News you might have missed: December 2016

From a shock by-election result to a dodgy loan, and from student visas to a graduate suing for bad teaching...

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

News you might have missed: October 2016

From Tory conference speeches to by-election results, and from Lindsey Lohan to Tim Horton...

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

News you might have missed: September 2016

From Brexit plans (or lack thereof) to Justin Trudeau, and from Freshers to algorithms...

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

News you might have missed: August 2016

From Brexit "myths" to Open Britain, and from student grants to Strictly Comes Dancing...

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

News you might have missed: July 2016

From Justin Trudeau to Owen Smith, and from FOSIS to Pokemon...

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

News you might have missed: November 2015

From the Tory cuts to banning poppers, and from the Rainbow List to Keeping Up Appearances...

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

News you might have missed: April 2015

From toxic Tories to Jurassic World, and gay wrestlers to dodgy election graphics...

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

News you might have missed: March 2015

From the minimum wage to Joey Essex, and banning Minecraft to the DNA of Celts...

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

News you might have missed: August 2014

From Northern trains to prisoner votes, gay mayors to Bake Off scandals

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

News you might have missed - October 2013

Political

The Case for Canamerica
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/10/03/the_case_for_canamerica_canada_america_merger?wp_login_redirect=0

The case for Canada and the USA becoming one country... Intriguing!

Plymouth lollipop man resigns over high-five council row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-24516676

It's health and safety gone mad...

Tristram Hunt rules himself out of ever being a minister in a coalition or minority government
http://markreckons.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tristram-hunt-rules-himself-out-of-ever.html

LGBT

Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman Probably Had Sex Once
http://the-toast.net/2013/09/17/oscar-wilde-and-walt-whitman-did-it/

When Oscar met Walt...

When Amazon Went to War With Lesbians

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2013/10/21/amazon_com_versus_amazon_bookstore_the_1999_legal_tussle_was_rancorous.html

Linkbait headline but still interesting...

UK Supreme Court rejects Northern Ireland Health Minister’s appeal against gay adoption
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/22/uk-supreme-court-rejects-northern-ireland-health-ministers-appeal-against-gay-adoption/

Good

Sussex head teacher takes a stand against bullies who use ‘gay’ as derogatory insult
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/26/sussex-head-teacher-takes-a-stand-against-bullies-who-use-gay-as-derogatory-insult/

Why is this news? Surely all schools should be doing this...

Irish Deputy Prime Minister promises equal marriage referendum by 2015
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/28/irish-deputy-prime-minister-promises-equal-marriage-referendum-by-2015/

Sounds good...

Mathew Hulbert meets...Stephen Donnan (Convener of the LGBT group in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland)

http://lgbt.co.uk/interviews/531-mathew-hulbert-meets-stephen-donnan

An interesting Q&A

Entertainment

Boy Meets World Cast Reunites On The Pages Of Entertainment Weekly
http://perezhilton.com/2013-10-17-boy-meets-world-entertainment-weekly-reunion-reunited-original-cast#sthash.YuZo5d9u.gbpl

Boy Meets World cast reunite...

I Can't Keep It Covered Up Any Longer!
http://www.erinboag.com/boagsblog/i-cant-keep-it-covered-up-any-longer

More strictly news...

The Great British Bake Off: why did our show attract so much vitriol? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/22/great-british-bake-off-ruby-dandoh

Ruby fights back...

'Murder, She Wrote' Reboot in the Works at NBC With Octavia Spencer
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/murder-she-wrote-reboot-works-650632

Was bound to happen sooner or later...

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Trailer Lands
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39207

Looks great

Science

How not to run a women in science campaign
http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/oct/14/science-policy-women

Danielle Lee called an "urban whore": How Scientific American bungled the racist, sexist incident.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/10/14/danielle_lee_called_an_urban_whore_how_scientific_american_bungled_the_racist.html

Not the reaction i would have hoped for...

Sexual assault and drinking: Teach women the connection.
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/10/sexual_assault_and_drinking_teach_women_the_connection.html

Good advice (and not victim blaming)

Northampton

Restoration of Delapre Abbey secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment
http://www.northampton.gov.uk/news/article/1695/restoration_of_delapre_abbey_secures_heritage_lottery_fund_investment

Good news

And finally…

29 People Who Make You Proud To Be British
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/29-true-british-heroes

There are some modern classics here - Hooty McOwlface!