Japan
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 4:09PM | Post a Comment Two weeks ago Japan suffered its most devastating earthquake yet, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale the earthquake was soon followed by a tsunami, causing problems at the Fukushima nuclear plant. These disasters have caused both physical and environmental damage to the country. So far over 12,000 people are estimated dead, and some 13,800 are still missing.
Accommodations in the Pembury Hospital.
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 4:02PM | Post a Comment The cost of the 65,000 sq/m Pembury Hospital for the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has cost £230 million to build. The old Pembury Hospital had its last working day on Friday 22nd January. The new Pembury Hospital will provide all inpatient accommodation in single en-suite bedrooms; making it the first NHS acute hospital of its kind in the UK. The hospital design incorporates the concept of hospitals within a hospital.
Hollywood in Cranbrook: Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 3:44PM | 2 Comments After a life of highs and lows and numerous stunning films Elizabeth Taylor died aged 79 on Wednesday 23rd of March, 2011. She had suffered for a while from health problems: “I nearly died quite a few times. Nearly dying was my speciality. That has to count for something doesn’t it” During her career she achieved 5 nominations and was awarded 2 Oscars. She had married 8 times to 7 different husbands and had 4 children, who were with her when she died in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angles.
10 easy ways to get involved in Climate Week
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 3:24PM | Post a Comment Simply take a minute during Climate Week to think of something that you can easily change in your daily life. This could be something simple like reusing your plastic bags, turning off at the socket, reducing your water use and keeping the lid on the saucepan.
Identity Theft by Harriet
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 3:15PM | 1 Comment There are many internet chat sites such as Facebook, Skype, MSN and Twitter, and in fact 722 434 829 teenagers use Facebook. It is surprising how easy it is to give away personal information to so called ‘friends’. With the right technology, a person can find out your address and phone number from only your full name and date of birth.
Bomb disposal robots
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 3:12PM | Post a Comment The University of Greenwich have designed a bomb disposal robot to save around 100 lives.
Royal Wedding - First News Competition
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2:59PM | 3 Comments An exciting competition, organized by the First News Newspaper and sponsored by John Lewis has recently been opened to all students all around the country.
Harry Houdini by Brittany
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2:46PM | 11 Comments Recently, tributes have been made towards the famous Harry Houdini, as 137 years ago today, he was born. The astounding magician was born named Erich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary; however once his magic had been performed professionally, he wished to change his name to sound like the famous Frenchman, Houdin.
Weather
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2:38PM | 3 Comments The forecast for the coming week looks chilly. In the British Isles, the weather will be very unsettled due to the progression of weather fronts from the Atlantic…