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The Turd Umpire 26 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Michael Clarke was involved in a physical confrontation with umpire Aleem Dar and England will press the International Cricket Council to change its rules over bad light as the Ashes series ended in b...
The Gigoyle 23 Aug 2013 | 09:48 pm
A gargoyle on an historic 13th century abbey has caused a social media sensation with its resemblance to the monster from the Alien films. Reverend Alan Birss, minister at Paisley Abbey, said most of ...
Miranda Rights 21 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
No 10 was “kept abreast” of the decision to detain David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, a spokesman has said. Mr Miranda was held at Heathrow for nine hours on Sunday, w...
States as coordination problems 21 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Economist David Friedman’s theory about the size and shape of nations leads him to postulate that the increased importance of labour income–a result of the Industrial Revolution: one of the ironies of...
Boarder Guards 19 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
Spanish fishermen have sailed into disputed waters off Gibraltar to protest about a reef put there by the British territory’s government. The fishermen say the reef restricts their right to fish, but...
Copa Havana 16 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that he decided to step down and transfer power to his younger brother, Raul, because he was diagnosed with a fatal illness in 2006. In an article published ...
Pacu Man 14 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Experts have warned Swedish men to keep their swimming trunks on if taking a dip in a sound off the country’s southern coast, after a South American fish known for attacking testicles was discovered i...
Social bully politics 14 Aug 2013 | 06:30 am
I have previously articulated what I call the paradox of politics (or the paradox of rulership)–we need the state to protect us from social predators but the state itself is the most dangerous social ...
Fracking Hell 12 Aug 2013 | 09:07 pm
The whole of the country must “get behind fracking”, which ought to get “real public support” once its benefits are explained, David Cameron has said. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said he wante...
What’s Spanish for Deja Vu? 9 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
A Royal Navy warship is to pay a “routine” visit to Gibraltar, the UK government has said, amid a continuing row with Spain over border checks. Relations between Gibraltar and Spain have deteriorated...
