Have you noticed the most recent news today? Have you noticed how much of the important news and issues facing society today are pushed more and more onto the “back burner?” This is because more and more the media is focused on the entertainment industries, rather than “real news.” That’s both the blessing and the...
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Putin ordered plane to be downed in 2014
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Putin is expected to win re-election later this month Russia’s President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a new film. In the two-hour film, posted online, Mr...
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Dog ‘hanging’ video appears on Facebook
Image caption Police said they were appealing for witnesses to come forward A video which appears to show a dog being hanged in Belfast has appeared on Facebook. The distressed animal can be heard struggling in the footage as a voice calls to those responsible to stop what they are doing. Police said they were...
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Martin Selmayr: The man at the heart of a Brussels saga
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Martin Selmayr is the subject of cronyism allegations at the European Commission The European Commission has denied allegations of cronyism after a protégé of its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, was given one of the most powerful jobs in the EU civil service. Martin Selmayr has been appointed Secretary-General of the...
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Elon Musk: SpaceX and Tesla alive ‘by skin of their teeth’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Elon Musk said he initially didn’t think his companies were likely to succeed Elon Musk says his companies SpaceX and Tesla are both still alive only “by the skin of their teeth”. The entrepreneur told an audience at the South by South West (SXSW) conference that both companies almost...
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Trump-North Korea meeting: US ‘knows the risks’, says spy chief
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies? CIA director Mike Pompeo has defended Donald Trump’s decision to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying the president understands the risks. Mr Trump “isn’t doing this for theatre, he is going there to solve a problem,” the...
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Iran plane crash: All 11 people on Turkish jet killed
All 11 people on board a Turkish plane that crashed in western Iran have been killed, Iranian media report. The private jet crashed near the city of Shahr-e Kord in in the western province of Chahrmahal-Bakhtiyari, according to state broadcaster IRINN. An emergency services spokesman told the channel that the plane came down in a...
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Russian spy: Salisbury diners told to wash possessions
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProf Dame Sally Davies said the risk of harm was “low” Up to 500 Salisbury pub-goers and diners have been told to wash possessions as a precaution after nerve agent traces were found. Trace amounts of the substance used to poison ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his...
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Lanhydrock National Trust cream tea advert sparks outrage
Image copyright National Trust Image caption The original “offending” promotional photograph A Mother’s Day cream tea advert has sparked fury for depicting a scone with the jam dolloped on the cream. The National Trust’s Lanhydrock in Bodmin angered Cornish locals by depicting the delicacy in the rival Devon tradition on a Facebook post. Outraged locals...
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Missing Spanish boy Gabriel Cruz found dead in car
Image copyright EPA Image caption At a rally on Friday, Patricia Ramirez (l) and Angel Cruz (c) appealed to whoever had their son to return him home The body of a missing boy has been found in the boot of a car being driven by his father’s partner, officials in Spain say. Eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz’s...