redfiona99

1 - Dear Leicester South, I am holding you entirely responsible for me regularly having to cope with Wes Streeting on the national news. We could have had Jonathan Ashworth as health secretary!!

2 - In Birmingham bin strike news - the crews hired to cover for the strikers ... have gone on strike.

History:

A love story hidden in a hat - https://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/55554381477/a-love-story-hidden-in-a-hat-you-are-looking-at-a

and two related posts

Hidden Treasure, or How Destruction Creates Beautiful Things - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/hidden-treasure-or-how-destruction-creates-beautiful-things/

A Hidden Medieval Archive Surfaces - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-hidden-medieval-archive-surfaces/

Miscellaneous:

It's four in the morning... Last thing at night, or early in the morning? We meet seven people for whom 04:00 is the best time of day. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/its_four_in_the_morning

Why opioids are such an American problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41701718 In grand tradition, please ignore the BBC’s headline.

Resignation syndrome: Sweden's mystery illness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41748485

This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live - https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/712262943/this-teen-nearly-died-in-a-school-shooting-now-shes-just-trying-to-live

News:

PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41778609 From 2017 - as though PFI wasn't already enough of a rip-off

Food banks for pets: The people helping hard-up animal lovers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41753856 From 2017

Science:

Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229

Sport:

Parasport:

Hannah Cockroft: 'Para-classification tests are humiliating' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41780947

Rugby League:

Clive Sullivan: The man who broke rugby's racial barrier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41567041 It strikes me as interesting that BBC call Rugby League 'rugby' when it's anything good, and 'rugby league' when it's anything bad, because the racial barrier he broke was in Rugby League. In 1972. Wales Rugby Union had their first black captain in 2002 (the marvellous Colin Charvis), and England Rugby Union in 2004 (Jason Robinson who they stole from League - interesting article here - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/first-and-last-jason-robinson). Sullivan was one of several black Welsh players who moved from Union to League because they'd never get a Union game no matter how good they were - if I may recommend a documentary The Codebreakers, and associated statue - https://www.rugbycodebreakers.co.uk/ They're not all black but it's noticeable how many of them were. Rugby League owes a massive debt.

(There will be 3 posts today, sorry about that)

So I was going to go to the gym, a theme which will unite the posts, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to go via the city centre or directly there.

In the end, I decided to go via the city centre because I wanted a chicken and bacon sandwich. Cue me running to a team of guerrilla sticker removes. The rat-lickers had decided to stickerificate the centre of Birmingham.

Removing the stickers was undoubtedly childish and pointless but it made me feel better.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1311233.html

News:

The 21st floor - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Grenfell_21st_floor About Grenfell Tower

Politics:

German election: The Panic Orchestra - https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/german-election-campaign-2017 About the 2017 German election, but an amazing amount of it applies to UK politics also.

Sport:

Formula 1:

F1 TEAMS FEAR DATA LEAK AFTER OFFICIAL QUITS - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/f1-teams-fear-data-leak-after-official-quits_sto6350347/story.shtml From 2017 - I don't know where he ended up but it's amusing seeing the teams sweat.

Malaysian Grand Prix: What can you do with an old F1 track? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/41426889

PLANS REVEALED FOR 2020 DANISH GP PROPOSAL - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/plans-revealed-for-2020-danish-gp-proposal_sto6347915/story.shtml There are always plans. 99 out of 100 times, they come to nothing.

NEW FORMULA 1 PLAN EYES LEICESTER CITY-LIKE SHOCKS - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/new-formula-1-plan-eyes-leicester-city-like-shocks_sto6347961/story.shtml Article from 2017, but the changes are only just coming in. Only part of the delay is due to COVID.

Winter Olympics:

NORTH KOREA QUALIFIES FIRST ATHLETES FOR PYEONGCHANG 2018 - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/figure-skating/north-korea-qualifies-first-athletes-for-pyeongchang-2018_sto6350194/story.shtml

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1290982.html

Healthcare:

Powerful painkiller use 'doubled in 15 years' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41201397

Languages:

Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-lost-languages-found-manuscripts-egyptian-monastery-180964698

Law and order:

My brother’s killer is now my friend - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/my_brothers_killer_is_now_my_friend

Four innocent people. Four life sentences. Four incredible and traumatic stories. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/dkr4qRS19qX6qjWVjVwHcl/four-innocent-people-four-life-sentences-four-incredible-and-traumatic-stories

Miscellaneous:

'Elvis Presley' Helps Pedestrians Cross The Street In German Town - https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/674116968/elvis-presley-helps-pedestrians-cross-the-street-in-german-town It's not Ampelmann, but it'll do.

News:

Lawsuits Say Australia Subjects Asylum-Seekers To Torture And Crimes Against Humanity - https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675356306/lawsuits-say-australia-subjects-asylum-seekers-to-torture-and-crimes-against-hum From 2018

Sport:

Cricket:

James Anderson: Graeme Swann on his friend's diet, sledging and music tastes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41073968

Economics:

Forget summer, it's time to prepare for Christmas - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41013875 Article is from August 2017. It's about how early shops have to prepare for Christmas.

Films:

Bollywood comes to Yorkshire - and helps the UK film industry strike Gold - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40963986 From 2017

Miscellaneous:

The soul of the rose - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_soul_of_the_rose Article about the distillation of flowers for perfumes.

Survey Finds Widespread 'Moral Distress' Among Veterinarians - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/17/657823225/survey-finds-widespread-moral-distress-among-veterinarians

Music:

The KLF: Pop's saboteurs return after 23 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41022272

Through Slavery, Segregation And More, 'La Bamba' Has Been The Sound Of Survival - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/14/655833317/la-bamba-american-anthem-ritchie-valens-los-lobos-survival

News:

Reality Check: What is the European Court of Justice? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40630322

New York City Had Its First Weekend Without A Shooting In 25 Years - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/17/658084556/new-york-city-had-its-first-weekend-without-a-shooting-in-25-years From 2018

Science:

A Slow Trip To A Hot Planet: Spacecraft Launches For Mission To Mercury - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/19/654341131/a-slow-trip-to-a-hot-planet-spacecraft-poised-for-mission-to-mercury One of my friends worked on this.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1261905.html

Miscellaneous:

Cam-girls: Inside the Romanian sexcam industry - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40829230

24 Photos of Leatherwomen by Carmelle La Sirena - https://www.advocate.com/photography/2018/4/06/24-photos-leatherwomen-carmelle-la-sirena#slide-21

Crazy Rich Asians: An Exercise in Identity - https://goodticklebrain.com/home/2018/8/24/crazy-rich-asians-an-exercise-in-identity

No More Cages: New Animal Cracker Packaging Sets The Mighty Beasts Free - https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640584749/no-more-cages-new-animal-cracker-packaging-sets-the-mighty-beasts-free

Black Beekeepers Are Transforming Detroit’s Vacant Lots Into Bee Farms - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/detroit-hives-honeybees_n_5a6cfc9ee4b0ddb658c7019c?ri18n=true

News:

What's left of Mosul - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-9d41ef6c-97c9-4953-ba43-284cc62ffdd0

Sport:

Football:

Marcelo Bielsa: Why Lille boss could be most influential coach in world - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40879274 This was from before he moved to Leeds. There is a reason why everyone raves about him. I see why they used Guardiola as an interviewee, but to me, Pep's a fan of his methods, not the way Bielsa has his teams play. Pep uses Bielsa's methods, but to very different ends. Bielsa-ball and Pep-ball are very different things.

Tokyo 2020: English Football Association plans to enter a British women's team - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40884525 News is from 2017, but this was a big thing. I expect, other than for any future home Olympics, there'll only ever be a women's team GB, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1247960.html

Fandom:

Thor: Ragnarok fight scene but Holding Out For A Hero is playing-https://deadcrushing.tumblr.com/post/171842048979/thor-ragnarok-fight-scene-but-holding-out-for-a Exactly what it says on the tin. Because sometimes fandom is silly and awesome.

Food and drink:

How a footballer became Africa's first Cognac maker - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40587894

Knitting:

The Costume Designer From "Black Panther" Blessed Us With A Pattern - https://www.buzzfeed.com/clairedelouraille/black-panther-costume-designer-released-shawl-pattern

Miscellaneous:

Liu Xiaobo: The man China couldn't erase - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40585327

Janet Commins: How police caught her killer after 41 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40568522

News:

Grenfell Tower: A shadow over the capital - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40592626

Grenfell planner’s shock at burnt remains - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40571856

Women In Pakistan Dared To March — And Didn't Care What Men Thought - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/03/15/593549219/women-in-pakistan-dared-to-march-and-didnt-care-what-men-thought

Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer Will Appear On Country's $10 Bill - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/13/593086064/civil-rights-pioneer-will-appear-on-canadas-10-bill

Religion:

Pakistan’s secret atheists - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40580196

Sport:

Athletics:

World Para-athletics: Richard Whitehead - marathon man turned 40-year-old sprint star - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/40574441

Cycling:

Tour de France 2017 - Tom Simpson: The British cyclist who pushed the sport too far - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2017/tour-de-france-2017-tom-simpson-the-british-cyclist-who-pushed-the-sport-too-far_sto6251996/story.shtml

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1220221.html

Animals:

Eurasian lynx: Plan to return it to Kielder Forest to be submitted - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-40542306 Have a lynx link.

Architecture:

Eritrea capital Asmara makes World Heritage list - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40544406

Art:

Blue-sky thinking: How Yorkshire Sculpture Park broke the mould - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5dRb2phYh5zqddNYzQYhZyP/blue-sky-thinking-how-yorkshire-sculpture-park-broke-the-mould

Education:

10 charts that show the effect of tuition fees - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40511184

Food and drink:

The billionaire trying to make the world's best Pinot Noir - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40496904

Health:

Behind the Headlines - Your guide to the science that makes the news. - https://www.nhs.uk/news/ Because sometimes I get cranky while fact-checking other people’s medical science posts on tumblr, and occasionally in RL, may I humbly recommend the NHS’s website for when relatives declaim that baking soda cures cancer.

Law and order:

The prison monitor sacked after voicing her concerns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39113391

Prison officers 'assaulted on regular basis' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40519755

Miscellaneous:

The love that survived a Chinese labour camp - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40544415

Madagascar: Where France's maritime history sails on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40555125

Music:

The secrets of a hit summer song - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40497669

News:

Gay man wins Supreme Court case on equal pension rights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40580596

Migrant crisis: 'Hipster right’ group trying to stop rescue ships - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40505337

Politics:

I don't normally post political cartoons, but this one is a cracker - https://rejectingrepublicans.tumblr.com/post/171644272454

Shoppers 'in the dark' about Brexit effect - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40530700

Most characteristic words in pro- and anti-feminist tweets - https://web.archive.org/web/20180928230709/http://www.prooffreader.com/2015/05/most-characteristic-words-in-pro-and.html

Science:

Subatomic science: 10 things we know (and don’t know) about the fabric of the universe - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3TgVv4h7Xd3y89N73XZ5z5p/subatomic-science-10-things-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-the-fabric-of-the-universe

Social media:

Taxonomy of Humans According to Twitter - By generating automated targeted ads, “The Infinite Campaign” exposes the bizarre rubrics Twitter uses to render its users legible. - https://thenewinquiry.com/taxonomy-of-humans-according-to-twitter/

Sport:

Football:

Fan's dying wish leads to Stranraer versus FC Twente game - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-40494622

Stop shouting: how Sweden tackled misbehaving parents at kids’ football - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jul/10/shouting-parents-football-sweden-football-code?CMP=fb_a-football_b-gdnfootball

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1219052.html

Healthcare:

The woman helping Mongolians die with dignity - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40262012

Miscellaneous:

Yoga: How did it conquer the world and what's changed? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40354525

Pesto excluded from liquid ban by Italian airport - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40365686 This makes sense. From personal experience, do not get between the Genoese and their pesto.

Honorary degree for M*A*S*H actor Alan Alda - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-40353978 From 2017

Australia's obsession with 'big things' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39299855

Missing babies: Israel's Yemenite children affair - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40342143

Queen's Speech 2017: Lettings fees to be banned - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40354019 As expected, this has just been passed on to the tenants.

Daughter of first baby born on Loganair plane now cabin crew - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-40342666

Music industry:

Festivals dominated by male acts, study shows, as Glastonbury begins - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40273193

News:

Single parents win benefits cap High Court challenge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40367686 From 2017

'I thought I was going to die': Jailed and ransomed in Libya - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40353265

Politics:

The triumph that wasn't - Theresa May and the general election gamble that failed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/General_election From the 2017 election

Science:

Why suitcases rock and fall over - puzzle solved - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40346519

Sport:

Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: Can Crumlin ABC spirit claim Las Vegas bout? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/40361031

Football:

Bayern Munich replace English fan's 21-year-old mug - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40348557 They're only evil most of the time.

Wrestling:

Injured off-duty London Bridge police officer gets WWE belt from wrestler Triple H - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40352290/injured-off-duty-london-bridge-police-officer-gets-wwe-belt-from-wrestler-triple-h From 2017. Other people who are only evil most of the time.

Miscellaneous:

Messaging app Telegram centrepiece of IS social media strategy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39743252 As someone whose friends also use Telegram, mostly because their government is a joyous font of repression, I am always darkly amused by the Telegram hit-pieces, because I know of other orgs that want to get rid of Telegram's major plus and why.

Music industry:

How is a major concert organised at short notice? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40106013

News:

The hardest border - When Brexit happens, the UK will suddenly have a major land border with the EU. The frontier between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland runs for 310 miles. No-one really knows what’s going to happen to it. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/The_hardest_border

Politics:

The rise of Tory attack ads on Facebook - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40059846 From 2017 but interesting nonetheless.

Sport:

Golf:

Winner Of High School Golf Tournament Denied Trophy, Because She's A Girl - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/26/560210230/winner-of-high-school-golf-tournament-denied-trophy-because-shes-a-girl?

Rugby:

GB Sevens merger: SRU treads carefully with future of sevens team - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40091042

How not to win a Lions series: Discord & disarray, 12 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40069682

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1192795.html

Art:

The Guggenheim Museum Just Made Over 200 Art Books Free to Download - https://hypebeast.com/2017/5/guggenheim-free-art-books-download

Miscellaneous:

The Falklands penguins that would not explode - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39821956

Revenge porn: Image-based abuse hits 'one in five' Australians - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39777192

How a dying man and his son could forge a Lego legacy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39728707

Chinese lawyer 'wore torture device for a month' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-39893359

Whale, they’ve arrived - https://www.standard.net.au/story/4658320/whale-they-have-arrived/

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning - https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/rescuing-drowning-children-how-to-know-when-someone-is-in-trouble-in-the-water.html

Music:

10 band names with surprisingly mundane origins - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/9ce810d0-941d-400d-b2f5-33546b125f96

News:

Chechnya gay rights: Activists with petition held in Moscow - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39881452 From May 2017

Swiss border guard prosecuted over Syrian woman's stillbirth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39882194

Inside Venezuela's anti-government protests - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39871694 From May 2017

Photography:

Koo Stark on both sides of the lens - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39816498

Politics:

French election 2017: Meet Brigitte Macron, the new first lady - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39842232

Science:

ALL THE TREES WILL DIE, AND THEN SO WILL YOU - https://www.wired.com/2017/05/trees-will-die-will/

Social Media:

The rise of the tweenage vlogger - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39641264

Sport:

Football:

Dyche, Howe, Allardyce - will an English manager ever win the Premier League? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39765098

Quand Mbappé était bébé et Buffon déjà pro... - https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Quand-mbappe-etait-bebe-et-buffon-deja-pro/799679 In we are older than rocks news.

Tottenham's White Hart Lane farewell: Saying goodbye to your old ground... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39891527

Cardiff Met FC: Student club one win away from the Europa League - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39895023 Sadly they lost to Bangor in the play off.

Rugby Union:

Maro Itoje: England, Lions & Saracens forward would be 'proud' to be role model - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39838606

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1187205.html

Sorry about the amount, I was away last week.

Education:

DfE reprimands parents for tweeting Sats test questions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39895818 I'd love to know what Education Dept. expected people to do.

Health:

Is my baby too big, or just big? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39896751

New ambulances rolled out for obese patients - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39859428

Miscellaneous:

Isdal Woman: The mystery death haunting Norway for 46 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39369429

Why Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Esteem - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/

Is Consciousness Fractal? Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story. -http://nautil.us/issue/47/consciousness/is-consciousness-fractal

The psychological effects of growing up with an extremely common name - https://qz.com/978760/popular-baby-names-the-psychology-of-growing-up-with-an-extremely-common-name/

A Stanford researcher’s 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As - https://qz.com/978273/a-stanford-professors-15-minute-study-hack-improves-test-grades-by-a-third-of-a-grade/ This is interesting, but I remain dubious.

How rich are you, really? - http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170505-how-rich-are-you-really

Cartoons by Islamic State: A new propaganda tool - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39822475 From May 2017

Music:

Get started making music - https://learningmusic.ableton.com/index.html

News:

Triple talaq: India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39880273 From May 2017

Politics:

The maps that show how France voted and why - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39870460 From the 2017 French election. With the usual warning for UK source writing about European politics.

Colchester: Meet the newest voters in Britain's oldest recorded town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39846425

A Russian honeytrap for Gen Flynn? Not me... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39863781

Poll tracker: How the parties compare - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39856354 From December 2017

Sport:

Football:

Agent fees: FA and Fifa want issue debated following Pogba deal allegations - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39882054

Technology:

Cyber-attack: Is my computer at risk? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39896393

Global cyber-attack: Security blogger halts ransomware 'by accident' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39907049 From May 2017

Travel:

Hidden Treasures of the Wolds Way - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3X0xHw17dyqstFXB1rZBtRJ/hidden-treasures-of-the-wolds-way

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1187043.html

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.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1179947.html

Business:

Why exporting isn't just about shipping - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39599351

Languages:

This Heavy Metal Band Is Hell-Bent on Saving an Endangered Language - https://narratively.com/this-heavy-metal-band-is-hell-bent-on-saving-an-endangered-language/

Mathematics:

A One-Stop Shop for Principal Component Analysis - https://towardsdatascience.com/a-one-stop-shop-for-principal-component-analysis-5582fb7e0a9c

Media:

When did you last download a podcast? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39477851 Or, will podcasts ever be more than niche entertainment.

Miscellaneous:

Iceberg tourists flock to Newfoundland town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39632047

Virgin Money chief: Dealing with depression made me stronger - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39627130

Living with the dead - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39603771

Malala Yousafzai's mother: Out of the shadows - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39550681

Face-to-face with top North Korean diplomat - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39626011 From April 2017

Leather & lather: The Cut-throat Racer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39593694 Because the BBC headline writing team are dedicated to the art of useless headlines, this is about female barbers.

News:

Who Are The Juggalos And Why Are They Marching In Washington, D.C.? - https://www.npr.org/2017/09/15/550724673/who-are-the-juggalos-and-why-are-they-marching-in-washington-d-c The Juggalos are the heroes we need and don't deserve and they're standing up to the FBI's attempts to criminalise everyone.

Nun With A Chainsaw Becomes Symbol Of Post-Irma Cleanup: 'She Rocks' - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/13/550629622/nun-with-a-chainsaw-becomes-symbol-of-post-irma-cleanup-she-rocks

Or failures of the news business. Meet Hurricane Shark.

People Are Sharing Photoshopped Pics Of Sharks As A Tribute To Hurricane Shark -https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/houston-to-florida-shark#.yl2dooEQ0

Fake or Not - https://www.thomaspeschak.com/kayak-great-white-sharks-/ The truth behind hurricane shark.

Sport:

The man who catches marathon cheats - from his home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39584495

European Judo Championships: Kelly Edwards targets medal after 'scary' 2016 -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/judo/39554932 Part 1 of the accidental concussion special

Rugby League:

Luke Robinson & Kevin Brown on concussion fears and safety in rugby league -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39620385 Part 2 of the accidental concussion special

Technology:

Chrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites - https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/04/chrome-firefox-unicode-phishing/

The woman whose phone 'misdiagnosed HIV' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39371100 Is actually about a study on 'what limits people in the developing world from grabbing the opportunities offered by the web'.

Rise of the robots: What advances mean for workers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39296096 Funny how this is only a problem now it's hitting white collar jobs.

Television:

HOW LIBERALS FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WEST WING - https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/04/how-liberals-fell-in-love-with-the-west-wing

Trains:

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway hits extension target - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39614067 Is this not the coolest thing?! It is the coolest thing! (I can't help it, I am a third generation train weirdo)

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1178832.html

Art

UEA's Antony Gormley art installation criticised by students - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-39600258 This is probably because UEA students are fiends. (ahem) apparently not everyone had to fence against a UEA team that rules lawyered.

Films:

Withnail and I: Cult classic turns 30 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39117772

Miscellaneous:

Muslim Girl Teamed Up With Getty Images to Change the Way You See Muslim Women - http://muslimgirl.com/39274/teamed-getty-images-change-way-see-muslim-women/

Salvador: The city where children fend for themselves on the streets - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39528473

Ruddocks of Lincoln closes after 150 years in family - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-39608003

Why some Brits are opting for Belgian citizenship - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-uk-leaves-the-eu-39590751

Remains of five 'lost' Archbishops of Canterbury found - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39613462 To lose one archbishop may be regarded as misfortune, to lose five looks like carelessness

Flamingos In The Men's Room: How Zoos And Aquariums Handle Hurricanes -https://www.npr.org/2017/09/07/548981618/flamingos-in-the-men-s-room-how-zoos-and-aquariums-handle-hurricanes

Key points from the MPs' guide to millennials - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39593587

News:

Kentucky Could Become The Only State Without A Clinic That Performs Abortions -https://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/548739211/kentucky-could-become-the-only-state-without-a-clinic-that-performs-abortions

The 'studious' 12-year-old victim of India's Kashmir problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39586912

Politics:

I thought I understood the American right: Trump proved me wrong -https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/magazine/i-thought-i-understood-the-american-right-trump-proved-me-wrong.html

Can Donald Trump's Arab honeymoon last? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39581911 From April last year

Science:

Swansea University smart bandage trials 'within 12 months' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-39590851

Sport:

Are differences in rowing technique dying out? - http://www.worldrowing.com/news/are-differences-rowing-technique-dying-out

Football:

Why a Lagos slum is producing Nigeria's top football talent - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39587899

I've inherited Hillsborough... what it means to a Scouser like me - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/1a5e1066-bbb2-464f-9a1a-c03b05ffc127

Formula 1:

Formula 1: Bernie Ecclestone says new owners don't want his input -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39611097 I think they will regret this but I am fonder of Bernie than most people.

Max Verstappen: Confident, talented, ruthless and with F1's throne in his sights -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39595327 I do wish the F1 journalists would make up their minds about Verstappen. Half their articles praise the things the other half criticise.

Technology

Artificial intelligence: How to avoid racist algorithms - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39533308

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1177618.html

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1174856.html

Healthcare:

The hospital where parents care for premature babies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39444127

Media:

How Russia's YouTube generation is getting its news - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39456232

Miscellaneous:

Breaking barriers: The female mountain guide battling machismo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39478329

The woman on a mission to get rid of bad dating photos - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39320580

Dalai Lama meets Indian guard from 1959 flight from Tibet - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39478276

Jeff De Young: The dog who saved my life and came to live with me - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39355775

Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39194035 From last April

Man takes grandad's ashes for 'special' Ilkeston train ride - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39477173

A fitness campaign for testicular cancer, and #BlackMonday in South Africa - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39477786

News:

California's drought is over. Now what? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39459592 This is from April last year but a lot of the underlying issues have probably contributed to the recent wildfires.

Politics:

The 21st Century’s Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Big Four Deep Drivers of Destabilization - https://medium.com/bioneers/the-21st-centurys-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-the-big-four-deep-drivers-of-destabilization-77e36770a0d1

No, Trump isn’t the worst president ever - https://medium.com/everyvote/no-trump-isnt-the-worst-president-ever-c688ddddc8c5 From March last year so who knows what the writer thinks now.

Sport:

Boxing:

Nicola Adams aims for multiple professional world titles like Muhammad Ali - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39491117

Football:

Jess Fishlock column: I feel such honour to have reached 100 caps - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39484351

US cancer teen surprised with dream trip to watch Leicester - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39493027 From last April but I want happy Leicester news.

Republic of Ireland women's team could go on strike in row over treatment by FAI - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39493537 You'll be pleased to know that the threat worked.

Technology:

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee slams UK and US net plans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39490324

Pining for cleaner air in the Norwegian fjords - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39478856

Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39482342

Tick tock: The importance of knowing the right time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129620

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1174438.html

Originally pinched from

nwhyte.

I still think there's a few points where I am intrinsically too foreign to answer :)

( 50 meme questions beneath )

I think this is the bit where I say, oh the last time I did this was pre-Brexit and how much Britain has changed and so on, but I don't recognise this pre-Brexit paradise a lot of remainers describe. I think it's because the two countries in one thing you get in the UK has always been there and there's a lot of inequality that needed to be addressed which may explain the Brexit vote.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1174200.html

(You'll all be glad to know there's only one part this week)

Art:

Mexico City metro's 'penis seat' sparks debate - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39449506

History:

Peter Taylor: How has terror changed in 50 years? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39432041

Grand National 2017: Twenty years since terrorist threats delayed race - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/39419174

Miscellaneous:

Meet the Hunter Troop: Norway's tough-as-nails female soldiers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39434655

The joy and sadness of returning to Mosul - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39437227

I’m not “Black enough” for Inc. Magazine - https://facesoffounders.org/im-not-black-enough-for-inc-magazine-337569d54a6b

Music:

Prince's Sign O' The Times, 30 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39441461

Politics:

Donald Trump is dangerous when he’s losing - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/2/22/14658062/donald-trump-illiberalism-losing From February last year

70 days in, Donald Trump’s presidency is flailing - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/29/15094936/70-days-donald-trump-presidency-flailing From March last year

News:

Three words to set alarm bells off for every firm - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39429819

Information warfare: Is Russia really interfering in European states? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39401637

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1173563.html

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