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Publication of Michaela McAreavey crime scene pictures presents a significant...
There is a long-standing tradition of publishing gore in Mauritius by ‘la presse sensationnelle’ and it looks like these photos have been used to boost the circulation figures for a new entrant in an...
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London 2012: An alternative greatest Olympian of all time
You will know that the London Olympics is in full swing because the media is full of stories asking whether Michael Phelps, who has just added a few more medals to his tally bringing it to 19 of which...
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The secret of East African running success
Now that the track events at the London Olympics are in full flow the big question for us sporty types is: how come East Africans dominate middle-distance and distance running?
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American football in Dublin – “It’s the diaspora economy, stupid”
After a miserable summer, there was widespread relief that it stayed dry for last Saturday's match between Notre Dame University's "Fighting Irish" and the US Naval Academy teams at Dublin's Aviva...
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Saving our seas: Jellyfish, slime and the Chagos Islanders
"Have we left it too late to save our seas?" ran the headline above Frank Pope’s article in last Thursday's Times. The newspaper's Ocean Correspondent and occasional TV presenter issued a stark warning...
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Avoiding office meetings has economic consequences
A poll of 600 UK office workers out yesterday reported that just over two thirds of office workers now prefer e-mails and phone calls to face-to-face meetings, even when colleagues are in the same...
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Could ‘Gangnam style’ be a game-changer for the international music scene?
I have tried to ignore it, but Gangnam Style by pop sensation Psy, seems to be playing everywhere. Now record executives from Universal Music Group, Psy’s record company, are talking up the prospects...
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The European Court of Human Rights urgently needs to decide on the...
Yesterday, Chagos Islanders in Mauritius, Seychelles and the UK learned that one of the stalwarts of the struggle for the right of return to their homeland, Charlesia Alexis, had died in Crawley.
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William Hague should say sorry to the Chagos Islanders and restore the right...
Yesterday, there was huge disappointment amongst Chagossian communities in Port Louis, Mahe, Crawley, Manchester, Geneva and Montréal. A seven-judge chamber of the European Court of Human Rights...
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Hallucinating after eating world’s hottest curry
Dr Ian Rothwell, 55, is the first person to have finished ‘The Widower’, a chicken curry so strong that the chef who prepares it uses goggles and a face mask for protection
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Chagos: Conservationists are swimming in murky waters
"Being in Chagos is an incredibly special experience," says Rachel Jones, deputy team leader of the Aquarium at ZSL London Zoo, in a new YouTube posting extolling the "unique" environment of the warm,...
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The Chagos conspiracy
Lord Justice Richards and Mr Justice Mitting's recent decision in the High Court the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) hardly comes as a surprise.
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