HALF the elephant population of African wildlife park slaughtered by poachers. Not a Bleak House: Last home of Charles Dickens opens to the public for the first time. Last home to become temporary exhibition site while Charles Dickens Museum in London closes for £3.4m revampDickens' writing desk to be returned to the study where he crafted some of his classic tales.
Iran nuclear strike: Netanyahu says Israel won't have to ask US for permission. Swears to protect expat Jews living under Tehran rule By Lyle Brennan Published: 13:11 GMT, 16 March 2012 | Updated: 15:12 GMT, 16 March 2012 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted his country's right to defend itself militarily against the Iranian nuclear threat - regardless of the presence of Jews in Iran.
As he spoke during a visit to the U.S. last week, all but lost amid the heated talk about a possible Israeli attack on Iran's suspect nuclear programme were the thousands of Jews who live in the Islamic Republic. Many observers think Iran would retaliate against an Israeli military strike by firing its large arsenal of missiles capable of striking Israel, or have its proxies in Lebanon and Gaza hit the Jewish state with short-range rockets and missiles. How Facebook could cost you your job! One in five applicants rejected after bosses check out their profiles on social media sites.
By Emma Reynolds Published: 13:45 GMT, 16 March 2012 Next time you start to upload pictures of nights out on to Facebook, or moan about your day on Twitter, bear in mind that you could be risking your career.
One in five bosses have rejected an applicant because of their profiles on social networking sites, according to a UK company's report on the technology industry. Jobseekers are being warned to be far more vigilant over what they reveal online, as it could cost them that coveted role. Internet test: Applicants are regularly turned down for interviews because of their profiles on social media sites, according to a report on the technology industry. 'Patch your copy of Windows NOW' warn anti-virus experts as new, hi-tech computer worm is found on Chinese websites. Spotify will overtake iTunes in two years, claims 'Social Network' Facebook billionaire Sean Parker. Streaming service is already number two after iTunesMore than 10 million users after tie-up with FacebookTech billionaire claims music companies will earn more throughSpotify By Rob Waugh Published: 08:33 GMT, 16 March 2012 | Updated: 02:49 GMT, 17 March 2012 Music streaming service Spotify will overtake Apple's iTunes store within two years if it keeps growing at its current rate, claims Sean Parker, Facebook's first president.
The technology billionaire, famous from the film 'The Social Network', where he was played by Justin Timberlake, claims that music companies will earn more from Spotify than from Apple within two years. He also poked fun at the slow speeds of Apple's download store, saying, 'The iTunes store, to this day, is so slow. Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker in the film 'The Social Network': The tech billionaire, who was Facebook's first president, claims that Spotify will overtake Apple's iTunes store within two years if it keeps growing at its current rate.
Scientists unravel why giant squids have eyes the size of basketballs. Animals evolved huge eyes to pick out sperm whales - their predators - in the darkEyes the size of basketballs - out of proportion even on creatures 27ft long By Rob Waugh Published: 15:59 GMT, 15 March 2012 | Updated: 16:48 GMT, 15 March 2012 Two men inspect a nearly intact 9.2 meter giant squid in Norway in 1954 - the creatures have disproportionately huge eyes, the size of basketballs Giant squids can grow to 27 feet long and half a ton in weight - but even so, their eyes are far, far too big for their bodies.
Now scientists think they might know why. Many giant squids' eyes are the size of basketballs. Even for a creature that can weigh as much as five adult men, the eyes are huge. Amazon Rainforest plant is turned into painkilling gel. The plant has no known side effects and might even replace uncomfortable anaesthetic injections By Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent Published: 00:01 GMT, 14 March 2012 | Updated: 08:01 GMT, 14 March 2012 The agony of toothache can leave you willing to go to the ends of the earth in search of a cure.
But you may need to look no further than the depths of the rainforest. A rare red and yellow plant from the Amazon could offer more effective pain relief than existing drugs and treatments, scientists have claimed. Achmella oleracea: Could this Amazonian plant, left, be the end to toothache? German rabbit Til born with no ears dies after being trodden on by cameraman. By Allan Hall Published: 15:19 GMT, 15 March 2012 | Updated: 16:58 GMT, 15 March 2012 After Paul the Octopus, Knut the polar bear and Heidi the cross-eyed Opossum, the world has been waiting for a new animal celebrity.
Step forward Til, the earless rabbit - who appeared destined for super-stardom, or a few extra carrots at least, when his touching disability was first discovered. But his brush with fame was cut tragically short when he was accidentally trodden on by a cameraman at a photoshoot. Gone too soon: Rare earless rabbit Til was destined to become a star in his native Germany, before he was crushed to death during a photoshoot. Til was born in a small zoo in Limbach-Oberfrohna in Saxony, eastern Germany, three weeks ago.
He was meant to be presented to the press at a news conference today and was filmed on Wednesday. But Uwe Dempewolf, the director of the zoo, said: 'During the filming, the cameraman took a step back and trod on the bunny. Anglo Saxon grave reveals 16-year-old girl laid to rest with a gold cross. By Tamara Cohen Published: 00:03 GMT, 16 March 2012 | Updated: 07:55 GMT, 16 March 2012 Laid to rest in her best clothes and lying on an ornamental bed, she was probably of noble blood.
Quite how the 16-year-old Anglo Saxon girl died and who she was remain a mystery. But she was buried wearing a gold cross – suggesting she was one of Britain’s earliest Christians. The skeleton and Christian cross as they were found in Trumpington Meadows, Cambs - a site which has been confirmed as one of the UK's earliest Christian burial sites Scientists have discovered the remains of one of Britain's first ever Christians after unearthing a rare 1,400 year old Anglo-Saxon burial site The discovery could force experts to rethink the history of religion in Britain Life was relatively peaceful during the seventh century, historians believe.
The CIA wants to spy on you through your TV: Agency director says net-connected gadgets will 'transform' surveillance. Devices connected to internet leak informationCIA director says these gadgets will 'transform clandestine tradecraft' Spies could watch thousands via supercomputersPeople 'bug' their own homes with web-connected devices By Rob Waugh Published: 13:20 GMT, 16 March 2012 | Updated: 13:55 GMT, 16 March 2012 When people download a film from Netflix to a flatscreen, or turn on web radio, they could be alerting unwanted watchers to exactly what they are doing and where they are.
