Teaching – a sector increasingly lacking in power. Tales of pupil-on-teacher bullying is on the rise, discipline is lax and the idea of teachers going on strike produces a sneer from the media that can be seen from space. According to business website LKMco, “People in the UK are more […]

The first words to be heard in this film is the character of Alan Turing, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, asking “are you paying attention? You will listen closely and you will not judge me until I am finished.” These lines are as much directed at the audience as they are […]

Bringing a brand new shiny kitten home is a pretty great day. It ranks up there with when a dog gets into your school and when your find money you’d forgotten about in your jeans pocket. However, there are some things you need to consider before bringing your kitten home […]

A nuclear reprocessing site with the risk of explosions and seeping silos: Sellafield is seeking help, but the UK government has just sacked the firm from being able to run the clean-up. Built on Cumbria’s coast in north-west England during the late 1940’s, Sellafield was used to manufacture plutonium for […]

International energy community, politicians and experts continue the debate over the reasons and possible consequences of the decision to shut down the South Stream gas pipeline. The project cancelled by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin was to supply up to 63 billion cubic meters of gas to Southern and […]

Troubled Russian-Polish relations require humane ways to solve them, such as direct and constructive dialogue that allows people from both countries to hear and listen to each other, said guests of the Russian-Polish youth forum hosted in Moscow and Russia on December 13-17, 2014. The Polish guests and the Russian […]

The worldwide community has split over the Charlie Hebdo issue No. 1178, originally printed at 3 million copies. However, the increased demand caused the journal to increase the print run to 5 million, later – 7 million copies. The “survivors’ issue” released on January 14, 2015, featured a cover cartoon […]

That’s right, I’ve said it. Scottish football has more going for it than its English equivalent. You may scoff but let me at least try to make a point here before being dismissed as a stark-raving loony. Yes, the English Premier League has its fair share of superstar strikers and […]