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Stories of the week 2 December

 

 

World

This week had some potentially explosive news in more ways than one.

First off the block, Russia seized Ukrainian ships in what Ukraine considered to be a precursor to all-out war. In preparation , Ukraine implemented martial law in certain regions.

The migrant caravan arrived at US Border at long last amid reports of appalling conditions. The situation became extreme when US Border officials fired tear gas into crowds of women and children.

 

 

Middle East

The repercussions of the appalling Khashoggi murder continued to rumble around the world this week.  President Trump changed his mind to support the Saudi regime while edgy world leaders at the G20 meeting came face-to-face with the Crown Prince.

 

 

Brexit

Brexit had a frenzy of stories from a lot of different angles this week.

The terrifying picture of a No-Deal Brexit once again was framed this week by the Press and the usual disclaimers of ‘Project Fear’ followed.  No-Deal was seen as being worse than the 1930s crash.

The Government went against the will of Parliament and refused to publish the full legal advice surrounding the Brexit Deal in a direct attack on democracy.

Despite denying the people a vote, Theresa May is happy to talk the people about her deal even though they are powerless to do anything to change it.  The TV debate has all sides wanting to be represented but it seems the very artificial debate will now just be May and Corbyn.

Follow this link for some fascinating reading as you can see what all sides of the press think of the Brexit deal and reveal exactly where they stand.

 

 

Austerity

On what promises to be a very miserable Christmas for many, the use of foodbanks is unhappily set to break recently broken records.

Out of desperation and need, a group of mothers is taking the Government to court over their broken Universal Credit system.  The claim is that the system infringes their human rights and ability to work,

 

 

Environment

In bad news for the planet, after his own administration delivered an apocalyptic report on climate change Donald Trump refused to believe it much to the world’s surprise.

 

 

Science

NASA’s InSight probe reached the end of its journey this week and managed to survive a seven-minute violently turbulent descent onto the surface of Mars. The InSight probe will dig down into the red planet in a search for signs of life.

 

 

 

 

Stories of the week 21 October

 

Brexit

A big week for Brexit from so many angles.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched for a People’s Vote and/or 2nd Referendum.  The Press were true to their political form and bias. Headlines and comments clearly show the steep divide between sections of the Press and therefore, sections of the public. See it all here.

The Prime Minister decided that an extension to the transition period might be best. This was met with disdain from all sides particularly Brexiters.

Various global car manufacturers once again warned against the dangers of a No Deal Brexit and the impact on future investment and job security.

In more unusual Brexit news, Theresa May’s Chequer’s deal has been the subject of an attack from an anonymously-backed Facebook campaign targeted at specific individuals.

 

 

Politics

In more disappointing news for the Government, one of their own, Conservative MP Johnny Mercer said that the Party had been so badly led by Theresa May that even he wouldn’t vote for it.

In more alarming news for the Government and the NHS budget, the UK Baby mortality rate could soon double that of other western nations if current trends continue and immediate action isn’t taken.

 

 

Austerity

The trail of destruction from Universal Credit continued this week. After admitting that claimants and families would actually be worse off under the new system, The Conservatives voted to cover up having to publicly declare by how much.

 

 

Society

In more fallout from Brexit and austerity, a major study has found a deeply divided Britain with religious hate crime up 40% and most of it aimed at the Muslim community.

 

 

Middle East

The news this week has been dominated by the tragic events around the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It really is worth the time following this story through. Starting with accusations of the awful torture and murder of the journalist carried out in a consulate in Turkey. Saudi Arabia, although denying it, found itself exposed to the world. Donald Trump threatening retribution.

Saudi Arabia finally admitted to Mr Khashoggi dying in a fist fight. Something that was credible according to Donald Trump.

 

 

Environment

This week once again saw some truly incredible stories in our Environment section.

Donald Trump agreed that climate change existed but ‘it would change back’.

News on the largest living thing dying and the ‘Antarctic singing’ formed a great example of the range of environmental stories this week.

This week saw another extraordinary story when the tables turned and elephants hunted the hunter.

 

 

Science

Tributes poured in this week for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen who passed away this week aged 65.

Plans came to light this week on a city in China launching a fake moon to brighten the night skies.  Night after night.

 

 

World

Similar to King Arthur, a young girl pulled a 1,500 year old Viking sword from a lake.

In astonishing news, one of the wealthiest cities in the US, Los Angeles, has an outbreak of typhus amongst its poorest citizens.

 

 

Stories of the week 14 October

 

Brexit

This week’s Brexit was all about movement and lack of movement.

The M26 may well become the ‘road to nowhere’ in the event of a no-deal Brexit. At least that’s what the government plans as they undertook secretive studies in night closures this week.

On the other hand, Nicola Sturgeon believes that Scotland is firmly on the move with talk of the SNP backing a second referendum on top of another Independence vote.

Much like a truck on the M26, Arlene Foster and the DUP are going nowhere over the Northern Irish border issue.  They threatened to bring down the government if they didn’t like the final deal.  Now there’s talk of May either dumping the DUP to get her deal through or paying them millions more to ensure their support.

 

 

Politics

This week was grim for the Conservatives on the domestic front.

Despite May promising the end of austerity, Universal Credit has been found to be a catastrophic mistake.  Warnings of riots when the system is rolled out similar to the Poll Tax were made by politicians from all sides.  To make matters worse, Esther McVey admitted people would be worse off under the new system.  To complete the bleak picture it was also revealed that McVey had made charities sign gagging orders to stop them talking about the failure.

 

 

Society

The Army has launched an investigation after videos and photos emerged of far right figurehead, Tommy Robinson, posing with British soldiers in uniform.

In more ‘shocking’ news, Banksy has been voted more popular than the Queen.

 

 

Environment

A UN report this week had a massive impact around the world. We have 12 short years to halve global emissions or face a bleak future.  Time is running out and we have to move fast or face potentially life-ending consequences.

Damaging his ‘green credentials’, Michael Gove did not attend the Climate Change Summit day after the UN report.

 

 

 

Middle East

More bad news for the Government after they were accused of changing the long-held British approach to the death penalty in order to appease Donald Trump.

Saudi Arabia have been accused of the torturing and killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi as the world considers sanctions.

 

 

Technology

There was a bumper crop of stories in our Technology section this week.

In a world first, MPs invited a robot to give evidence on the subject of AI.  The robot will be the first ‘non-human’ to appear before the UK Parliament.

In the US, the first robot farm replaces humans with intelligent machines.

And finally, an ‘alien base’ has been found Google tools.