Marney Carmichael

United Kingdom

Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty explained

Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is the formal mechanism for leaving the European Union.

29/03/2017

United Kingdom

Could English be ousted as an EU official language?

Now that the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union, the debate about English as the de facto official language of Europe is likely on the mind of many.

24/06/2016

United Kingdom

Trump says Brexit a great thing

US presidential candidate Donald Trump says the UK "took back control of their country" while visiting Scotland today.

24/06/2016

China

Outspoken Canadian beauty queen denied transfer flight to China for Miss World

26/11/2015

France

How to talk to kids about tragedies such as the Paris attacks

How can we as parents or elders best communicate to children about terrorism and other senseless tragedies?

26/11/2015

USA

Seattle's beloved, but grungey, gum wall gets wash after two decades

11/11/2015

World News

November 11: Lest We Forget

11/11/2015

United Kingdom

How Remembrance Day poppy pins came to be

In the UK and Canada many wear red poppies on their jackets and clothing to commemorate Remembrance Day. Why do members of the public do this an how did the tradition start?

09/11/2015

Germany

#VWGate - automotive industry crisis rocks Germany

24/09/2015

USA

Happy Birthday Uncle Sam

07/09/2015

West Bank

Palestinian mother dies from July West Bank arson attack

07/09/2015

United Kingdom

Monuments hidden for millennia discovered near Stonehenge

07/09/2015

World News

Finland tops European countries in latest happiness survey

According to another survey of 'happiness', it's the Finns who are the most content in Europe.

02/07/2015

Russia

Drunken man takes selfie and topples Lenin

A Russian man has destroyed a statue of Lenin while attempting to take a ‘selfie’. According to law enforcement in the Kemerovo, or south-central

04/06/2015