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• President Assad Sends Troops to Hama, William Hague Rules out Military...

  

  The Syrian crackdown has claimed at least 142 lives after President Assad's troops attacked protest city Hama on the eve of Ramadan. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Home Finally Found for Kitler, the Abandoned Cat Who Looks (a Bit ) Like Hitler

  

  A kitten which resembles Adolf Hitler, who had been repeatedly passed over by prospective owners to an English animal shelter, has now been re-homed. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 CURRENT, HOME, HUMOR, PETS

• US Debt Ceiling Deal Finally Reached, Did Obama ‘surrender?’

  

  A deal has finally been reached to raise the US debt ceiling. But fears persist that credit ratings agencies could downgrade US Treasuries from their vaunted... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Oh I Do Like to Be Beside…the Southbank: The Case for Creative Civic Philanthropy

  

  The Seine was turned into a pleasure beach for Parisians enjoying a "staycation" - why can't London do the same? Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2011 CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Captain America

  

  Following in the footsteps in Spiderman, Iron Man and the X Men, Captain America is the latest Marvel Comics character to hit the big screen. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Royal Family Film Extravaganza: Pippa Middleton Documentary, New William and Kat...

  

  A new documentary promises to lift the lid on Pippa Middleton's relationship with Prince Harry; it probably won't. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Hackgate: Did News of the World Hack Sara Payne While Backing Her Anti-paedophil...

  

  Rebekah Brooks (neé Wade), former editor of the News of the World, gives evidence in front of a select committee in March, 2003. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Amy Winehouse: An Influence, Or Under the Influence, Or Both?

  

  After the death of soul singer Amy Winehouse, commentators consider her influence on aspects of life. Was she dotty or divine? Or just a sad waste of potential? Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• US Debt Ceiling Debate Continues; Default a Possibility

  

  Not so sunny days on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Will Palmer America spun closer to defaulting on its debts after Speaker of the House John Boehner failed to... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Somalia Famine: Why Did Nobody Prepare?

  

  As conditions in war-torn and drought-afflicted Somalia worsen, questions are being raised about the predictability of the famine. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Olympics 2012: People Do Care!

  

  The Olympic Stadium: Photocredit: Gerry Balding http://www.flickr.com/photos/8929612@N04/5915687592/sizes/z/in/photostream/After a survey reported that less tha... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Nafissatou Diallo, DSK’s Accuser, Turns Public Opinion in France with Interviews

  

  Nafissatou Diallo, the Guinean maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, broke her silence - and it looks like her account is changing opinions... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Greece Bail-out a “one-off”, Says German Finance Minister: Europe Shivers Once...

  

  As German finance minister Wolfgang Schaüble says that the Greek bail-out will be a "one-off", what else is going on in the Eurozone? Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Arab Spring is Faltering

  

  William Hague has announced his fears about the Arab Spring. As Libya reaches stalemate, and other nations remain in a state of uncertainty, the future looks... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• After Breivik’s Attacks, Norwegian Society Should Be “more Open”

  

  After the attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, and as Norway mourns its dead, the Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, quietly defends his country's principles and... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

  

  Julian Barnes has made it onto the Man Booker longlist for the fourth time with his new novella; can it win? Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Government ‘nudge’ Approach to Health Criticised in House of Lords Report

  

  Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. Photo credit: NHS Confederation http://flic.kr/p/a1Hcud The UK government’s “nudge” approach to the country’s health has come... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• How Not to Respond to the Death of Amy Winehouse

  

  Amy Winehouse, Hovefestivalen 2007. Foto: Kim Erlandsen, NRK P3, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrk-p3/2325404812/ Reactions to the tragic death of Amy Winehouse... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Northerners Have Bigger Eyes – and Bigger Brains, Say Researchers

  

  People living in the northern climes adapted bigger eyes - and, as a result, bigger brains, claim Oxford University anthropologists. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 BIOLOGY, CULTURE, CURRENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Spain’s El Bulli Restaurant to Close, Diners Bereft

  

  Legendary Michelin 3-star restaurant El Bulli is to close. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 CURRENT, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, SOCIETY