The latest news from the News Monster team. http://www.newsmonster.co.uk Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:48:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/investigations/how-to-cope-with-pain-sickness-and-death.html The price of life is death... That single sentence sums up the human condition more than any other. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/health/my-broken-leg-healed-in-half-the-time-all-because-i-meditated.html Meditation is often touted as a panacea for all manner of ailments, from chronic pain to anxiety, stress and even depression.... Five years ago I learned the power of meditation for myself after an accident left me critically injured and in constant pain. Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/health/finding-peace-in-a-frantic-world.html Life can be relentless, frantic and exhausting – but it doesn’t have to be this way… MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help you break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion. Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/animals/spains-horrific-blood-fiestas-unmasked.html @font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Times"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal p.ArialStyle, li.ArialStyle, div.ArialStyle div.Section1 Spain's sickening 'blood fiestas' make bullfights seem tame - but the most shocking thing about them is YOU'RE paying for them.... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/animals/blowing-up-pigs-to-save-soldiers-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 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 http://www.newsmonster.co.uk/animals/how-every-family-in-britain-is-paying-to-keep-alive-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 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 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 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