British Government Tables New Climate Bill

Bowing to pressure from opposition parties and environmental campaigners, the British government will table a new long-term climate change bill for inclusion in next month's Queen's speech. Despite the new initiative, green campaigners remain critical as the new bill is not...

Time for Robinson to select boldly

Mick Cleary op-ed on England Rugby Union Head Coach Andy Robinson's selection dilemmas for the upcomming 4 test autumn internationals. England will play New Zealand, Argentina and then South Africa twice at Twickenham throughout November.As there is an agreement between the...

Today in history - Oct. 24

"Today is Tuesday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2006. There are 68 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect. On this date: In 1537, Jane Seymour, the third wife of...

Millionaire (probably) sports star is actually a gipsy in a mobile home!

This soccer player in England is actually a Romany gipsy, despite earning £100k a year. And the authorities want to evict him! Great story! anyone else know of any similar stories in other countries?? JK

Join London's Climate Change Rally & March - Nov 4th

A host of initiatives, celebrities and rallies are coming together in the UK calling on Tony Blair and the Labour government to introduce aggressive new climate change legislation in next month's Queen's Speech. On November 4th anyone in London can add their voice to the push...

New ways to strike it rich on the Web

"Clever entrepreneurs are using the Internet to build a healthy customer base - before they even have the ability to deliver what they're selling. One of the many remarkable aspects of the Internet is how easily people can use it to pretend to be something they aren't. There...

Today in history - Oct. 14

"Today is Saturday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2006. There are 78 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1947, Air Force test pilot Charles E. ("Chuck") Yeager broke the sound barrier as he flew the experimental Bell X-1 rocket plane over Edwards Air...

Archaeology: Ancient Stonehenge Houses Unearthed

From the Discovery Channel: Nine Neolithic-era buildings have been excavated in the Stonehenge world heritage site, according to a report in the journal British Archaeology (paper not yet available online).The structures, which appear to have been homes, date to 2,600-2,500...

My Buddy Jack Kapica is really on to something

This guy is rarely wrong. Pay attention - pay careful attention:"Jack Kapica, 05/10/06 at 3:09 PM EDT While I advise everyone to have an anti-virus system in place, I was a little taken aback this morning by a press release I received from GFI, a software company based in...

International football players: Terry Backing Rooney to Come Good

"England captain John Terry has urged for calm over striker Wayne Rooney's loss of form.Rooney, 20, has failed to score in a competitive international since June 2004 but should still start in the Euro 2008 qualifier in Croatia on Wednesday."

A little bit of England in China - Watch Video

Business owners in a scenic English town are baffled by the decision by Chinese developers to recreate their premises in Shanghai