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The government has a new sense of urgency in tackling the digital refuseniks.

Fibre, anti-spasmodic drugs and peppermint oil are effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome but often remain overlooked, research suggests.

Their silk is stronger than steel, so how do spiders spin it? Isis 2 will help scientists find out.

Sea sponges can beam light deep inside their bodies, and do so using the natural equivalent of fibre optic cables, scientists find.

The giants won't dominate the fast web's next generation

The first trials of BT's high-speed broadband based around fibre-optics will take place in Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, South Wales.

A fibre found in most fruit and vegetables may help ward off cancer, experts believe.

The price of next-gen broadband should reflect how much it costs to invest in it, says regulator

A new touch-sensitive nerve fibre responsible for the pleasure experienced during stroking has been described.

The cost of converting the UK to fibre-based broadband could top £28.8bn, says a report.

The communities that are doing fibre for themselves.

Professor Charles ffrench-Constant, director of the Edinburgh MS Research Centre, speaks about his work.

The man accused of shooting dead television presenter Jill Dando will not give evidence at his murder trial.

A four-metre long glass fibre yacht belonging to the Sea Cadets in Bristol is destroyed by fire.

A fibre firm is ordered to review procedures after a chemical spill killed fish in a Borders river.

BT says it plans to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables to give millions of homes access to much faster broadband.

Two cyclists plan to pull a 40-kilo carbon fibre pig from Glasgow to London in a bid to raise £60,000 for charity.

The bullet which killed BBC television presenter Jill Dando was marked in a "unique" way, the Old Bailey hears.

The Airbus A400M with hi-tech carbon fibre wings is unveiled to the public.

Organised gangs are selling illegal cigarettes which contain arsenic, fibre glass and rat droppings, trading standards say.

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