Two United Nations agencies are boosting their efforts to fight malnutrition amongst children in South Sudan in a desperate battle to avoid catastrophic loss of...
The UK Government is fuelling the conflict in Yemen and is potentially violating both domestic and international laws on the sales of arms, Oxfam has warned.
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In contrast to many of the governments around Western Europe, and indeed the world, the church may well be willing to do its part in defending those who have been forced from their homes and into other countries.
Pope Francis has put out the call ...
In a move that is as controversial as it is necessary, the BBC have announced that they will propose doing a daily news broadcast which will be beamed into Nort...
A petition calling on the Government to “swap” Katie Hopkins for 50,000 refugees from Syria is approaching the 50,000 signatures required. I should tell you tho...
So for over a decade, you've effectively gone through the same routine at the same time every year; you buy fresh stationery, fresh book materials and uniforms/clothing for school and then most likely college. But now, whilst you are joining anxious ...
One Direction are a band that have gained worldwide recognition and fans of all ages ever since they shot to fame on the hit reality competition show The X Fact...
Your time at university will be spent in a number of different ways – while you are obviously there to study and gain a degree in your chosen subject, there is ...
On Tuesday YouGov published a roundabout set of polls concerning the public attitude towards the House of Lords under the heading 'Most people want fewer politicians in the House of Lords'. The article is a general reiteration of opprobrium towards ...
Cluster munitions have been used in five countries during 2015 posing a devastating threat to civilian populations caught in conflict zones, according to Human ...
You'll be familiar with the image of a starving child, squatting by a mud filled river filled with parasites, their only source of hydration, a haunting piano i...
In another show that India is developing in to a world power and what we call a “First World Country”, they have eliminated another disease as a potential killer of its citizens.
Just one short year after eliminating another killer, polio, India h...
When Francesca Pardi sent Pope Francis her children’s book, “Why do you have two moms?” she probably wasn’t expecting a response from one of the most influentia...
The Spanish authorities have arrested an American man, a sentence not often heard, but in this case the charges turn the stomach of most ordinary people. The Am...
The old adage that says working harder, for longer produces better results may well be changing according to a new study published this week.
Shortening the school week to four days, instead of staying at the customary five, has a positive impact ...
As if America needed more gun deaths. Yet another of the citizens of the great nation we call the United States of America has lost their life to a gun crime. A...
A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case a picture is worth $170,000. A picture of an apparently very desperate man selling pens on the streets of Leba...
In yet another show of how governments should really work harder to protect their citizens, a man has been released after spending the last 4 months in prison after he was found to have methylamphetamine in his possession was released without charges...
Everyone has to make big decisions, it’s just a part of life, like eating or breathing, it’s something we all have to do. Some of us are even asked to make big ...
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After we saw how The Sun covered the terrible incident that happened yesterday, we take a look at how the rest of the British Newspapers handled it. From the go...
So I’ve just come back from another big trip and having previously written about the joys of travel, I decided to write about some of the things I have learnt d...
Are you going to Birmingham for Uni? According to research by Bath Spa University, you should be pretty carful you don't pick up any of the local lingo as it could stop you getting that grad job!
So, what did you learn today? Today the Social Stud...
Let’s look back at the Next-Gen launch a few years ago. Among the many themes, social gaming was chief and we were ready for it. Sure, we had headsets on the ol...
Sometimes, I think I am, at heart, something of an elderly lady. Since leaving my teenage years behind, I continually find myself saying things like “when I was...
Summer may be in full swing but bloggers and designers everywhere are already thinking about the next season. Recent catwalks are showing signs of a few summer influences, such as bright colour and bold prints, but specific pieces are adapted perfect...
After studying long and hard through mandatory education, you’re faced with a tough initial choice. Do you continue to study or head off into the world of emp...
In a world where, more often than not, we as humans can only feel disappointment in other members of our species, occasionally an act of unwarranted kindness ca...
In a strikingly fast turnaround the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving just 10 months of his sentence.
If you have been living under a rock for the past couple of years you may...
