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18/10/2007 10:28

EDITOWEB: in UK today October 18, 2007


UK News from the Editoweb Magazine: UK house market is ‘heading for crash; More and more repeats will be screened to cut the BBC's costs, Our soldiers need better preparation for life after death, says army chief; Black people 'less intelligent' scientist claims...



The property boom of the past ten years has left the British housing market in danger of following the slump in American house prices, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.

BBC Two and the corporation’s digital channels will have to show more repeats to meet reduced budgets signed off by the broadcaster’s regulator yesterday.

Death is not the end and soldiers need to be spiritually better prepared for war, according to the head of the British Army.

General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, said that Christian leaders and chaplains in the Army needed to equip soldiers for the spiritual issues at stake.

One of the world’s most respected scientists is embroiled in an extraordinary row after claiming that black people are less intelligent than white people.

James Watson, a Nobel Prize winner for his part in discovering the structure of DNA, has provoked outrage with his comments, made ahead of his arrival in Britain today.

More fierce criticism of the eminent scientist is expected as he embarks on a number of engagements to promote a new book ‘Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science’. Among his first commitments is a speech to a London audience at the Science Museum on Friday. The event is sold out.

Dr Watson, who runs one of America’s leading scientific research institutions, made the controversial remarks in an interview in The Sunday Times.

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