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• David Beckham to Sign for Queens Park Rangers? Stranger Things Have Happened

  

  David Beckham look has changed many times over the years. Photo credit: RandomPlaces Could Queens Park Rangers be close to clinching a deal to bring ex-England... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCCER, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Is the Cure for Cancer to Be Found in the British Autumn Crocus?

  

  Tests on animals have revealed that a chemical found in the British Autumn crocus could prove key in the battle versus cancer. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SOCIETY

• George Osborne Took Cocaine ‘on a Regular Basis with Me’, Claims Ex Sex Worker...

  

  Chancellor George Osborne allegedly took cocaine regularly in the 1990s with then-dominatrix Natalie Rowe. That's according to Rowe's explosive ABC interview. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• George Osborne Backs Independent Banking Commission Report’s Call to Ring-fence...

  

  Sir John Vickers' Independent Banking Commission has called for ring-fencing of the banks. Chancellor George Osborne has backed the recommendations. Some warn i... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, FINANCE, SOCIETY

• Where Were You on 9/11?

  

  September 11 2001: The day that many will never be able to forget. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Cameras in Court: is This Really What We Need?

  

  Justice Secretary Ken Clarke. Photo credit: The Conservative Party This week it emerged that the British government might allow television cameras to film the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Baba Mousa Report Casts ‘dark Shadow’ Over British Military

  

  Ministry of Defence HQ, Whitehall, London. Photo credit: Pixelhut A damning report has found that “violent and cowardly abuse” by 19 British soldiers lead to th... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dancing Policeman Rocks Notting Hill Carnival

  

  Dancing policeman. Photo credit: YouTube It’s been a rough few months for London’s Metropolitan Police Force. Two senior officers were forced to fall on their... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre

  

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  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Google Gobbles up Restaurant-review Service Zagat

  

  What will Google do with Zagat, one of the world's most respected restaurant review services. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Twitter’s Top Ten Defining Moments

  

  Twitter bird logoTwitter now has 100 million active users – that’s people logging in and using the site at least one month – CEO Dick Costolo has announced. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Prince Charles Warns That Mankind is Endangered

  

  Prince Charles: ecowarrior? Photocredit: University Hospitals Birmingham http://www.flickr.com/photos/uhbofficial/5536914572/sizes/m/in/photostream/Swampy the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Prince Charles Warns: Mankind is Endangered

  

  Prince Charles: ecowarrior? Photocredit: University Hospitals Birmingham http://www.flickr.com/photos/uhbofficial/5536914572/sizes/m/in/photostream/Swampy the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Future of Muslims in Britain

  

  The East London Mosque. Photocredit: Tupinambah http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciah/236631055/sizes/m/in/photostream/The English Defence League, known as the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Obama’s Jobs Speech: Did It Hit Home?

  

  President Barack Obama. Photo credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souzaall-time lowfiery speechThis time, Obama’s focus was on job creation (it sounds... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mel Gibson to Make Film About Jewish Heroes, the Maccabees

  

  A scene from Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. But will Gibson's film about the Maccabees avoid a whipping?Is the world ready for a Jewish Braveheart? Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Cyber-snooping: One in Five Women Check Their Partner’s Email

  

  More and more people are checking their partner's email in search of evidence of affairs. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• After Planking and Owling, Batmanning is the Latest ‘position Craze’ to Blow up...

  

  This is planking. What a planker! Photo credit: Ross Zurowski daredevil a location as possiblecuterpreferably moustachioedFour muscular students from Purdue... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH, VIRAL

• Are Free Schools Elitist Or Just What Britain Needs?

  

  Toby Young. Photo credit: Jason MichaelAs the BBC explained,That last point in particular has made many in the education sector nervous. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Celebrities Protected from .xxx Porn Domains

  

  Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and other celebrities are to be protected from cybersquatters. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 CURRENT, EROTICA, SOCIETY