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redfiona99 ([personal profile] redfiona99) wrote2016-05-08 08:55 pm

Links

History:

30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1986 - http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/04/30-years-ago-a-look-back-at-1986/478947/

Law and Order:

Could 'actual innocence' save the broken US justice system? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35971935

Miscellaneous:

'This is what it's like to pee after female genital mutilation' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36101342

How four men survived as hostages of IS - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36080991

Gogi, the heroine created by Pakistan's first female cartoonist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36101148

Romsey Abbey: The mystery of the hair in the coffin - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36094897

The Medieval Tube Map - http://londonist.com/2014/12/the-medieval-tube-map

Game of Thrones: the most Googled characters – episode by episode - http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/ng-interactive/2016/apr/22/game-of-thrones-the-most-googled-characters-episode-by-episode?CMP=twt_b-gdndata Spoilers!

Rare double blue plaque award for home of Nobel Prize winners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36089471

News:

Hillsborough disaster: deadly mistakes and lies that lasted decades - http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/26/hillsborough-disaster-deadly-mistakes-and-lies-that-lasted-decades?CMP=share_btn_tw

Politics:

Brokered GOP Conventions Often Produce A Winning President - http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/10/brokered-gop-conventions-often-produce-a-winning-president/ Okay so this turns out to (probably) be unnecessary this time round, but still interesting.

Teenage kicks: NI politicians face 'Good Friday Agreement Generation' in televised debate - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-northern-ireland-36086554

How We Got The Word 'Impeachment' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36049575

Science:

New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease - http://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2016-archive/april/new-enzyme-research-could-help-to-develop-drugs-to-treat-diseases-such-as-cancer-and-alzheimer2019s-disease Conflict of interest statement - I know the people in this lab and they are awesome.

Sport:

Running blind: How do you run the London Marathon without sight?- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-35705488

Get Inspired: Inspirational stories from the London Marathon start line - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/35979036

10 things no-one tells you before running the London Marathon - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36081855/10-things-no-one-tells-you-before-running-the-london-marathon

Fencing:

TIME 100 - PIONEERS - Ibtihaj Muhammad - http://time.com/4301357/ibtihaj-muhammad-2016-time-100/ Fencers for the win!

Football:

Chan Yuen-ting: First woman to lead men's professional team to title - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36119259

Horse racing:

Richard Johnson is finally crowned champion jockey - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/36092074

Snooker:

Alan McManus interview: Why snooker is no country for young men - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/world-championship/2015-2016/alan-mcmanus-interview-why-snooker-is-no-country-for-young-men_sto5455952/story.shtml