One year on from Iran’s disputed June 2009 presidential election, Amnesty International has documented a widening crackdown on dissent that has left journalists, students, political and rights activists as well as clerics languishing in prisons. Lawyers, academics, former political prisoners and members of Iran’s ethnic and religious minorities have also been caught [...]
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It was recently noted in the press that communication systems including (shock and horror) our televisions could be damaged by magnetic storms and solar flares emitted by the Sun during the year of the Olympics. The news came just ahead of the February 2010 launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which will deliver high resolution [...]
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Henry V is regarded as a great English hero. Lionised in his own day for his victory at Agincourt, his piety and his rigorous application of justice, he was elevated by Shakespeare into a champion of English nationalism for all future generations. Jason McCrossan speaks to author Ian Mortimer about his account of [...]
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The Blue Fin Tuna is a species that is on the brink of extinction, in fact it is thought to be more endangered than the Giant Panda or the Tiger. It is said that it was once so plentiful that the Tuna fed many a Roman Legion! However, new intensive fishing technologies could soon spell [...]
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One year on from Iran’s disputed June 2009 presidential election, Amnesty International has documented a widening crackdown on dissent that has left journalists, students, political and rights activists as well as clerics languishing in prisons. Lawyers, academics, former political prisoners and members of Iran’s ethnic and religious minorities have also been caught [...]
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On a warm summer evening in 1975 an event took place that was to have a profound effect on the life of Gary Heseltine. He had an encounter with a UFO. Gary Heseltine is a serving Police Officer in England. He created and launched his UFO sightings website PRUFOs (Police Reporting UFO Sightings) to document official [...]
