News Monster Frontpage newsfeed The latest news from the News Monster team. http://www.newsmonster.co.uk Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:45:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Have scientists found proof that ghosts exist? http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/paranormal-unexplained/have-scientists-found-proof-that-ghosts-exist.html Respected scientists have analysed the acoustic properties of ghostly noises and discovered that they cannot have been made by any normal ‘earthly’ means. So have they really discovered proof that ghosts exist? Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Blowing up pigs to save soldiers lives? http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/animals/blowing-up-pigs-to-save-soldier-s-lives.html Earlier in the year Britain’s secretive biological and chemical weapons labs at Porton Down were forced to reveal that they’d been blowing up pigs to test body armour. But that was just a small part of the military’s vivisection programme…. Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Beauty secrets of the world's top dermatologists http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/health/beauty-secrets-of-the-worlds-top-dermatologists.html Summer can seem like a holocaust for your skin. So what do the world's top skin doctors slap on their skin to pep it up? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 How every family in Britain is paying to keep alive bullfighting http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/animals/how-every-family-in-britain-is-paying-to-keep-alive-the-barbarism-that-is-bullfighting.html Santanero the fighting bull fell to his knees. Blood poured from his mouth, pooling in the dust. Vicious stab wounds scarred his chest and every breath only caused him more agony. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0100 The Real Story of the Men Who Stare at Goats http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/paranormal-unexplained/the-real-story-of-the-men-who-stare-at-goats.html Can you kill a goat by just staring into its eyes? That's the plot of a Hollywood film (and a U.S. army experiment). Here Newsmonster reveals the true story behind America's psychic spying programme and the Men Who Stare at Goats. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Britain's biggest banks use astrology to play the markets http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/paranormal-unexplained/britains-biggest-banks-use-astrology-to-play-the-markets.html The City may be in turmoil and the housing market teetering on the edge of the abyss, but business is booming for Britain’s financial astrologers. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 How to lose weight and be happy http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/health/how-to-lose-weight-and-be-happy.html Lorna Houldsworth appeared on Channel 4's Richard Judy programme as a weight-loss guinea pig. Lorna was a depressed serial dieter who had never succeeded in losing weight.... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0100 Beating depression with meditation http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/health/beating-depression-with-meditation.html Could meditation really be a cure for depression? According to the latest research, it’s more effective than drugs or counselling. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Where does science end and 'magic' begin? http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/paranormal-unexplained/where-does-science-end-and-magic-begin.html 'Maverick' scientist Rupert Sheldrake frames his hypotheses as science and then designs, performs and publishes his experiments. But is it really science? Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Ancient Herbal Remedy Beats Hayfever http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/health/ancient-herbal-remedy-beats-hayfever-2.html Swiss scientists have discovered that the ancient herbal remedy butterbur is a highly effective treatment for hayfever. It may also help with colds and asthma. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100