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Britons use social networking sites to expose rioters

Britons took to social networking sites on Wednesday to expose the rioters who went on the rampage for four nights, posting photos of masked gangs looting and hurling missiles.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Google's Schmidt attacks British education system

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has attacked the British education system, saying a failure to appreciate the importance of computer science was holding the country back in the digital age.

Technology / Other

created Aug 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Oxford research 'recreates' Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace

"That which no equal has in Art or Fame, Britons deservedly do Nonesuch name," translates the comment of a German visitor to Nonsuch in 1568.  Nonsuch Palace in Surrey was the greatest piece of dynastic ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Britons addicted to their 'CrackBerries': study

Many Britons are welded to their smartphones 24 hours a day and refuse to turn them off in cinemas and theatres, according to a study Thursday showing how the devices are changing social behaviour.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Half of British workforce ill-treated in past two years

(PhysOrg.com) -- One million Britons experienced workplace violence in the last two years, while millions more were subjected to intimidation, humiliation and rudeness, new research has shown.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1