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The number of people in Britain now believed to have died after contracting swine flu has risen to 14. Jenny Wivell reports

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There is now a new way to hail a black cab in London - through social networking site Twitter.

Introducing the 'sat-nav' maths exam

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Benjamin Cohen looks at plans to introduce a new "use of mathematics" A-level allowing students to use technology to answer exam questions.

NHS hit by a different sort of virus

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A More4 News investigation finds that more than 8,000 dangerous viruses have infected NHS computers in the last financial year, with a significant number of cases impacting on patient care.

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Phone networks spend millions on mobile security, but methods still exist for extracting data.

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