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Should child follow parent?
Many people are apparently not keen for their children to take the same career, but why would you tell your offspring to avoid your career?
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Healing Florida's 'River of Grass'
US conservationists hail a deal under which Florida will buy a huge tract of land from a sugar company, in a move to restore the Everglades.
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Sweden approves wiretapping law
Sweden passes new laws on surveillance, labelled Europe's most far-reaching eavesdropping plan.
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Can one school be both good and bad?
The best state school in England is at the same time a borderline underachiever, according to the government. This inconsistency leaves parents confused about which figures to believe, says Michael Blastland.
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Spanish hauliers on fuel strike
Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.
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Time to leave the comfort zone
Civic leaders must be willing to make tough choices if we are going to live in green cities.
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How did no-win no-fee change things?
It's a decade since no-win no-fee rules were extended to most civil court cases, but what change has the now notorious "conditional fee agreement" brought?
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Green movement forgets its politics
Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.
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Inventors reveal their new ideas
More than 60 new products invented by entrepreneurs in Wales are unveiled at a convention in Cardiff.
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Antarctic diary: Polar year
The BBC's Martin Redfern is spending a month in the Antarctic reporting on International Polar Year.
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'Shake and rattle' as quake hits
People across many parts of Wales feel the biggest tremor to hit the UK for nearly 25 years.
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Motorist ran down knife attacker
A motorist who ran down a man who confronted him with a knife and baton in Glasgow is jailed.
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Are the watchers being watched?
A surveillance state does not care who it keeps an eye on, says regular columnist Bill Thompson.
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Society depends on more for less
If the world is to end the threat from climate change, we need to be able to produce more with less energy.
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Why 3D is about to break through
How digital technology is driving the production of 3D TV programmes and films.
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Giving it their best shot
Inferior coffee at an inflated price, that's the verdict of a new survey on the coffee shop chains that have sprung up over the UK. You get a better brew at an independent coffee shop. But how are the small guys staying afloat?
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Milan introduces traffic charge
Italy's first traffic charge is launched in Milan in an attempt to reduce congestion and pollution levels.
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Subsidised fuel weighs on India's budget
India will not let higher oil prices to filter down to consumers. Some says soaring subsidy bills could threaten overall economic prosperity.
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E-mails reveal data check warning
Officials were concerned about security before 25m personal files were lost, e-mails reveal.
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Petrol prices push up inflation
Rising food and petrol prices pushed inflation up to 2.1% in October, figures show.
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