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• UN Human Rights Chief Recommends Syria to the International Criminal Court

  

  Reports that deaths in Syria have reached 5,000 have caused the UN Human Rights chief to recommend the country to the International Criminal Court. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rooney Mara Wows Critics as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s The Girl With Th...

  

  Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of 2011. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Large Hadron Collider Scientists Glimpse Higgs Boson AKA ‘the God Particle’,...

  

  The Large Hadron Collider. Photo credit: Dominick F Experts may just have pinned down the elusive source of mass nicknamed the “God Particle. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 PHYSICS, SCIENCE

• David Cameron’s EU Treaty Veto Leaves UK Business Nervous Over British Isolation

  

  David Cameron and Angel Merkel: At odds. Photo credit: World Economic Forum, http://flic.kr/p/9hcox5 UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s veto of the proposed... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mary Portas: British High Streets ‘have Reached Crisis Point’

  

  A typical British high street. Photo credit: IWouldStay http://www.flickr.com/photos/iwouldstay/90235593/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Government consultant Mary... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Russian Spring: Oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov Vows to Challenge Vladimir Putin for...

  

  Putin: The puppetmaster? Photo credit: World Economic Forum, http://flic.kr/p/6jegY6 Russia’s third richest man has declared he will challenge prime minister... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sherlock Holmes the Sequel: A Game of Shadows

  

  Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes Robert Downey Jr returns as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with Jude Law a... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• England’s Jonny Wilkinson, World Cup Winner, Model Pro and Kicker of That...

  

  Jonny Wilkinson. Photo credit: adifansnet Jonny Wilkinson has retired from England international duty at the age of 32. He quits the international scene having... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Brokeback Iceberg Shattered: Toronto’s ‘gay’ Penguins Split up

  

  African penguins Buddy and Pedro are no longer an item after Toronto zoo separated the same-sex pair. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 3: Lionel Messi Once Again Lights up El Clasico

  

  Barcelona attacking players Cesc Fabregas (l) and Lionel Messi (r). Photo credit: Globovision When Barcelona play Real Madrid its safe to say no... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Anonymous Promises a LulzXmas Festive Season

  

  An ominous warning from Anonymous. Hacker collective Anonymous have been in the news pretty much throughout 2011. Their audacious and illegal denial of service... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Little Mix Wins The X Factor 2011, the Worst Edition of the Talent Show Yet?

  

  Little Mix and Tulisa, their mentor and The X Factor judge. Photo credit: Ramones karaoke Little Mix have won The X Factor. The four-strong girl band, who were... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• From Arab Spring to Occupy, the Seven Punchiest Protest Signs of 2011

  

  Occupy London. Photo credit: Neil Cummings, http://flic.kr/p/awim5Z From St Paul’s Cathedral, London, to Tahrir Square, Cairo, 2011 has undoubtedly been a year... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Got a News Addict on Your Christmas List This Year? Here’s Our Invaluable News...

  

  An Amazon Kindle Fire under the tree this year? Lucky news junkie! Photo credit: Alan Cleaver, http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/4085081401/ Got a news... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Are We Seeing a “Slavic Spring?”

  

  Vladimir Putin. Photocredit: World Economic Forum Demonstrations in Russia over the weekend, in many cities, were the biggest political protests since... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Climate Change Talks at Durban – What Did They Achieve?

  

  The Climate Change talks, Durban. Photocredit: adopt a negotiator http://www.flickr.com/photos/adoptanegotiator/6431558017/sizes/m/in/photostream/ The United... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, WEATHER

• What David Cameron’s EU Treaty Veto Means for Europe, Britain and the Coalition

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron's veto of the European Union fiscal treaty union causes continued comment. Will the Coalition survive the fallout? And... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eurozone in Crisis: The Death of the Euro Could Trigger World War III

  

  World War III, anyone? At the risk of being accused of scaremongering, I’ll state my point simply and up front: Things in Europe are not as bad as they seem –... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The End of the World as We Know It: The Eurozone Crisis Isn’t Just Bad, It’s...

  

  World War III, anyone? At the risk of being accused of scaremongering, I’ll state my point simply and up front: Things in Europe are not as bad as they seem –... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Obama Backs Health Secretary’s Decision to Limit Access to ‘morning After’...

  

  Plan B One-Step, here in the prescription for under 17s pack. Photo credit: Waltarrrr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltarrrrr/5248623754/ President Barack Obam... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY