And the award goes to?
There are no end of awards ceremonies throughout the year and it was the Glamour awards this time. And who should win the main prize of Woman of the Year? Whose photo seems to be on the front pages virtually every day for some reason? No, Not Harriet Harperson.
Pebble art
Sculptor Peter Codling has spent sixteen years making clay stones in a kiln at his home, numbering them and then inviting people to decorate them before throwing them into the waves off Southsea beach, Portsmouth. His objective was to hurl one million pebbles into the sea and create an artistic ‘handmade monument to the people by the people for the …
Paying to be insecure
A tribunal in the UK has ruled that suspected al-Qaeda terrorists Abid Naseer and Ahmad Faraz Khan, who allegedly plotted to bomb a packed shopping centre and continue to pose a threat to national security, cannot be deported to Pakistan because it would breach their human rights.
Sticks at the ready
In the UK, Morris dancing dates back to the latter part of the fifteenth century.
The dos and dont’s
If anyone is curious about what you can and cannot do in a polling station (relating to voting) then here is a good explanation. What can you NOT do in a polling station?
Freedom of belief
An interesting, and disturbing (mis)use of the Public Order Act, introduced in 1986 to tackle violent rioters and football hooligans.
Boobquake
Far more time, effort and money should be spent on this valuable research. Did ‘Boobquake’ Facebook group spark Taiwan tremor? New ‘evidence’ for cleric who claimed baring of cleavage causes earthquakes If it didn’t actually cause the tremor, it probably led to an increase in global warming.
And the rich get richer
The Sunday Times Rich List indicates that during the past year of recession and financial crisis, the combined wealth of Britain’s 1,000 richest people has increased by 30%.
Travel update
Plans to re-open British airspace have been scaled back after reports of a new ash cloud heading into British airspace. Scottish airspace reopened at 7am today and the UK’s first flight, from Glasgow to Stornaway, took to the air at around 7.15am. Although other UK airspace is expected to open at 1pm today, the threat of a new volcanic ash …