Category Archives: Current Affairs
Watch this exciting space
Jupiter, that giant planet with its famous red spot, has always been one of those fascinating areas of space that is surrounded with mystique.
Read more...Henley Royal Regatta 2016
The Wednesday before the first weekend of July signifies the start of the annual Henley Royal Regatta. Henley Regatta has been a fixture in the rowing calendar since 1839 and is a 5-day event in which rowers from all over the world travel to Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire to take part in various challenge cups.
Read more...When will all the fighting end?
It feels like a very unsettling time to be English at the moment – and for once, I don’t mean the weather.
Read more...Bin, charity shop or loft?
Just when I thought it was safe to have a good clear out, a story appears in the news about a Dinky toy collection that has sold for £150k at an auction!
Read more...Everything’s a haggle these days
Have you noticed how there doesn’t seem to be a fixed price for things these days?
Read more...Money can’t buy me love …not yet anyway
Are you short of a bit of willpower every now and then?
Read more...Don’t forget to say thank you!
With so much bad and negative news to read on a daily basis, it’s lovely when one of those really positive stories comes along. This week was the story of the cashier in Morrisons who helped a mum and her two blind and autistic daughters at the till.
Read more...What would another human race be like?
Science never ceases to absolutely amaze me.
Read more...Now you can chat with your cat
Ever wondered what your pet would say to you if it could talk? Of course you have. Well, now you can find out (sort of) thanks to the world’s first talking cat collar.
Read more...The Art of Deception
A 1998 study in Sweden revealed that rather than braking when approaching a zebra crossing, motorists were more likely to maintain their speed or in some cases actually accelerate towards it.
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