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The Magic Of Christmas At Crafts

Birmingham Xmas Hobbycraft

Birmingham Xmas Hobbycraft

Embrace the magic of Christmas by visiting Crafts for Christmas, Hobbycrafts and Art Materials Live! from 8-11 November at the NEC, Birmingham. With everything you need for a beautiful handmade Christmas, this is the perfect way to add some sparkle to your Christmas this year. [Read more…]

UK snubs tribal rights

Samburu Tribe

The UK has dismayed tribal and indigenous peoples as well as activists around the world by refusing to ratify a key international law, which protects their basic human rights by involving them in consultations over ‘development’ projects on their land. [Read more…]

2013 BRC Calendar Announced

The MSA British Rally Championship will move back to a seven-round format in 2013, with the Scottish Rally back in the calendar after a seven year break.

MSA British Rally Championship

MSA British Rally Championship

The new-look calendar will also see Rally North Wales back as the opening round of the series, with Rallye Sunseeker playing host to the season finale in October. [Read more…]

Round Wales charity walker

Charity walker gets sponsorship boost

Charity walker gets sponsorship boost

A charity walker who is walking around Wales to help a three-year-old girl take her first steps has had a boost from a specialist orthotics company. [Read more…]

The Truth about Immigration

Britain: the Truth about Immigration

The Truth about Immigration

The Truth about Immigration

This fascinating insight into history and a major current political topic in the UK comes from my long-time friend Robin Mitchinson*, with some light editing by me…

Whether politicians like it or not, immigration is now well up the political agenda in the UK. There sure is a lot of nonsense spoken about it. [Read more…]

British Grand Prix Review

British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

Bruno Senna drove a strong race to finish in ninth position in the British Grand Prix to add two points to Williams F1’s tally in the constructors’ championship. Our Chief Operations Engineer Mark Gillan sums up the team’s performance in its home race. [Read more…]

Summer Of 3D

Summer Of 3D

Summer Of 3D

This summer, BBC One’s award-winning Planet Dinosaur and the world-famous Last Night of the Proms will be broadcast for the first time in 3D on the BBC’s HD Channel. These two events join select coverage of Wimbledon and the Olympics in a Summer of 3D, part of the BBC’s two-year trial experimenting with 3D production and distribution. [Read more…]

Debt Could Simply Vanish

currency

Much of that Debt Could Simply Vanish

Instead of selling its huge holdings of UK government bonds bought to finance fiscal deficits, which would push up interest rates and hamper economic recovery, the Bank of England could just “retire the debt” (cancel the bonds and write off the losses), suggests fund manager Jim Leaviss. [Read more…]

Athletes Say Thank You

Seb Coe

Seb Coe

Today over 400 National Lottery-funded athletes from across the UK have said ‘Thank You’ to National Lottery players for their life-changing funding.

Athletes looking to represent their country on the world’s biggest stage in just 39 days’ time today took to social networking sites to express their gratitude to National Lottery players.   [Read more…]

Walkinshaw now Gloucester Chairman

Ryan Walkinshaw

Ryan Walkinshaw

David McKnight, Gloucester Rugby’s non executive Chairman is stepping down after 18 months in the role with Ryan Walkinshaw assuming the role of Executive Chairman. [Read more…]