about the safety of mobile phones, which have already been blamed for causing brain tumours, headaches and fatigue.They found that blood pressure increased after 35 minutes of exposure to the mobile phones. |
| 51. liz |
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In black& white. Liz MacPherson. Robin paragon of dash and panache. Wags come up trumps with a suit for Sammy. Una is drawing on her newly honed talent. Soccer star falls foul of sick-as-a-parrot Paddy. Customs officers issue warning over diesel. Mallet tapping. It's mobile madness. WE SEE that Pulitzer priz |
| 52. Mobile phones 'can make you look older' |
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Using a mobile phone can lead to premature ageing, scientists have warned.A new study has found low level radiation from mobiles 'heats up' body cells, damaging skin and making the user look lined and haggard.The research by Nottingham University's School of Biological Sciences comes amid growing concern about the effects of mobile phones on health.Previous studies have linked mobile phones with fatigue, dizzy spells, memory loss. |
| 53. Briton held in biggest seizure of ecstasy |
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An Australian journalist and a 26-year-old British man have been arrested in north-east Italy for alleged involvement in what is believed to be the world's biggest shipment of ecstasy, Italian police said yesterday. |
| 54. HEALTH SCARES BOOSTS SALES OF MOBILE PHONE SHIELDS |
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30 May 1999 09:33 Recent health scares suggesting a possible link between mobile phone use and brain tumours have sent sales of handset radiation shields soaring, manufacturers said today. |
| 55. Mobile phone hands-free kits 'triple radiation risk' |
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A former Minister has demanded an inquiry into revelations that people using mobile phone hands-free kits to protect themselves from radiation could actually be trebling their risk.Radiation from mobile phones has been linked to memory loss and brain tumours, although scientists are still divided on whether the emissions are harmful.More than two million of the UK's 17m mobile owners bought hands-free kits or shields after the potential connection was publicised.Former Minister for Women Joan Ruddock told the Evening Standard: 'Millions of mobile phone users will be extremely worried by this report. |
| 56. the Irish News: Lifestyle Section: Fashion, Health and other Issues |
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the Irish News: Lifestyle Section: Fashion, Health and other Issues |
| 57. Tomorrow's world |
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Because memory is fallible and research tedious, it's easy for writers to get the past wrong. Historical novelists dread the gleefully pedantic letter pointing out that their beautifully described drowning was unlikely because the year in question had been one of catastrophic drought. |
| 58. Call for ban on masts |
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New health fears about radiation from mobile telephone masts have prompted a call for a ban on further installations in Carmarthenshire.The new concerns follows the view by the Scottish parliament's environment committee given on Thursday that councils should forbid telecom masts from near schools, hospitals and residential areas.In Carmarthenshire the mobile phone explosion has led to the council being notified of 40 masts being erected in the past four months alone. A council spokesperson confirmed transmitter masts not above 15 metres did not require planning consent and were classed as permitted development. |
| 59. The brains behind the technology |
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The report yesterday that Microsoft was speeding up its plans to build a £60m research centre in Cambridge was the latest episode in the apparently inexorable rise of the city and the surrounding county as Britain's pre-eminent cluster of high technology companies. |
| 60. the Irish News: Lifestyle Section: Fashion, Health and other Issues |
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the Irish News: Lifestyle Section: Fashion, Health and other Issues |