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A peer has told the House of Lords that Britain's radioactive waste should be buried in the middle of the Sahara desert. Lord Hylton's suggestion follows a recent proposal by Viscount Simon that nuclear waste should be blasted into outer space.

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Think tank consultant Dr George Forster says human teleportation will be possible within 100 years. 'The problem is the sheer volume of data in the body. A computer more powerful than any yet built would be required, but it is entirely possible.'