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Chinese Space Station ‘In Freefall’ And Could Crash To Earth In Days

Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 is in freefall in space and could crash to Earth in days, according to experts. The satellite was launched in 2011 and should have come back down to Earth in the ocean in a controlled crash. But astronomers believe China is losing control of it and it could crash at any time and anywhere. Thomas Dorman, who has been watching the movement of the satellite, told Space.com that China's radio silence on the issue could mean that it...

Christians Try To Attract Millennials By Making Churches Wi-Fi Enabled ‘Godspots’

Churches in Germany are set to become wi-fi enabled 'Godspots' to attract more young people. Protestant places of worship will provide free wifi to the congregation in a bid to move the church into the 21st century and connect with Millennials. Fabian Blatner, IT manager of the Evangelical Church in Berlin, explained the move, saying: "People are no less spiritual than before. But the places of communication have shifted and much takes place in digital social networks and communities. With Godspot...

Cameron Lets Out Cheery Hum After Handing Reins To May

David Cameron let out a cheery hum after handing the reins to Theresa May in a press conference outside number 10 Downing Street. The PM formally announced that May would take over as PM following his final Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Clearly worn out by the events of the past few weeks and overjoyed to be standing down, he let out a gleeful hymn on returning to number 10, unaware that he was still mic'd up! Watch the hilarious video...

There’s An Overpopulation Problem, But Not The One You Might Think

By Jimmy Pierson, spokesperson for The Vegan Society There’s an overpopulation problem all right, but not the one you might think. There are seven billion people on our planet, but times that number by 10 and you get the 70 billion farm animals driving the worst environmental crisis of modern times. The impact of our increasing human numbers will come under renewed scrutiny this World Population Day (11 July). Rightly so; the faster we grow, the faster we are knocking...

May Set To Become PM As Leadsom Quits Campaign

Theresa May is set to become the next Prime Minister of Britain after Andrea Leadsom quit the campaign. Leadsom became the third successive 'Leave' campaigner to leave the race for PM, leaving a Remainer to take the reigns. In a statement she noted that May has the support of more than 60 per cent of the party and will be able to provide the "strong and unifying" government we urgently need. Here's the video in full: Who won the referendum? One...

1,000 leading Barristers urge parliament Brexit decision based on FACTS

Despite the Government dismissing a record breaking petition, signed by over four million people, calling for a second referendum over the UK's exit from the EU, over 1,000 UK barristers have now signed a letter stating that the exit from the EU should be decided by parliament. Barristers argue that the referendum result is only advisory as it did not set a threshold for leaving EU. The second referendum petition argued that the margin of victory was too insignificant to trigger...

Can you promote your business on a budget?

The answer is yes. Whether your business is an SME or an international company, your marketing activities don’t have to break the bank. Depending on the methods you choose and the resources available, you can even carry out a marketing strategy for free! Chris Ralph, marketing manager at Printerland.co.uk explains how business can promote themselves without investing thousands of pounds, while still getting the best results possible. Set up business listings in local directories Search engines offer free listings for...

Cameron And Kate Levitate

David Cameron and Kate Middleton have both been spotted levitating in pictures today. The Prime Minister was spotted pulling the gravity-defying trick outside Downing Street earlier today, while the Duchess of Cambridge was spotted next to Prince William and Harry floating above a gravel path. Spooky! Cameron  I knew he was a wizard. David Cameron appears to levitate out of Downing Street. (Pic: Peter McDiarmid) pic.twitter.com/cNRCpGLhAd — SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) July 8, 2016 Kate  This is the photo that the internet is buzzing...

Post-Brexit Alliance Building

Something exciting happened on Tuesday night. Four politicians from four big parties (Green, Labour, SNP and Lib Dem), along with Amina Gichinga and John Harris, came together to start building a Progressive Alliance. There should be another general election in the next year. A Progressive Alliance could see Labour, SNP, Lib Dem, Green, Plaid Cymru, Sinn Féin and other parties agreeing not to contest each other in constituencies. The speakers were very clear - this is not about denying the referendum's democratic outcome. A Progressive Alliance is not about fighting Brexit. It's about...

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