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By J T Coombes   www.globalmagnacarta.com    @GMagnaCarta In this new millennium 21st century Society is saddled with systems way past their sell by date. . . . A 15th century democratic system, complete with glass ceiling . . . An 11th century monetary system that increasingly holds the world to ransom . . . A 2000 year old surveillance system being replaced by modern technology Voting with what we now have will never solve the problems we now face  In this series...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle Rita Ora gets embarrassed over a tweet  Rita Ora attempted to harness the power of social media to validate her position in the pop world by tweeting something to the tune of ‘if this tweet gets 100,000 retweets I’ll drop my new single on Monday’. At the time of writing it is Monday and no single has been dropped. This is because her tweet didn’t get 100,000 retweets. It’s difficult for me to tell...

By J T Coombes    www.globalmagnacarta.com     @GMagnaCarta In this new millennium 21st century Society is saddled with systems way past their sell by date. . . . A 15th century democratic system, complete with glass ceiling . . . An 11th century monetary system that increasingly holds the world to ransom . . . A 2000 year old surveillance system being replaced by modern technology Voting with what we now have will never solve the problems we now face  In this...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle Renee Zellweger has a New Face  Renee Zellweger went to the Elle Women in Hollywood awards last week, and caused an enormous furore by looking a bit different. I’m not too sure if the Elle Women in Hollywood awards was designed as a vehicle for the global tearing apart of its attendees, but that’s what it came to when Zellweger hit the red carpet. The media and the public has ripped into Zellweger for...

London’s property market has been booming in recent years, bouncing back after the recession far faster than anywhere else.  But for those in the capital who want to get onto the property ladder for the first time, affordability is a major issue, with the average cost of a new home currently at £639,774*. So it is no surprise then that a quarter (25 per cent) of Londoners who currently rent believe it will be at least ten years before they...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle Bono has glaucoma  So I was really quite annoyed to find U2 on my iPhone about a month ago, unannounced, as though I wanted it there. I did not. I’ve told everyone I can about it, and now I’m telling the internet. You’d think i was the only one; their album was, in fact, inflicted on millions of Apple consumers. Anyway, to promote the album we all already have, U2 appeared on Friday night’s...

By Pooja Ganeriwala, Content Manager at Mettl.com It's no secret that the economic benefits of obtaining an IT certification can be staggering; allowing IT professionals to earn nearly 8 - 13 per cent premium above a base salary. Factor in the compounding effect of annual pay bumps and increased chances for promotions and the incentive to earn certifications becomes all the more appealing. Which is perhaps why the industry deals with a high level of cheating fraud each year, mainly...

Game Digital has found a new home on the FTSE whilst WHSmith are expanding its oversees operations Following on from the Scottish referendum there has been numerous election campaigns getting underway ahead of the next general election in early May. The stock market has not really changed over the past few weeks but these campaigns can often impact the market depending on the stance of each political party. It is key for market analysts to take stock of what is...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle The rise and fall of Amanda Bynes I was a fan of The Amanda Show when I was younger but even then it was quite clear that Amanda Bynes had some relatively serious mental problems. I put it down to friendly old ADHD and forgot about her until the last year or so. Then she had some sort of breakdown in which she shaved her head and insisted on wearing incredibly cheap wigs pulled...