Two British doctors recently wrote a piece in the BBC urging the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) to switch from Merck’s Cervarix human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Gardasil HPV vaccine, in its mass vaccination program for young girls. And the two “experts” a... Read more...

Earlier this week, Sweden’s public television service, SVT (akin to PBS and the BBC), released a one hour documentary chronicling the history of WikiLeaks, starting with its early leaks of Scientology documents and ending with its recent release of American diplomatic cables. Since July, SVT r... Read more...
Scientists say they have created a mini Big Bang using the world's largest atom smasher, resulting in a temperature "a millions times hotter" than the sun's center, the BBC reports. In an underground tunnel near Geneva, the European Organization for Nuclear Research smashed together particles ins... Read more...

Jay: “I didn’t know that wasn’t on the table for discussion…” Jay-Z Reacts To MC Hammer Diss Record www.djsemtex.com The full interview will air this Friday on 1Xtra @ 10:00 p.m. Bonus: Jay talks business with the BBC‘s Evan Davis [via RR] Read more...

Gregory Isaacs — one of the most popular and versatile reggae singers of the late-1970s, and the smooth-voiced dancehall crooner behind the genre's landmark 1982 LP Night Nurse — passed away this morning at his London home following a year-long battle with lung cancer, the BBC reports. Isaacs ... Read more...

A leading UN weapons inspector last night added his voice to the growing clamour for a full inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly. Dr Richard Spertzel claimed Dr Kelly was on a 'hitlist' in the final years of his life. The former head of the UN Biological Section, who worked closely with ... Read more...

Criminal laws dealing with many petty offences should be scrapped, according to the body responsible for reviewing the law in England and Wales. The Law Commission said regulatory bodies should only seek criminal sanctions in serious cases, with minor offences coming under civil law, usually d... Read more...