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• Judge Ends Live TV Coverage of Mubarak Trial, Postpones Until September

  

  The trial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak has been postponed following scuffles outside the courtroom. How will this test of the fledgling democracy? Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• As Google Acquires Motorola Mobility, What Next for Android?

  

  Google is to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion as the smartphone 'patent wars' heat up. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• The Help: Critics Divided Over Film’s ‘feel-good’ Approach to 1960s Racism

  

  The Help from Dreamworks Pictures. Directed by Tate Taylor, with Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan producing. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of the Fan Reaction: Arsenal’s Fabregas Signs for Barcelona, Kisses Badge

  

  Cesc Fabregas. Photo credit Toksuede http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2435272118Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas’s transfer back to his hometown club of... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 SPORTS

• Muammar Gaddafi Demands ‘end of the Rats’ as Key City Zawiyah Falls to the Libya...

  

  Gunmen opposed to leader Muammar Gaddafi stand guard on a rooftop in the centre of the city of Zawiyah, March 5, 2011. Photo credit: B.R.Q. http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Only Two Cheers for England’s Victory Over Stagnating India

  

  England v. India at Edgbaston. Photo credit: Frank Boyd, http://www.flickr.com/photos/93727562@N00/6037503093/For most of my life, England have been rubbish at... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 SPORTS

• O’Neill’s Anna Christie, Starring Jude Law

  

  Jude Law. Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gifake/5006657524/Michael Grandage’s long stint as artistic director of London’s Donmar Warehouse is... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Broken Britain: Could the Riot Cure Prove Worse Than the Sickness?

  

  Two elderly women in front of a burnt-out post box in the aftermath of the London riots. Photo credit: Laura Anne Chamberlain http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Republican Race Shake up After Debate and Straw Poll: Pawlenty Out, Bachmann Goe...

  

  The Republican field appears to be taking shape after the Ames Straw Poll: But exactly what shape? Pawlenty's out, Bachmann's in the lead, Perry's in the race,... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Central Bank and the UK Finding Their Feet in the Current Financial Crisis – Wha...

  

  What should the central banks and the UK do during this financial crisis? Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• On the 30th Anniversary of the IBM 5150, Designer Says PC Era is Over

  

  IBM Personal Computer. Photo credit: Marcin Wichary, http://flic.kr/p/4x17CAThe PC will soon become obsolete, according to the man who helped create one of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Google Takes on Facebook Over Social Gaming

  

  Social gaming like FarmVille is big business - and Google wants in.it’s adding games to its fledgling social network.The shots at Facebook don’t stop there. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Vladimir Putin’s Top Action Moments, from Tiger Shooting to Plane Flying

  

  Russian PM Vladimir Putin. Photo credit: World Economic Forum, http://flic.kr/p/6jegY6When most people go scuba diving, they come back with tedious stories and... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Grazia Admits to Digitally Slimming Kate Middleton in Cover Picture

  

  The already svelte Duchess of Cambridge. Audrey Pilato. http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanistadechiapas/5678661592/sizes/m/in/photostream/Gossipy women’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Republican Debate: Bachmann Clashes with Pawlenty, Romney Keeps Quiet

  

  Michelle Bachmann speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.The biggest debate to date of the Republican presidential nomination rac... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes

  

  Poster for Rise of the Planet of the ApesRise of Planet of the Apes is a prequel, if you will, to the 1968 Planet of the Apes (which was itself followed by... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Financial Sticking Plaster? Short-selling Banned

  

  La Défense, the financial center of France. Photocredit mtoo http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtoo/5042533218/sizes/m/in/photostream/Yes, you’ve guessed it, the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Riot Reactions: Sentences and Moral Decay

  

  David Cameron, taking charge. Photocredit: Brett Jordan http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/6031660085/sizes/m/in/photostream/The riots that have engulfed... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Truth is in There? Ministry of Defence Release UFO Files, Again

  

  UFO flyby? Or Plane. Photo Credit: Adam Baker http://www.flickr.com/photos/atbaker/1314488707/Another batch of ‘X-files’ was released Thursday by the National... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hackers’ Threat to ‘kill Facebook’ Just a Misunderstanding, Says Anonymous

  

  Could Anonymous 'kill' Facebook? Photo Credit: Stian Eikeland http://www.flickr.com/photos/stianeikeland/3696386615/sizes/m/in/photostream/Hacktivist... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY