Blogs

When I first came to England to study at Leeds University in 2008 as part of my university degree, I started a blog, entitled 'A Canadian Girl in England.' The purpose of this blog was to assuage any ...

Does size matter? Fundamental questions...Hi all! This is my first blog, it only took me 5 months (and a lot of procrastination) to get this on here. I shall use this opportunity to apologize to Emma ...

I remember one particular episode of Blue Peter on the BBC, when, as a six year old, I watched a special programme commemorating the Holocaust. Fifty years on from the liberation of Auschwitz, this wa...

Tottenham ended the year on a high with a two nil win against West Ham and started the year on a positive note with a four nil win over Peterborough earning a home draw against Leeds in the fourth rou...

The Guardian reported Monday that a warrant for the arrest of opposition chairwoman Tzipi Livni had been issued by a British court, but was rescinded once it was discovered that she was not in the cou...

Early on Sunday morning, 25 June 2006, Gilad Shalit was captured by Palestinian militants who ambushed an Israeli army post on the Israeli side of the southern Gaza Strip border. He was abducted throu...

This weekend saw not one but two dramatic failures. The first, in Denmark, saw world leaders spectacularly fail to reach a binding resolution at the climate change conference in Copenhagen. The secon...

On the fourth day of Chanukah, my true love gave to me...Apologies, different song. It’s easy at this time of year to just lump Chanukah in with the rest of the festive season. But that would be...

At the moment we are half way through the festival of Channukah. The name "Channukah" derives from the Hebrew verb "חנך", meaning "to dedicate". As term draws to an end and many of you ...

"Your life will be hell!" bellowed Bongani Masuku at a crowded meeting at Wits University in South Africa. The International Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been l...