Meanwhile the system has been continuously refined so that now federal expenditure in individual districts and states is secured by “earmarking” major spending projects with special requests. There were 15,000 earmarks last year, up from 1,200 10 years ago. And this trend has, in turn, led to dramatic cases of political corruption that are now [...]

Rigorous studies carried out some years ago by Bonn University revealed that dishwashers typically use far less water than does manual washing. Since then, dishwashers have become even more efficient in terms of water use (and also power and detergents). Recent research in the UK and elsewhere shows that the consumption of water per cycle [...]

Turpin won, pts 15.Robinson won the title back 64 days later.* Lloyd Honegan v Donald Curry World welterweight, Atlantic City, 27 September 1986. Honeyghan won, rsf 6th.Curry moved up to light-middleweight afterwards.* Nigel Benn v Gerald Mcclellan WBC super-middleweight, London Arena, 25 Feb 1995. Benn won, rsf 10th.McClellan debut at weight.* John H Stracey v [...]

It is the light relief on the programme when the high percentage of the rest is serious news and current affairs It doesn’t bother me, though. I wore a bright yellow jumper to work one day and Brian Redhead introduced the sports slot saying I looked like a 14-stone budgie.” (There seems to be an [...]

The first is that it shows us, and our profession, as the heroes. Ed Murrow, who forged his reputation reporting from Europe during the Second World War, especially from London during the Blitz, returned to the United States a star anchorman. And he used that status, with enormous courage, to expose the techniques of Joe [...]

With a population equivalent to that of the rest of Latin America and a landmass bigger than that of the entire European Union, it is a mistake to underestimate Brazil’s potential.. Brick by brick, the wall of secrecy surrounding Guantanamo Bay is being dismantled. Last week, a BBC interview with a detainee conducted through a [...]