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• Amy Winehouse’s Hidden Treasures: Details of New Mark Ronson-produced Winehouse...

  

  It was revealed today that new album of Amy Winehouse's unreleased vocals, described as "incredibly beautiful" by her father Mitch, will be released later in th... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Kelly Rowland Returns to The X Factor to Axe Sophie Habibis, as Rumours of Feud...

  

  Kelly Rowland in healthier times. Photo credit: Lunchbox LP, http://flic.kr/p/8F7ETJNo Kelly. Kelly Rowland pulled a sickie, failing to turn up for this... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Swoops and Scores with the Critics

  

  Noel Gallagher's prayers have been answered. Photo Credit: noelgallagher.com When Noel Gallagher said good-bye to Oasis two years ago, he complained of his... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• How Mean is Your Street? Police Crime-mapping Website Gets an Upgrade

  

  How safe is your street? Photocredit: Brandon Anderson http://flic.kr/p/7o8ffAIn February, the Police.uk website was launched, and garnered a huge amount of... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Herman Cain: Is He the Republican Candidate to Beat Obama?

  

  Herman Cain is thought by many to be a joke. Many more still say they might vote for him. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Time is Money in Justin Timberlake-starring In Time

  

  Justin Timberlake runs a lot in this film — because he's running out of time... Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox“All my possessions for a moment of time” —... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• iTV? Rumours About Steve Jobs’ Apple TV Are Heating up

  

  Revelations from the Steve Jobs biography have set rumours flying about what the Apple TV will be, and when it will arrive. Will Siri be at its heart, and does... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• What Next for Saudi Arabia? New Crown Prince Nayef Anointed

  

  Succession in the desert kingdom of Saudia Arabia is a tricky business. With over thirty princes to choose from, it might well cause trouble. For the moment,... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Arab Spring: What You Need to Know About Prince Nayef, Saudi Arabia’s Newly...

  

  Succession in the desert kingdom of Saudia Arabia is a tricky business. With over thirty princes to choose from, it can cause trouble. For the moment, after... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Occupy Oakland Protestor Scott Olsen’s Skull Fractured During Police...

  

  "We are all Scott Olsen" - OWS A video showing a crowd of protestors coming to the aid of Scott Olsen, who had been reportedly hit in the face by a flash bang... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Ralph Fiennes in anti-Twitter Blast: Is the Micro-blogging Site Ruining Our...

  

  Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanius: Don't mess with him. (Publicity shot for the film.)Ralph Fiennes (perhaps most recently best-known for playing the Dark Lord... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Eurozone Rescue Deal: Is This Really the Solution, Or More Hollow Rhetoric?

  

  Not in the clear yet. Photo credit: Stephanie Jones http://flic.kr/p/awo1jAWhen, in the wee hours of Thursday morning, an agreement was penned to help tackle... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• British Royal Succession Laws Changed

  

  First-born princess to have equal rights to throne Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Occupy London: Giles Fraser Resigns, is the Church of England Now in the Dock?

  

  A protestor on the steps of St Paul's. Photocredit: PAWThe Occupy London Stock Exchange protests, having failed to actually occupy the London Stock Exchange,... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Everything Will Kill You, Say Scientists

  

  Most science reporting is alarmist, irresponsible twaddle. We need a readers' revolution. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Occupy London Versus St Paul’s: Rev Dr Giles Fraser Resigns in Show of Support...

  

  St Paul's Cathedral - Photo credit: Katy Ereira http://flic.kr/p/7vXAgyAt the prospect of “violence in the name of the church”, the canon chancellor of St Paul’... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• John Terry Racism Row Deepens, Can He Cling on to the England Captaincy (again)?

  

  John Terry. Photo credit: Paul BenceTerry’s remarks — he allegedly called QPR defender Ferdinand a “black c***” — have shocked many in the footballing community... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• iRobot: The Man with the Smartphone Built in to His Prosthetic Arm

  

  "First you use machines, then you wear machines, and then…?" - John Brunner (1968); Photocredit: Chris Devers http://flic.kr/p/7MNzCETrevor Prideaux, born with... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Tibetan Monks’ Self-immolation Protests Against Chinese Rule Heats Tensions

  

  Protests have spread as far as the US. Photocredit: Alan chan http://flic.kr/p/4z9GGoFor the tenth time this year, a Buddhist monk has burned himself in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Arab Spring: Will Syrian Leader Bashar al-Assad Go the Way of Gaddafi?

  

  With the death of Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Gaddafi last week, many are asking what it all means for his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY