Category: Interesting news stories

  • A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self

    Don’t we all wish that what we now know about life we knew 20 years ago! With age comes wisdom and in most cases we become more sensible and able to cope with most of what life throws at us. If only you could talk to yourself as a kid and give yourself advice on…

  • What’s the biggest breakfast you can eat?

    I love a cooked breakfast once in a while, but could I eat one of the largest breakfasts served in the UK which consists of 8 eggs, 12 rashers of bacon, 12 sausages, potatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, black pudding, beans and 12 slices of bread. The answer is a definate No! This breakfast, however, is…

  • Bored of listening to music? Listen to TED!

    Quite a while ago I discovered TED. No, this is not some strange man that I found in a remote place! TED stands for Technolgy Entertainment and Design.The BBC in an article today describes TED as a cult. I wouldn’t quite go that far but there is no doubt that since videos of TED talks…

  • Shocking state of 80% of school leavers in Scotland.

    Shocking news in The Scotsman newspaper today about an employer who says that 80% of young people in Scotland are unemployable. Being involved in both business and further education myself I was both interested to read this story and it left me wondering whether the same could be said of young people in the rest…

  • Coffee Shop Owner Bans Mobile Phones

    There is an interesting news story on the BBC website about a coffee stall owner banning customers who are on their mobile phones. He has taken a dislike to customers who try to order whilst they are on their mobile phones to someone else! Well, I have to agree with this guy and well done…

  • England lose 2018 World Cup

    It would have been great if England had won the right to stage the 2018 World Cup but instead it has been awarded to Russia. Does this mean that the so called “Iron Curtain” has lost its final piece ? I watched the England bid live on TV and it was very impressive. Prince William,…

  • MP’s must be sacked if found guilty.

    The expressions on the faces of the MP’s who were brave enough to appear on BBC Question Time on Thursday night said it all ! They all looked highly embarrassed apart from Margaret Beckett who decided she would try and defend herself. She failed miserably, however, to convince the outraged audience. What is becoming clear…

  • The UK’s Population Problem

    I have been looking at a very interesting website called Optimum Population Trust. The website is full of very interesting facts about the UK’s and the World’s population and in particular about what they feel is an over populated planet Earth. Lets look at the UK facts. In 2008 the population of the UK reached…

  • Is a Cash For Cars Scheme a Good Idea ?

    In Germany new car sales have increased it is reported by 40% in the month of March. As part of their economic stimulus package the German government is paying old car owners 2,500 euros towards the purchase of a new car and about 1 million car owners have taken advantage of the scheme so far.…

  • Somali Pirates Must be Stupid or Very Brave

    I last posted about Somali pirates back in November 2008 but the problem is still going on. Hopefully now though, they  may have bitten off more than they can chew as they are up against the US navy. Ship captain Richard Phillips is being held hostage in a boat along 4 Somali pirates and there is…

  • Google Streetview is Great !

    I’m afraid that I don’t have much sympathy with protesters in the village of Broughton, just outside Milton Keynes, who prevented the Google Streetview car from taking photographs of their village. Their argument is that Google Streetview is an intrusion of privacy and that it facilitates crime. They say that they should have been consulted…

  • Who Wants To Live Forever ?

    News that Simon Cowell wants his body frozen when he dies so that he can come back to host future versions of the X-Factor has re-opened the debate about Cryonics. Cryonics is when a body is frozen and then brought back to life in the future when technology has advanced to the extent that this…