These are the people protecting freedom of expression across the world

Artists, writers, journalists and campaigners are among the candidates shortlisted for the 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. Drawn from more than 400 crowdsourced nominations, the shortlist celebrates the people fighting for freedom of expression against immense obstacles, with many of the 16 shortlisted nominees regularly targeted by authorities ...

M.I.A to Curate Southbank Centre’s 24th Meltdown Festival

Rapper, producer, director and visual artist M.I.A. has been announced as the curator of the Southbank Centre's 24th Meltdown Festival, which will take place from 9-18 June 2017. Launched 25 years ago, the festival is famed for bringing to life the world of its curator, counting Patti Smith, David Bowie, Yoko ...

Alastair Cook gets his final decision just right

Sport News 24/7 It could feasibly have happened at any point over the past three years. Following England’s harrowing Ashes whitewash in Australia in 2013/14, the captaincy of Alastair Cook has been open to debate. Quite how he survived the cull that took place after that disastrous tour is beyond ...

Spot the one-eyed Jack in this brain teaser

Hit the road, Jack - the latest puzzle to bamboozle the web has been dealt out. Lurking among the face cards in this deck is a single one-eyed Jack, and you’ll have to play your cards right to spot him. Greg Tatton-Brown, the Market Manager UK for Casumo.com, who dealt ...

Is the Casual Gaming Trend Still Relevant in 2017?

The gaming industry has exploded over the past two decades, and there have never been more options for gamers in terms of genre, platform and online capability. A recent study led by ESA found that 155 million people play video games regularly just in the US, with four out of ...

March Madness is coming…

America loves sport. From the NFL Super Bowl to the NHL Winter Classic, there are multiple annual events that entice huge crowds from across the country. However, there’s one tournament that you might not have heard about. It’s called March Madness, and it features 68 college basketball teams battling it ...

FGM is a serious human rights violation that needs to end

By Mary Wandia, Manager of End Female Genital Mutilation Programme, Equality Now Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a campaign day established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the urgent need to end this unacceptable form of child abuse and violence against ...

The Canterbury & District Model Engineering Society's miniature railway at Sturry in happier times..  Railway buffs were left distraught after parts of their model railway were stolen by metal thieves - worth just £36.  See NATIONAL story NNTRACK.  The entire 720 foot circuit was stripped of its aluminium running rails and almost a third of the track itself was stolen.  But the callous thieves' hard work will earn them just £36, and cost the owners thousands.  The track was taken during the early hours of Sunday morning from the Canterbury and District Model Engineering Society, based in Sturry, Kent.

Metal thieves pillage miniature railway for just £36

Railway buffs were left distraught after parts of their model railway were stolen by metal thieves - worth just £36. The entire 720 foot circuit was stripped of its aluminium running rails and almost a third of the track itself was stolen. But the callous thieves' hard work will earn ...

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