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• Rogue Trader Reported at UBS: Bank Wobbles; Ring-fencing Cheerleaders Pleased

  

  UBS. Photocredit: twicepix http://www.flickr.com/photos/twicepix/3295459278/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Another rogue trader, another bank in trouble. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Greek Debt Crisis: Can the Euro Survive?

  

  Euros. Photo credit: photoeverywhere.c... France and Germany have moved to calm the mounting Greek debt crisis by insisting that Greece is an integral part of... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Top Five Sarah Palin Book Allegations

  

  Sarah Palin. Photocredit: asecondhandconjecture http://www.flickr.com/photos/22994175@N03/2811133411/sizes/m/in/photostream/ The former Governor of Alaska, Sara... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Johann Hari Apologises for Plagiarism and Wikipedia Edits; Or Does He?

  

  Johann Hari: repentance is thine? Photocredit: internets_dairy http://www.flickr.com/photos/16339684@N00/5563614917/sizes/m/in/photostream/ All was going well... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 CURRENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Topman Pulls ‘nice Girlfriend, What Breed is She?’ T-shirt After Twitter Outrage

  

  Photo credit: Topman.co.uk High street retailer Topman has been forced to remove hundreds of t-shirts after being accused of promoting sexism and ‘glamorising’... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Topman Pulls ‘nice New Girlfriend, What Breed is She?’ T-shirt After Twitter...

  

  Photo credit: Topman.co.uk High street retailer Topman has been forced to remove hundreds of t-shirts after being accused of promoting sexism and ‘glamorising’... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cameron Holds the Key to Palestinian Statehood Bid at the United Nations

  

  An expected Palestinian bid at the United Nations for recognition as an independent state has kicked up controversy. No-one is quite clear where David... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is the Internet Breeding Hate?

  

  Computer keyboard. Photo credit: DeclanTM on flickr Satire, exaggeration and parody are as essential to the healthy functioning of a society as politics. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Windows 8 Launch: Can It Steal a Bite from Apple?

  

  Windows 8 is set to launch commercially next year. Today Microsoft released a beta-version to developers. What are the first reactions? Can Windows escape its... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Trolling, Cyber-bullying: The Dark Side of the Internet

  

  Internet trolling is no laughing matter The practice of “trolling” – leaving calculatedly inflammatory comments on public forums – has long been a feature of... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Slavery in the UK? Travellers Charged in Leighton Buzzard Case

  

  Homeless man: a target for slavers? Photocredit: Ed Yourdon http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/4299779303/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Slavery in Britain today –... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Demand for iPhone 5 Rockets; It’s Not Even out Yet

  

  A survey suggests that iPhone 5 demand will exceed that for the iPhone 4. So what's so hot about Apple's new smartphone? And just what will people be prepared t... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• A Nation of Consumers: UK Children Spoilt Rotten, Says Unicef

  

  Toys, toys, toys. Photocredit: dingler1109 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolarisingproject/5259138499/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Do you remember Verucca Salt, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• US Open: Djokovic Beats Nadal (again) to Stay on Course for the Greatest Tennis...

  

  Novak Djokovic. Photo credit: Mirsasha Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 in last night’s scintillating US open final. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS, TENNIS

• Phone Hacking: Parliament Recall James Murdoch to Likely Face Questions Over ‘Fo...

  

  News Corp. COO James Murdoch. Photo credit: Sky News James Murdoch has been recalled by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to give further evidence into... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Body-swap Comedy The Change-Up Disappoints, Even Revolts

  

  Actor Ryan Reynolds. Photo credit: CMJCool Assume for a moment your best buddy’s a layabout actor (Ryan Reynolds) with a much-scratched itch for sex and... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• What People Search Online For The Most

  

  Social media and "other" (pornography) top the list Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Miss Angola Wins Miss Universe. Is the Pageant ‘meaningless?’

  

  Miss Venezuela competes at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. Photo credit: Globovsion Leila Lopes, Miss Angola, has been crowned Miss Universe. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dirty Dancing ‘daggering’ New York Policemen Spice up West Indian Day Parade

  

  Should the New York Police Department be allowed a little fun now and then?. Photo credit: Vincent Desjardins What is it with the police and dirty dancing at th... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Did Extreme Detox Kill Amy Winehouse?

  

  Amy Winehouse, Hovefestivalen 2007. Foto: Kim Erlandsen, NRK P3, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrk-p3/2325404812/ Amy Winehouse may have died of a seizure brough... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY