Category Archives: Current Affairs
Felix Baumgartner – what a man!
Millions of people around the world watched as daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner completed the highest and fastest space jump ever on Sunday. We were all tuned in last week when he was scheduled to do his skydive from 24 miles above the Earth’s surface and were disappointed when it was postponed due to the weather conditions.
Read more...Dementia summit
As part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, a summit is being held today, Wednesday October 11th, at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster.
Read more...Facebook surpasses one billion users
Facebook has said that the number of people using the site every month is now more than one billion people.
Read more...Take a Break
I was reading an interesting article the other day about whether mandatory lunch breaks should be introduced.
Read more...Sad news from the Palace
If like me you found one of the highlights of the Olympics opening ceremony was the James Bond sketch you will be saddened to hear that one of the Queen’s corgis that appeared in the film has died.
Read more...Bit of a grumble
Now I am not generally one to grumble, but I was slightly annoyed on a recent flight to Majorca, which we had pre-booked and paid to select our seats so we could all four sit together, when told at check-in that we would not be together and had been moved.
Read more...Proud to be British
This year has been a busy one here in the UK, with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the Olympics – and now the Paralympic Games are only days away.
Read more...Fifty Shades of Grey Loses Out To Unlikely Pair
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of months, I’m sure you’ve heard about Fifty Shades of Grey and the trilogy’s reign at the top of the bestsellers list. E. L. James’ erotic bestsellers, which have been at the top of Amazon’s UK book chart for the last 16 weeks, have finally been toppled by the (arguably) less sexy Hairy Bikers.
Read more...Brits Revealed As Fussiest Eaters
A new study, commissioned by Hotpoint, has revealed the top ten most hated foods for Brits are as follows:
Read more...An overwhelming world
I am by no means a technophobe and I accept that some advancements in technology are for the greater good.
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