Posts Tagged With: guardian.co.uk
Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Investigating officer in pre-trial hearing recommends that 22 charges against WikiLeaks suspect be referred to military trialBradley Manning, the US soldier accused of having been the source of the massive WikiLeaks dump of state secrets, is one step c… Continue reading
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Oxford University professor
Police detain 49-year-old man following discovery of Steven Rawlings’s body at house in OxfordshireA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of an Oxford University professor’s body.Steven Rawlings, 50, a tutorial fellow in… Continue reading
Two Newts emerge in South Carolina to take down Mitt Romney
Both the nasty and nice sides of Newt Gingrich are facing a tough battle in trying to derail Romney’s momentum, but neither side may be able to succeedThere is nice Newt and there is nasty Newt and, in a frantic effort to stop Mitt Romney from clinchin… Continue reading
Richard Desmond plays down his papers’ Madeleine McCann mistakes
Express and Star owner apologises to toddler’s parents at Leveson inquiry, but says his papers were ‘scapegoated’ by PCCRichard Desmond has tried to play down mistakes made by his newspapers over their defamatory coverage of missing Madeleine McCann at… Continue reading
‘Earthquake’ in north-east England may have been plane flying overhead
People report buildings shaking and loud rumbling, but British Geological Survey says signal consistent with a ‘sonic’ eventA suspected earthquake in the north east of England is likely to have been a “sonic” event such as a fast plane flying in the ar… Continue reading
Richard Desmond at the Leveson inquiry: no time for ethics
The former Daily Star reporter who quit in protest at alleged ‘anti-Muslim’ coverage reviews his former boss’s evidenceScruffy geezers doing Dan Dare stuff. South American chess correspondents. Talking drums with Tony Blair.Welcome to the world accordi… Continue reading
Close up: More blockbusters please, we’re British
Film’s favourite PM, David Cameron, stepped in to give his views on what sort of features deserve lottery funding – the big onesThe big storyWhat sort of British films do we want? Or, more specifically, what sort of British films does David Cameron w… Continue reading
Humphrey Lyttelton performing at a London jazz club in 1950 – British Pathé video
Archive British Pathé footage from 1950 of British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton playing at Mack’s restaurant
Witchcraft trial: woman failed to stop brother being killed, court told
Kelly Bamu tells Old Bailey that her sister Magalie failed to act when their younger brother was subjected to a horrific ordealA woman made no attempt to stop her boyfriend torturing and killing her teenage brother over claims he was a witch, a court h… Continue reading
So, Waterstones – no apostrophe? Hey, no catastrophe | David Marsh
Despite masterminding International Apostrophe Day, I am conserving my energy for the punctuation marks in greater needYou might think that, as the man behind last year’s first International Apostrophe Day, I’d be joining the outcry about Waterstones’ … Continue reading »