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Monday, July 26th, 2010
In this groundbreaking new report on the long-running and (of late) controversial BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day feature, researcher Lizzie Clifford moves forward the debate about whether the prime-time God slot should be preserved, reformed or abolished by carrying out a careful examination of the actual broadcast scripts themselves with surprising results.

The Dangers Of Calcium Supplementation For Fat Loss

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
by Katherine Crawford M.S. The BBC aired a documentary touting the benefits of calcium. And one of the benefits was its ability to block dietary fat from being digested. Does this mean that extra calcium in your diet could aid fat loss? Well, I wish I could say it would. But the bottom line is that taking in a bunch of calcium is most likely NOT going to have a significant impact on your body fat levels. And it’s probably not a good idea to block fat absorption. You see, certain fats

Personal data exposed on website

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
By Kevin Peachey and Bill WilsonPersonal finance and business reporters, BBC NewsPersonal data including the signatures of recipients has been exposed to those tracking deliveries on the Parcelforce website, the BBC has discovered.A failure in the system allowed people using the mail tracing service access to the name, postcode and signature of various addressees. The breakdown put Parcelforce at risk of breaching data protection rules. The delivery service, which is part of the Royal Mail Group