http://www.ukwirednews.com/rss.php Get the latest UK Wired news: breaking news, analysis and debate from UK. en-gb Sat, 25 May 2013 03:11:56 +0100 Copyright: 2013(C) UKWiredMedia The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486206-Neuron-growth-in-children-leaves-no-room-for-memorieshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486206-Neuron-growth-in-children-leaves-no-room-for-memoriesSat, 25 May 2013 03:11:56 +0100HealthThe office of an Arizona lawman who styles himself America's toughest sheriff improperly targeted Hispanics in routine patrols for undocumented immigrants, a federal judge has found.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486210-Arizona-Sheriff-Joe-Arpaio-profiled-Hispanics-says-judgehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486210-Arizona-Sheriff-Joe-Arpaio-profiled-Hispanics-says-judgeSat, 25 May 2013 03:04:02 +0100HeadlinesThe main Syrian opposition coalition has said it is willing to attend an international peace conference expected to take place in Geneva next month.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486209-Syria-conflict-Opposition-willing-to-attend-talkshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486209-Syria-conflict-Opposition-willing-to-attend-talksSat, 25 May 2013 02:56:43 +0100HeadlinesAn old law may stop women in England and Wales, who were groomed for sex as teenage girls before 2004, from bringing charges against the people who took advantage of them. The issue was highlighted when two women were told they could not press charges because they did not report the abuse to the police within 12 months of it happening. http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486211-Sex-abuse-victims-thwarted-by-out-of-date-lawhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486211-Sex-abuse-victims-thwarted-by-out-of-date-lawSat, 25 May 2013 02:03:07 +0100HeadlinesAustralian actress Adelaide Kane is to play Mary, Queen of Scots in a new US drama. But she is not the first actress to portray the troubled royal.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486204-Leading-ladies-The-many-faces-of-Mary-Queen-of-Scotshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486204-Leading-ladies-The-many-faces-of-Mary-Queen-of-ScotsSat, 25 May 2013 02:02:27 +0100ScotlandBy the year 2020 about 30 million British homes will have digital smart meters monitoring their gas and electricity usage, according to government plans.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486205-Smart-meters-need-to-be-harder-to-hack-experts-sayhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486205-Smart-meters-need-to-be-harder-to-hack-experts-saySat, 25 May 2013 01:58:20 +0100BusinessA memorial dedicated to 79 people who lost their lives in four oil industry-related air accidents around Shetland is due to be unveiled at Sumburgh Airport.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486203-Shetland-memorial-for-oil-industry-related-air-deaths-unveiledhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486203-Shetland-memorial-for-oil-industry-related-air-deaths-unveiledSat, 25 May 2013 01:58:12 +0100ScotlandA four-lane highway bridge in Washington state has collapsed after being struck by a lorry, six years after 13 people were killed when another bridge fell. So how safe are bridges in the US?http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486213-Who-what-why-How-safe-are-US-road-bridgeshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486213-Who-what-why-How-safe-are-US-road-bridgesSat, 25 May 2013 01:35:31 +0100WorldA woman zoo worker who was attacked by a tiger has died of her injuries.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486200-Tiger-attack-zoo-worker-dieshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486200-Tiger-attack-zoo-worker-diesSat, 25 May 2013 01:25:01 +0100EnglandOn 25 May, it will be five years since Nasa's robotic spacecraft Phoenix touched down in the Martian "arctic". Here, Dr Tom Pike, one of the mission scientists on Phoenix, explains what we've learnt about the Red Planet in that time.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486208-Viewpoint-Mars-what-we-ve-learnt-in-five-yearshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486208-Viewpoint-Mars-what-we-ve-learnt-in-five-yearsSat, 25 May 2013 01:12:50 +0100HeadlinesThe new mobile app warns users about objects in their pathhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486207-Avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-texting-and-walkinghttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486207-Avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-texting-and-walkingSat, 25 May 2013 00:44:46 +0100HealthBy the standards of democratic countries, presidential elections in Iran are neither free nor fair; but the range of candidates does offer an element of choice. Whether voters will go for this narrow field is another matter.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486216-Iran-election-Conservatives-dominate-narrow-fieldhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486216-Iran-election-Conservatives-dominate-narrow-fieldSat, 25 May 2013 00:27:49 +0100WorldIt was a familiar sight at Kanyaruchinya, just a few kilometres north of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: White armoured personnel carriers had taken up positions along the road. http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486215-DR-Congo-UN-s-failed-illusion-of-security-in-the-easthttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486215-DR-Congo-UN-s-failed-illusion-of-security-in-the-eastSat, 25 May 2013 00:24:50 +0100WorldNawaz Sharif knows better than anyone how powerful Pakistan's military are. He was toppled by them in 1999. So who is really going to be running the country now that he will be prime minister? http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486214-Can-Nawaz-Sharif-walk-the-military-tightropehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486214-Can-Nawaz-Sharif-walk-the-military-tightropeSat, 25 May 2013 00:19:14 +0100WorldPolice have evacuated homes in a south Belfast street after reports of an explosion in the area late on Friday evening.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486201-Families-moved-out-after-Belfast-explosionhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486201-Families-moved-out-after-Belfast-explosionSat, 25 May 2013 00:09:50 +0100Northern IrelandThere have been allegations that officials at Cairo's Zeinhom mortuary have been doctoring autopsy reports to cover up suspicious deaths, despite claims from the country's police force that it no longer shoots protesters.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486212-Egypt-Chaos-and-suspicion-in-a-Cairo-mortuaryhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486212-Egypt-Chaos-and-suspicion-in-a-Cairo-mortuarySat, 25 May 2013 00:07:08 +0100WorldChilean authorities have fined the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences. http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486189-Chile-fines-Barrick-Gold-m-for-Pascua-Lama-minehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486189-Chile-fines-Barrick-Gold-m-for-Pascua-Lama-mineFri, 24 May 2013 23:42:47 +0100WorldMI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them, a childhood friend has said.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486190-Woolwich-attack-MI-offered-job-to-suspecthttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486190-Woolwich-attack-MI-offered-job-to-suspectFri, 24 May 2013 23:42:13 +0100EnglandToronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations he was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486197-Toronto-Mayor-Rob-Ford-Crack-cocaine-video-does-not-existhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486197-Toronto-Mayor-Rob-Ford-Crack-cocaine-video-does-not-existFri, 24 May 2013 23:29:35 +0100WorldPortuguese author and journalist Miguel Sousa Tavares is under investigation for calling President Anibal Cavaco Silva "a clown" in an interview.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486193-Portugul-author-Miguel-Sousa-Tavares-probed-for-clown-jibehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486193-Portugul-author-Miguel-Sousa-Tavares-probed-for-clown-jibeFri, 24 May 2013 23:28:54 +0100HeadlinesChina has signed the framework of a free-trade agreement with Switzerland, which could become Beijing's first such deal with a major Western economy.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486192-China-seals-first-free-trade-deal-with-Switzerlandhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486192-China-seals-first-free-trade-deal-with-SwitzerlandFri, 24 May 2013 22:56:37 +0100HeadlinesA Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with assaulting a person at a north London police station.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486187-PC-Rohan-Scarlett-accused-of-Islington-police-station-assaulthttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486187-PC-Rohan-Scarlett-accused-of-Islington-police-station-assaultFri, 24 May 2013 22:37:07 +0100EnglandUS President Barack Obama has lifted a moratorium on the transfer of Yemeni prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed push to close the detention camp.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486198-Guantanamo-Bay-Why-are-so-many-inmates-from-Yemenhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486198-Guantanamo-Bay-Why-are-so-many-inmates-from-YemenFri, 24 May 2013 21:55:02 +0100WorldThe daughter of a man killed on his way home from a mosque says she believes his death was racially-motivated.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486188-Mohammed-Saleem-Daughter-criticises-West-Midlands-Policehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486188-Mohammed-Saleem-Daughter-criticises-West-Midlands-PoliceFri, 24 May 2013 21:42:40 +0100EnglandThe Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of well-equipped camps used by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of Nigeria.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486191-Nigerian-army-destroys-Boko-Haram-camps-in-north-easthttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486191-Nigerian-army-destroys-Boko-Haram-camps-in-north-eastFri, 24 May 2013 21:01:31 +0100HeadlinesA dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi told a court that she had lied to investigators in 2010.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486196-Ruby-Karima-Mahroug-lied-in-Berlusconi-sex-casehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486196-Ruby-Karima-Mahroug-lied-in-Berlusconi-sex-caseFri, 24 May 2013 20:38:55 +0100WorldGuatemala's former President Alfonso Portillo has been flown to the United States to face corruption charges. http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486194-Guatemala-extradites-ex-leader-Alfonso-Portillo-to-UShttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486194-Guatemala-extradites-ex-leader-Alfonso-Portillo-to-USFri, 24 May 2013 20:19:44 +0100HeadlinesA gypsy caravan once owned by John Lennon and Ringo Starr has been adopted by a Berkshire charity.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486199-Beatles-Sgt-Pepper-s-gypsy-caravan-unearthed-in-Ascothttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486199-Beatles-Sgt-Pepper-s-gypsy-caravan-unearthed-in-AscotFri, 24 May 2013 19:42:47 +0100EnglandThe M4 motorway has been closed eastbound because of a multi-vehicle crash on the second Severn Crossing.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486164-M-closed-eastbound-after-second-Severn-crossing-crashhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486164-M-closed-eastbound-after-second-Severn-crossing-crashFri, 24 May 2013 19:36:32 +0100EnglandLondon Bridge railway station has reopened after being evacuated over reports of a man with a weapon at the station, police have said.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486186-London-Bridge-Station-evacuated-over-police-incidenthttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1486186-London-Bridge-Station-evacuated-over-police-incidentFri, 24 May 2013 19:34:50 +0100England