Russia “fired warning shots” at Turkey in near miss collision between ships in Aegean Sea December 13, 2015 Russia "fired warning shots" at Turkey, the country's defence ministry said on Sunday, after two ships came within 500 metres of each other in the Aegean Sea. A destroyer warship named Smetlivy was forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel when it could not be contacted, in order to avoid a collision. According to the Interfax [...]
Robert Dyas Christmas advert wins weirdest ad of 2015 for “we’re gay, straight and bi” YouTube video December 13, 2015 We've had John Lewis's Christmas advert bonanza, then the Man on the Moon spoof (from Aldi, who else), as well as the curveball surprise hit of the Christmas ad season (a Spanish lottery ad, if you missed it). Now, we have the winner of the title for weirdest ad of the year (and not just Christmas). Of [...]
Margaret Thatcher Christies auction: Famous blue suit, “Tank Raincoat”, Faulklands table and dispatch box of former Prime Minsiter go under the hammer December 13, 2015 Aquascutum power suits, a Prime ministerial dispatch box and letters from Ronald Reagan: these are just some of the personal items once belonging to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher which are about to go under the hammer. The auction of hundreds of items which once belonged to the UK's first female Prime Minister will take place at Christies in London this week. It will also [...]
Republican front runner Donald Trump told he will “never win” by Saudi prince in Twitter spat December 12, 2015 A Saudi prince has told Donald Trump he will "never win" next year's US presidential election. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, said "you are a disgrace not only to the GOP but to all America" in a tweet to Trump. He added: "Withdraw from the US presidential race as you [...]
More floods to hit Cumbria in the aftermath of Storm Desmond, warns Met Office December 12, 2015 The floods aren't over yet – the Met Office has warned that Cumbria is likely to be hit by a second wave of them, as more rain takes hold northern England. In total 1.5 inches of rain is expected to accumulate in Cumbria over the course of Saturday, which might not sound like much, but [...]
Saudi Arabia allows women to vote for the first time ever December 12, 2015 Today, women in Saudi Arabia are being allowed to vote for the first time in the kingdom's history. Across the country, they are casting their ballots in municipal elections – the first since 2005. Some difficulty is created, however, by the fact that women are not allowed to drive – just 130,000 have registered to [...]
COP21 Paris Climate Change Summit: Countries agree to keep warming “well below” 2C December 12, 2015 Countries gathered in Paris for the UN's COP21 climate change summit have at last agreed on a deal, which involves keeping warming to "well below" 2C. French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said the "ambitious and balanced" deal would be a "historic turning point" if it goes ahead. "The world is holding its breath, it's counting on [...]
Countdown to Christmas 2015: Six of the most amazing and useful inventions of the year December 12, 2015 The stream of inventions flowing out of labs across the world never seems to stop, and 2015 has been no exception – over the last 12 months, a huge number of new inventions have been presented to us by scientists. Only today, we learned that American technicians managed to develop robots that can learn in [...]
From Tesco’s share price and Donald Trump’s hot air to property prices spiralling out of control: Here’s what got us talking this week December 11, 2015 The most expensive car of the year sold for a cool £18m. The shadow City minister played hard to get.. And we remembered all sorts of things about the last 12 months. Here's What Got us Talking 1) You're probably not working at one of the best companies in the UK And, seeing as it's [...]
EA’s new eSports division shows investors should stop ignoring and undervaluing competitive video gaming’s golden growth potential December 11, 2015 Last month, the best-performing media release of the year was revealed. It wasn’t Spectre, Adele’s new album or tickets for U2’s latest global tour. It was Fallout 4, a game from Bethesda Game Studios, which made $750m (£497.6m) in a single day of sales. One of the biggest industries you may not yet have heard [...]