Rats are being trained by police in Colombia to sniff out landmines – with the help of cats.
For the past year, a special police unit has been locking rats in cages with cats as part of their training.
More than 100,000 landmines, planted mostly by leftist rebels, are scattered across the war-torn South American country.
A fisherman has told Sky News Online how he landed a 16ft thresher shark just 200 yards off the North Yorkshire coast.
Pip Farline, 44, and four friends heaved the half-ton monster aboard his 18ft fishing boat after discovering it tangled in salmon nets off Filey, near Scarborough.
“At first I thought it was a porpoise but when I realised what it was I called on some friends for help.
The basics
- Five servings of different fruit and vegetables daily will ensure you get plenty of vitamins and minerals.
- Foods lose vitamins and minerals when they are cooked so it’s best to steam or poach fish and vegetables. Grilling or baking meat is better than frying.
- Choose fresh foods over processed and eat as soon as possible.
- If you’re worried about produce going off, tinned fruit and veg still contain vitamins and count towards your five a day.
- Frozen vegetables can contain more vitamins than fresh vegetables that have been stored a long time – just be sure not to overcook them.
Smoking And Atherosclerosis (Hardening Of The Arteries)
23 Jul
Posted by Inna Korshunova as Quit Smoking
What is atherosclerosis?Atherosclerosis refers to the build up of plaque in the walls of the arteries leading to a reduction in the calibre of the vessel.
The narrowing does not occur suddenly but builds up over several years where cholesterol, fat and the smooth muscle cells lining the blood vessels have been transformed into a thickened, and sometimes calcified, mass.
Fast food brands are getting around laws banning the promotion of unhealthy snacks online, research suggests.
New Advertising Standards Association rules prevent the online and offline advertising of fast food to children.
But, according to trade magazine New Media Age, fast food brands are targeting kids via games, videos and cartoons on their websites.
The world premiere of The Simpsons Movie has taken place in the US town of Springfield, Vermont.The town, which shares its name with the fictional home of the animated family, was chosen ahead of 13 other Springfields to host the event.
Streets were closed off and a yellow carpet laid for a special ceremony held before the film’s first showing.
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that’s associated with long-standing diabetes. It’s a major cause of poor vision in the UK.Retinopathy can occur with all types of diabetes. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can lead to blindness.
In 2006 Britons spent £220 million on vitamin and mineral supplements, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). What’s more, it found 43 per cent of UK adults had taken vitamin or mineral supplements in the past 12 months with usage highest among the 50-65 age group.While the most popular supplements were cod liver oil and multivitamins, it’s sales of ‘mega-dose’ vitamin and mineral products that are growing fastest, with some manufacturers reporting an increase of more than 20 per cent in the last three years.
What is lung cancer?The cells of all living organisms normally divide and grow in a controlled manner. Cancer results when this control process is lost. A lump or tumour, known as the primary tumour can grow locally or spread to produce secondary tumours somewhere else in the body. This spreading process is called metastasis.
A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps.The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos.
The seagull, nicknamed Sam, has now become so popular that locals have started paying for his crisps.
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