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All The Economy Needs Is A Scouse Ex-Footballer

Richard Taylor | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Sport
Read More: Property Investment, Liam Neeson, Robbie Fowler, Brian Cox, Lyndsey Lohan, UK Economy, UK Football, Premier League, Recession, UK Sport News
Richard Taylor

Joking aside, in these hard economic times I do genuinely think the success and ambition of people like Robbie Fowler should be saluted. For our economy to get going again we are going to need people investing in a big way. So I say, arise Lord Fowler, arise Lord Neeson and arise Great Britain!

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Engineering a Conversation

Judi Sutherland | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Science, Education, Brian Cox, Feminism, Engineering, Communication, Cern, UK TV, UK Tech News
Judi Sutherland

Cox does a great job in furthering the public understanding of science. If only the people giving out the medals for communication in science could actually master the communication they claim to value.

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David Bowie: What We Can Expect From 'The Next Day'

Sam Dix | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Pop Music, David Bowie, Brian Cox, Heroes, The Next Day, Brian Eno, UK Music, Student Music, UK Universities & Education News
Sam Dix

With the new album, 'The Next Day', due to be released in March, featuring a cover that can only be described as a very 'Bowie' take on the previous album cover of 'Heroes', it might be quite fun, though ultimately pointless, to have a quick guess as to what it will almost definitely sound like.

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WATCH: It's The League Of Extraordinary Television Presenters!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Comedy
Read More: Dan Snow, Tv Presenters, Tv Parodies, Spoof Videos, Brian Cox, Topicalol, TV Spoofs, Science, Peter Snow, Documentaries, Mary Beard, Politics, Jon Snow, History, Jamie Oliver, TV Documentaries, David Starkey, Spoof Documentary, The League of Extraordinary Television Presenters, Oliver-James, Comedy Clips, UK Comedy News

Thought every idea for a TV format had been done? Think again! Take a look at our trailer for The League Of Extraordinary Television Presenters,starri...

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ET Phone Home...

PA | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Video, Health and Safety, Bbc, UK News, Astronomy, Brian Cox, Radio Telescope, Aliens, Alien Life Swearing, Stargazing, UK News

BBC bosses told Professor Brian Cox he could not attempt to listen to a newly discovered planet on TV show Stargazing Live in case aliens breached the...

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Guess Which Show Brian Cox Is Set To Cameo On?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Professor Brian Cox, Lord Sugar, UK Entertainment, UK News, Alan Sugar, Brian Cox, UK Entertainment News

Professor Brian Cox comes up against one of the wonders of the universe even he cannot explain when he appears in the latest episode of Doctor Who. ...

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Higgs-Consistent Particle Discovered at LHC

Théo Le Bret | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Debate Mate, UK Impact, Stephen Hawking, Cern, Physics, Higgs Boson, Brian Cox, Standard Model, UK Tech News
Théo Le Bret

Yesterday was, for many physicists (and physics students), as a friend put it, "a bit like Christmas", and I think it is safe to bet that quite a few at CERN woke up today with a very Christmassy hangover. But, now that the party is over, a question arises (as often on the morning after): what exactly did happen yesterday?

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PHOTOS: Scientists React With Joy At Finding The God Particle

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: University of Oxford, University of Manchester, UK News, Brian Cox, University-of-Surrey, Cern, Higgs Boson, Large Hadron Collider, UK Tech News

Particle physicists are usually fairly reserved and cautious – but the discovery of the Higgs boson has led to some fairly excitable reactions from ...

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The Art of Science

Alan Davey | Posted 20.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Professor Brian Cox, UK Science, Brian Cox, Desert Island Discs, Home News
Alan Davey

Professor Brian Cox said that whenever he saw the prime minister he would ask: "how can we ensure that Britain is the best place to do science?" It's a pertinent question, and one that mirrors the question I'm continually asking government ministers: "how can we ensure Britain is the best place to do the arts?"

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A Brief History Of Stephen Hawking's 10 Best Quotes

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK
Read More: A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking, UK News, Brian Cox, Physics, News, Stephen Hawkin, Cambridge, UK News

Acclaimed professor and cosmological theorist Stephen Hawking turned 70 on Sunday. For the past 40 years Hawking has captured the public's imagina...

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LOOK: The Nearest Black Hole To Earth

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 30.12.2011 | UK Tech
Read More: Black Hole, Nasa, Video, Brian Cox, Space, Telescopes, Professor Brian Cox, Black Holes, Telescope, UK Weird News, Supermassive Black Hole, UK Tech News

Spiral galaxy NGC 4151 may not have the snappiest of names, but as this image proves, it sure looks impressive. Using data from the NASA's Chandra...

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Remember These? The Funniest Spoof Stories Of The Year

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Satirical News, Daily Mash, Liz Jones, The Daily Mash, Dale Farm, UK Riots, Brian Cox, Daily Gags, Satire, Pics & Giggles, Web's Funniest, UK Comedy, Spoof News, Derren Brown, Jeremy Clarkson, UK Comedy News

Huffington Post UK Comedy proudly presents... This year's most popular stories from our favourite satirical news site, the marvellous, the hilarious, ...

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Out Of This World: Pupils Win Lesson From TV Star

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 20.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Manchester University, Brian Cox, Space, UK Universities, UK Students, Professor Brian Cox, Science, UK-Academies, UK Schools, Lovell Telescope, Video, UK Universities & Education News

Pupils at a Yorkshire school will be given a lesson by TV science star Professor Brian Cox, after winning a nationwide competition, which saw them bea...

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CERN Higgs Boson V Comic Sans Debacle

Robert Urquhart | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Comic Sans, Twitter, Cern, Physics, Brian Cox, Higgs Boson, Typography, Higgs Boson Announcement, UK Tech, Vincent Connare, UK Tech News
Robert Urquhart

Watching the news from CERN via Twitter yesterday made for interesting viewing as one by one whispers of a design faux-pas echoed round the room and rash of Comic Sans hashtags broke out.

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FIRST LOOK: All-Star Cast In Ralph Fiennes' Directing Debut 'Coriolanus'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.10.2011 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Ukfilmdrama, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, James Nesbitt, Ukfilm, Coriolanus, Ukfilmaction, Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave, UK Entertainment News

He's one of cinema's most celebrated villains as the indefatigable Lord Voldermort in the Harry Potter films. And he's enjoyed critical acclaim, too, ...

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Science vs. the BBC: The Fight Goes On

Michael Brooks | Posted 19.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Steve Jones, Science, Media, Brian Cox, Bbc, Journalism, UK News
Michael Brooks

Reading Steve Jones' fascinating report on the state of science coverage by the BBC, I was struck by parallels between his recommendations and efforts made by science's elite during the 1940s and 1950s. Nothing has changed it seems.

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