Links
Food:
Why Staffordshire oatcakes are being eaten in Arizona - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39582338
Languages:
#Kazakhstan education ministry establishes working group to transfer alphabet to Latin - https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2017/04/21/kazakhstan-education-ministry-establishes-working-group-to-transfer-alphabet-to-latin/
Miscellaneous:
FGM: The mother trying to protect her daughters - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39282927
The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39671004
Why are farmers in India protesting with mice and human skulls? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39650496 From April 2017
8 things you'll know if you're a Northerner living in the South - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0cf014f1-c420-4a95-b01f-dffef24e62a2 Every single one of these is the truest thing that ever was true.
MS-13 gang: The story behind one of the world's most brutal street gangs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39645640
35 Years Of American Death - Mortality rates for leading causes of death in every U.S. county from 1980 to 2014. - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/#2014
Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria - “Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.” -https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-tragedy-of-google-books/523320/ Google, oddly enough, not at fault here.
Music Industry:
UK music industry braced for Brexit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39418829
News:
Australia unveils major changes to citizenship process - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39637770 From April 2017
Politics:
Dennis Skinner: Theresa May called an election because of Tory fraud investigation - https://inews.co.uk/opinion/dennis-skinner-theresa-may-called-election-tory-fraud-investigation/ From April 2017
An Open Letter On The Subject Of Tim Farron's 'Homophobia' - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jennie-rigg/tim-farron-lgbt-record_b_16095906.html From April 2017, but I still agree with every word she wrote and the general principle is sound.
New NCP analysis - where the polls went wrong - https://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/11/new-ncp-analysis-where-the-polls-went-wrong.html/ From November 2015, but some interesting data which remains relevant.
French Candidates Talk of ‘Frexit,’ but Le Divorce Would Be Chaotic - https://www.wsj.com/articles/french-candidates-whisper-frexit-but-le-divorce-would-be-chaotic-1492717343 From before the last French election, but still interesting.
Here's Why The General Election Will Actually Be Really Fascinating - https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesball/heres-why-the-general-election-will-actually-be-really?utm_term=.rakr4zWGn#.tjdBYyKpG From before the 2017 General election so very, very wrong with regard to outcome, but wrong for interesting reasons.
Science:
CASSINI IS READY TO SACRIFICE ITSELF FOR THE GOOD OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM - https://www.wired.com/2017/04/cassini-prepares-sacrifice-good-solar-system/ From April 2017
Sport:
Football:
Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender dies after suffering cardiac arrest - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39664839 From April 2017. Posting late anyway because … just read his last tweet and know the measure of the man.
Premier League clubs make 'limited progress' over disabled access - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39643089
Tennis:
Serena Williams: How did she compete while pregnant? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39653672 The subheading doesn’t correspond with most of the women I know. But the BBC subheading writer and I are in a permanent state of war.
Why Staffordshire oatcakes are being eaten in Arizona - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39582338
Languages:
#Kazakhstan education ministry establishes working group to transfer alphabet to Latin - https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2017/04/21/kazakhstan-education-ministry-establishes-working-group-to-transfer-alphabet-to-latin/
Miscellaneous:
FGM: The mother trying to protect her daughters - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39282927
The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39671004
Why are farmers in India protesting with mice and human skulls? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39650496 From April 2017
8 things you'll know if you're a Northerner living in the South - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0cf014f1-c420-4a95-b01f-dffef24e62a2 Every single one of these is the truest thing that ever was true.
MS-13 gang: The story behind one of the world's most brutal street gangs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39645640
35 Years Of American Death - Mortality rates for leading causes of death in every U.S. county from 1980 to 2014. - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/#2014
Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria - “Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.” -https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-tragedy-of-google-books/523320/ Google, oddly enough, not at fault here.
Music Industry:
UK music industry braced for Brexit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39418829
News:
Australia unveils major changes to citizenship process - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39637770 From April 2017
Politics:
Dennis Skinner: Theresa May called an election because of Tory fraud investigation - https://inews.co.uk/opinion/dennis-skinner-theresa-may-called-election-tory-fraud-investigation/ From April 2017
An Open Letter On The Subject Of Tim Farron's 'Homophobia' - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jennie-rigg/tim-farron-lgbt-record_b_16095906.html From April 2017, but I still agree with every word she wrote and the general principle is sound.
New NCP analysis - where the polls went wrong - https://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/11/new-ncp-analysis-where-the-polls-went-wrong.html/ From November 2015, but some interesting data which remains relevant.
French Candidates Talk of ‘Frexit,’ but Le Divorce Would Be Chaotic - https://www.wsj.com/articles/french-candidates-whisper-frexit-but-le-divorce-would-be-chaotic-1492717343 From before the last French election, but still interesting.
Here's Why The General Election Will Actually Be Really Fascinating - https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesball/heres-why-the-general-election-will-actually-be-really?utm_term=.rakr4zWGn#.tjdBYyKpG From before the 2017 General election so very, very wrong with regard to outcome, but wrong for interesting reasons.
Science:
CASSINI IS READY TO SACRIFICE ITSELF FOR THE GOOD OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM - https://www.wired.com/2017/04/cassini-prepares-sacrifice-good-solar-system/ From April 2017
Sport:
Football:
Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender dies after suffering cardiac arrest - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39664839 From April 2017. Posting late anyway because … just read his last tweet and know the measure of the man.
Premier League clubs make 'limited progress' over disabled access - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39643089
Tennis:
Serena Williams: How did she compete while pregnant? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39653672 The subheading doesn’t correspond with most of the women I know. But the BBC subheading writer and I are in a permanent state of war.