A mother who has refused to consent to urgent cancer treatment for her seven year old son has had her decision overturned in court. Sally Roberts had sought to deny her son, Neon, radiotherapy as part of his treatment plan for a cancerous brain tumor on the grounds she considered it a danger to his long term future with …
Last year was probably the last time the UK will ever see a full nationwide paper census. Last year’s census had the option to complete it online, one would imagine that in another 10 years online will be the only option. Developing, printing and mailing paper forms to every household in the land is getting expensive! There has been …
Well this is a bit of a stupid move by the US Patent and Trademark Office. For some inexplicable reason they have approved a patent application from Apple to protect the shape of the iPad. For those unfamiliar with an iPad – it’s a rectangle with rounded corners. The patent does not cover any of …
That photo says it all. The utter surrealism of a woman openly crying after Mitt Romney’s election night defeat, flanked by a man dressed as Captain America. The phrase ‘Only In America’ is used far too frequently, but this really is one of those cases. The election itself was a bit of a non-event, despite murmurs in some quarters about what …
So, part one of this year’s grand adventure stretched from Split on the Croatian coast down through an area in Croatia known as Dalmatia to Dubrovnik at the Southern tip of Croatia. Arrival in Split from Manchester was late at night so by the time we got into the hostel we didn’t have much time …
I’ve been following this story for the last few months, and its a gentle reminder that even the religions most people consider to be mild mannered can have their moments. Which is where the Amish come in – step forward Mr Samuel Mullet. Which by the way is the most stereotypical Amish name I’ve ever …
In an extraordinary display of social, moral and political bankruptcy – the World’s wealthiest woman has decided it is appropriate to accuse her work force and fellow citizens of being lazy and of harbouring a sense of entitlement. No stranger to controversy resulting from her often ignorant attempts at social commentary, Gina Rinehart has out done herself yet again with …
Last week saw the sad passing of Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon. He died from complications after surgery to relieve four blocked coronary arteries. US President Barack Obama summed up this great man in one wonderfully simple phrase; ”Neil Armstrong was a hero not just of his time, but of …
A tiny but shocking article appeared to today’s Times newspaper, a small column of text summarising a much more in depth article by David Colquhoun, available on his own website. Last month Queen Mary University announced it was going to have to tighten its belt and cut the number of staff. This is hardly surprising given …
The dust is beginning to settle from Friday’s massacre of 12 innocent people attending the midnight showing of the new Batman film in Aurora, Colorado. The fallout from such a tragic event is sure to be far reaching, but if recent history tells us anything not far reaching enough. Aurora is just 20 miles from …
