Tuesday, 3 May 2016

News you might have missed: April 2016



From human rights to the EU referendum, and from Star Wars to Ab Fab...

Here's the news you might have missed in April...

Politics

National Living Wage comes into force
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35935677?SThisFB
This is probably a good thing (recognising the fact that it is not a actually living wage and only for over-25s)

Worth a read if you are interested in injunctions

In case you missed this news from last week...

Leave Europe & lose our seat at the table

Vote Remain

Free trade has won: adapt or die is the only option left to us
An interesting take

"Something went wrong" - you think!!!!

EURef Talking Points: being positive. Hope-mongering.
A positive take for the EU referendum

BBC Scotland - Short Stuff - Gary: Tank Commander Meets......
Not your typical political interview...

Canada to introduce legislation to decriminalize recreational cannabis
Change is coming

An important aspect of the Hillsborough decision --> "without the Human Rights Act and ECHR there would not have been this new Hillsborough inquest. "


LGBT

Colombia’s highest court just paved the way for equal marriage
Go Columbia!

UK must do more to support LGBT rights globally, report suggests

I’m glad that we have an All Party Parliamentary Group on Global LGBT Rights and hope the Government listens to it

Sick

Faroe Islands says yes to same-sex marriage

Woop woop!


Education

Human capital: a look at IFS research on graduate earnings
There is finally some evidence about graduate earnings although a lot of questions remain unanswered

Sad news


Science / Technology

REVIEW: To Kill A Machine – King's Head Theatre, London - The untold story of Alan Turing.

I saw this in Edinburgh – totally recommend!

Better late than never...

Prostate awareness 'dangerously low' in British men
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36105272?SThisFB
Shocking --> "Nearly 11,000 men die from prostate cancer each year"


Entertainment

Eurovision Song Contest Web Radio
http://www.escradio.com/
For those that want to prepare for the big day...

Totally agree


And finally…

Library and Archives Canada’s major acquisition of the declassified journals and military records of Canadian supersoldier James "Logan" Howlett
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2016/acquisition-records-supersoldier-james-howlett.aspx
Love this April Fool from Library and Archives Canada - Records relating to Wolverine!

Birmingham in 1981 looks so inviting...

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Official Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji-BZ0oCwg
That's next Christmas sorted...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Official HD Trailer #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3ZWhlmexw&feature=share
Can't decide if this looks amazing or terrible...


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