Category Archives: Current Affairs
More than just Googling your own house!
Google Street View cars have now covered 65% of the roads in the UK, as well as 39 countries.
Read more...A real life fairytale
A story in the news this week is enough to warm anyone up in this cold weather.
Read more...British teenager’s app bought by Yahoo! in deal worth ‘dozens of millions’ of pounds
Internet giant Yahoo! has bought a Summly app created by British teenager Nick D’Aloisio in a deal thought to be worth ‘dozens of millions’ of pounds.
Read more...Happy Birthday to Twitter!
Today, March 21st, 2013, is Twitter’s seventh birthday: happy birthday Twitter!
Read more...Need cheering up: take a look at your own Facebook pictures
It seems that looking through your own Facebook pictures could be a good thing for your mental well-being.
Read more...‘Scratch and sniff’ cannabis cards
I had to admit to a wry smile…
Read more...Fancy a conversation with your computer?
Talking to your computer could soon be a perfectly normal thing to do. The Independent reported this week on a new computer system that involves a talking head, capable of communicating and showing a range of emotions.
Read more...Young people aiming for the wrong jobs, survey finds
A new survey has identified a big mismatch between what careers young people want and what jobs are actually available.
Read more...Cold spell causes chaos – again
The UK is surprised by its winter weather again! Low temperatures across the country and snow in Scotland have sent us all into a state of apoplexy.
Read more...Potholes cause damage to ‘millions of cars’
It seems potholes are causing damage to ‘millions of cars’ – well this comes as no surprise to me when the roads are littered with big holes and getting increasingly worse.
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