04/12/2008 - Scottish NHS 'faces funding challenges'

The NHS in Scotland faces financial challenges in the near future as funding is set to decline while costs will rise, a government body has warned. A...

04/12/2008 - TTC 'not appropriate' for cosmetics ingredients

The European Union has stated that the Threshold for Toxicological Concern (TTC) is an inappropriate yardstick for cosmetics ingredients. A report...

04/12/2008 - Climate change to blame for acid rain recovery

Climate change is responsible for the limited recovery of rivers which have suffered from acid rain, biologists have said. Research carried out over...

04/12/2008 - Ryland starts Bakken production

Ryland has announced that it has commenced production in the Bakken drilling program in Saskatchewan, Canada. Surface facilities and a pumping...

04/12/2008 - Range reaches gas milestone

Range Resources has announced that it has reached the 400 million cubic feet of gas equivalent per day (Mmcfe) milestone. In a statement, the group...

04/12/2008 - North Sea sale reaches completion

The handover of a number of North Sea assets to TAQA Bratani, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has been completed, Shell has...

04/12/2008 - StatoilHydro completes appraisal drilling

StatoilHydro has completed the drilling of an appraisal well at the pan/Pandora gas/oil discovery in the North Sea south of the Visund field. Well...

04/12/2008 - Decision on Heathrow runway delayed

The final decision on whether a third runway is to be built at London's Heathrow Airport has been delayed until January 2009. A decision had been...

02/12/2008 - Anti-ageing claims thrown into doubt

The authenticity of products which claim to slow the effects of the ageing process has been thrown into doubt. A team of scientists from University...

02/12/2008 - Cosmetic dentists could fix headaches

Some people who experience headaches may benefit from cosmetic dentistry, it has been claimed. According to Dr Ashish Parmar, a partner at the Perfect...

02/12/2008 - BA in talks with Qantas

British Airways has confirmed it is in merger talks with Qantas, sending shares in the flag carrier airline higher. The merged company would be listed...

02/12/2008 - 14 fields up for grabs in Iraq's second round

The second licensing round in Iraq will invite tender for 14 oilfeeds, it has been announced. Abdullah al-Amir, an oil advisor to Iraqi prime minister...

02/12/2008 - Opec 'will cut' next month

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will enact a supply cut at its next monthly meeting, secretary general Abdalla Salem...

02/12/2008 - Offshore wind farms frustrate shipping firms

Plans to build an offshore wind farm in the path of a ferry route to the Isle of Man have attracted criticism from the Chamber of Shipping. The West...

01/12/2008 - 60 platforms destroyed during hurricanes

Some 60 platforms in the gulf of Mexico were destroyed during this year's hurricane season, Minerals Management Services (MMS) has concluded. In its...