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11/04/2013
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Europe’s Largest Military Exercise Held In Scotland
The Ministry of Defence has announced that more than 5,000 UK personnel will take part in the largest military exercise in Europe this year.
The operation called, Exercise Joint Warrior, will test their ability to work together with the forces of nine other countries.
It will take place across Scotland from 15 to 29 April and will involve 5,250 UK military personnel.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the exercise will ensure the forces are prepared "to meet any challenge".
Measles Outbreak Nearing 700 Cases
The measles outbreak in Swansea has now reached 693 cases, with 73 being identified in the last two days.
Officials are still urging parents of unvaccinated children across Wales to get protection.
More drop-in clinics are taking place this weekend.
DNA Letter Written By Francis Crick Sells For £3.45m
A letter describing the double helix shape of DNA for the first time, written by scientist Francis Crick who made the discovery, has been sold for $5.3m (£3.45m).
An anonymous buyer purchased it at a New York auction on Wednesday.
Crick wrote to his 12-year-old son Michael in March 1953 describing the discovery and including a sketch.
The Nobel Prize medal given to Crick for the breakthrough is expected to fetch between $500,000 (£325,000) and "several million" at auction later.
Professor Crick, who died aged 88 in 2004, helped discover the "secret of life" at Cambridge University in 1953.
(H/CD)
The Ministry of Defence has announced that more than 5,000 UK personnel will take part in the largest military exercise in Europe this year.
The operation called, Exercise Joint Warrior, will test their ability to work together with the forces of nine other countries.
It will take place across Scotland from 15 to 29 April and will involve 5,250 UK military personnel.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the exercise will ensure the forces are prepared "to meet any challenge".
Measles Outbreak Nearing 700 Cases
The measles outbreak in Swansea has now reached 693 cases, with 73 being identified in the last two days.
Officials are still urging parents of unvaccinated children across Wales to get protection.
More drop-in clinics are taking place this weekend.
DNA Letter Written By Francis Crick Sells For £3.45m
A letter describing the double helix shape of DNA for the first time, written by scientist Francis Crick who made the discovery, has been sold for $5.3m (£3.45m).
An anonymous buyer purchased it at a New York auction on Wednesday.
Crick wrote to his 12-year-old son Michael in March 1953 describing the discovery and including a sketch.
The Nobel Prize medal given to Crick for the breakthrough is expected to fetch between $500,000 (£325,000) and "several million" at auction later.
Professor Crick, who died aged 88 in 2004, helped discover the "secret of life" at Cambridge University in 1953.
(H/CD)
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31 October 2005
New UK citizenship test launched
The government has launched the new ‘Britishness test’, for foreign nationals wishing to become UK citizens. The new ‘Life in the UK’ exam, which will become compulsory from Tuesday, contains 24 multiple-choice questions about British history and culture and everyday life in the UK. The 45-minute exam costs £34 to sit.
New UK citizenship test launched
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Armed Forces Owed 'Enormous Debt'
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:It will be rather cloudy with scattered sleet and snow showers but mostly rain near the North coast. Feeling bitterly cold in fresh or strong northerly wind. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Clear intervals and wintry showers, most frequent in the north but mostly of rain along the North Coast. A cold night with risk of icy stretches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
