Wednesday 21 October 2009

BBC NEWS | UK | UK population 'to rise to 71.6m'

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The population of the UK will rise from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.Just over two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK.

BBC NEWS | UK | UK population 'to rise to 71.6m'

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | How Peru is netting water supplies

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They look like huge abandoned volleyball nets facing west towards the Pacific Ocean on one of the many hillsides in the Peruvian capital, Lima.They started as an experiment two years ago and now they are giving a lifeline to some of Lima's poorest residents.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | How Peru is netting water supplies