Category Archives: Current Affairs
Don’t ditch the disc just yet!
You’re probably aware by now that you are no longer required to display a tax disc in your car.
Read more...The potential of solar power
Solar power has the potential to become the biggest source of energy by 2050, beating fossil fuels, nuclear energy and other renewable sources, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency’s ‘Roadmap Report’ warns that this opportunity, and the benefits that come with it,…
Read more...Friends: The one that changed comedy?
It has been exactly 20 years since the TV series Friends was first aired and the oddly attractive familiarity of the show seems to hold a dominant place in popular memory. For example, mention any of the actors’ names and Friends will probably be the first thing…
Read more...Your house and mine on the new Minecraft map
If you haven’t heard of the computer game Minecraft yet, well, you must have been living in an alternative world to mine.
Read more...Are lessons in cooking and finance key to a healthy, wealthy young generation?
Shakespeare and Latin are being brought more…
Read more...Happy Huntrodds Day
September the 19th is Huntrodds Day, a celebration of coincidence and of a husband and wife who were both born on September the 19th 1600, married on that day and then died on the same day in 1680 within five hours of each other.
Read more...A War Horse Rewarded
Warrior, the resilient and heroic horse that served in the First World War and inspired the movie “War Horse”, has been awarded the highest medal for animal bravery. The story of Warrior has thrilled and inspired people around the world for over half a century culminating in the Spielberg film and finally the award ceremony on September 2nd, 2014.
Read more...A-levels are a “mini Christmas” for laptop sellers
Laptop sales swell by more than 50% in the two weeks after A-level results are published as parents get their children ready for university, according to data from PC World and Curries.
Read more...Kate Bush and the iPhone controversy
Singer Kate Bush is making headlines before even stepping on stage for the first time in a long while thanks to her unusual requests.
Read more...James Foley: a life in words
James Foley’s death has been infamously distributed by Islamic State (Isis) militants online, but it is his life as a passionate journalist that this article is concerned with.
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