Archive for April, 2010

It’s the Sun wot got it wrong

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Blimey – what a week that was. Between them, Greece and the UK have been dragging me in all directions over the past seven days – with more than one sneaky politician trying to make the link between the two. But, just because the UK’s deficit will be bigger than Greece’s this year, should we be worried? …read more

Skate 3 for me

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 10 years you will most likely have heard of the “Tony Hawk Series”. This is a set of games that allows the player to live out their fantasy of becoming a skater without actually having to leave the comfort of their own living room. Now its biggest rival has come around for round 3, ‘Skate 3’ is the third game in the franchise and it allows the player to be immersed in a realistic world of skate boarding mayhem, with realistic physics that make “Tony Hawk” look like it’s just been cooked up in a garden shed by a 15 year old. …read more

The Phobos Monolith

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The Phobos Monolith. (A glint in Buzz Aldrin’s eye.)

Let me take you away from the chaos of the election for a Minute or two by delving head on into the subject of space anomalies. In this crackpot world many people have studied the pictures from the Mars Rover and Mars Global Surveyor and believe they can see cities and other artefacts on Mars and even on our own moon. …read more

House prices to stay high

Friday, April 30th, 2010

First an overview of last night’s leaders’ debate and that will lead into why I say house prices are set to stay relatively high.

The last leaders’ debate went pretty much as expected last night. Each protagonist was slicker, more relaxed and much more ready to attack the opposition.

But how did they fare overall? …read more

The Mighty Oak

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

UK nature groups are warning that an entirely new bacteria strain may be threatening the oak tree population of the UK.

The oak is the predominant tree in the UK and this disease may have the potential to redraw our much loved landscape. …read more

I Stand For Children

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The NSPCC has cared for and will continue to care for many a child for a long time to come. They tirelessly campaign for the rights of children and the prevention of child cruelty. Although in this day and age, we should know better than to mistreat our children or neglect them at all, we should definitely not have to witness tragic cases of children dying at the hands of those who are meant to be taking care of them! Our children are our responsibility but more than that, they are a source of love.

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Gordon’s B-word

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

In a highly public and the most embarrassing way, Gordon Brown’s slip has ended up spreading around the globe faster than a sovereign debt crisis. …read more

Facebook favours clients over competition for financial gain

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Recently we have been witness to Google’s bid for cyber domination, slowly creeping into the territory of social networks such as Facebook under cover of the net. The search engine has invaded the cyber world, taking on any and all services they find however, that world wide social network with an ever growing reputation …read more

Has Whitney Houston Lost it?

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

She was regarded as one of the world’s greatest singers but, after a succession of bad reviews and disastrous concerts, the public are beginning to ask if the years of abuse have robbed her of her talent?

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Jack Tweed found not guilty of raping 19 year old

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Jade Goody’s 22 year old widower and his friend have been acquitted for the charges of rape at trial. The jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court took just 15 minutes to consider their verdict before reaching their decision.

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Give free heroin to addicts on the NHS says nurses leader

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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Clegg sets the agenda

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

There is now a sense in the air that Nick Clegg is setting the ground for the future of politics in the UK. …read more