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It was six months ago that rioting occurred in the capital and now police are having a major crackdown on those gangs located in the city which were largely blamed for much of the disorder that occurred during the riots. The rioting was some of the worst that the country has seen for decades and the . . . → Read More: London gangs face crackdown  Internet entrepreneurs today are only a little different from the entrepreneurs you find in any corporate boardroom; only interested in the bottom line, “blue-sky” thinking and other business jargon. It wasn’t always that way, however, especially in the early days of the internet when those who set up their own websites and online businesses were often rebellious . . . → Read More: Kim Dotcom Megaupload.com fall from grace Residents in northern England and Scotland have taken a step closer to a high-speed railway route to London, thanks to the approval of the first stage between the capital and Birmingham. The fast train, known as the HS2 project, has been in the pipeline for many months and was finally given the go head by the Conservative . . . → Read More: High-speed railway route to link North and South The former striker for Manchester United, Eric Cantona, has recently said that he wishes to run for president in France. He has taken actions to gather signatures from elected officials so that he can start his election campaign by the end of February. Mr Cantona describes himself as an engaged citizen of France and has written . . . → Read More: Eric Cantona president in France A recent move by the Taliban has suggested that they might be ready to begin peace talks about the end of the insurgency in Afghanistan. The Taliban have agreed that they will open up a peace mission in Qatar, and this is seen as a significant reversal of the previous position when it would not end . . . → Read More: Taliban talk about peace talks Thousands of government and private organisations are taking a close look at their accounts after Anonymous Group linked hackers stole credit card info from a security firm in America on Christmas Eve and used the money they stole to make charity donations. The attack was focused on Texas based Stratfor, a company that offers analysis to international . . . → Read More: Anonymous Group sends company cash to charities The announcement on Monday of the death of North Korea’s president-for-life Kim Jong-il brought the country back into the spotlight of international attention. Analysts on all fronts have made tentative predictions about the short and long-term consequences of his death and the succession of his heir, Kim Jong Un. As North Koreans officially mourn the passing of . . . → Read More: North Korea and the future of nasty dictators A cross-party group of politicians have recently said the personal finance education should be a part of the school curriculum. An eight-month enquiry by ministers has found that all school leavers should be equipped with basic financial knowledge so that they won’t run into financial difficulties in the future. The report demands that financial education become . . . → Read More: Personal finance education should come into schools The director of external affairs at Ofqual is Francis Thomas and he has recently spoken out against exam boards. He has said, “Parliament have just passed a law which gives us the ability to fine exam boards but this is not the ultimate sanction that we want to have. We want to be able to shut . . . → Read More: Ofqual test upset Nick Clegg, the deputy PM, who has managed against all odds to make the previous holder of the post, John Prescott, seem trustworthy and endearing, has now suggested that we need to amend our approach to domestic violence. Mr Clegg believes that instead of dwelling only on the physical assault that has taken place between two . . . → Read More: Nick Clegg speaks out on domestic violence |
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