East Sussex Music Service has organised more than 50 different workshops, courses and concerts for this year's summer school, which runs from 9 to 29 July. Closing date for applications is 31 May.
Elm Protection Volunteers patrol areas across the control zone and report sick trees so they can be dealt with appropriately. Register now before a welcoming event for new volunteers on 26 May.
One Direction star Harry Styles is reported to have been dating actress Emily Atack. The Sunday Mirror claims that heart throb Harry, 18, hooked up with The Inbetweeners star Emily, 22, after he returned...
Britain's Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey are reported to have turned down an offer to appear on American Idol.Apparently the dynamic duo were just too busy to be able to take up the invitation...
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has passed away today aged 62. The musician died after undergoing intestinal surgery and due to his long battle with cancer.
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has passed away today aged 62. The musician died after undergoing intestinal surgery and due to his long battle with cancer.
HMS Talent, armed with Tomahawk missiles, was despatched in a show of power after Argentina, led by Cristina de Fernandez Kirchner (pictured), increased tensions with inflammatory stunts
Waste company 'bullying clients' - A waste company stands accused of bullying small businesses by using unfair contracts to ramp up charges, the BBC has learned. [BBC Business]
Greece unity talks hit stalemate - The latest attempts to form a Greek government are said to be deadlocked, raising the prospect of fresh elections and more eurozone uncertainty. [BBC Business]
Google brings instant answers to search results - Type in 'Mona Lisa', and a biography appears right on the page (on the right hand side), type in 'Leonardo DiCaprio' and you get a list of his films, and suggested related searches. [Daily Mail IT]
Sixth of cancers due to infection - One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest. [BBC Health]
New car sales rise 3.3% in April - New car sales in the UK rose to 142,322 in April, up 3.3% from a year earlier, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says. [BBC Business]
I have only had time to scan the New Taxpayer’s Alliance report on tax in the 21 Century, and will be in a conference all day today, but it is clear that key assumptions are:
1) Inequality not only does not matter, but inequality is good
2) Equality of opportunity is not really worth paying for – so there are limits to the value of education for all
3) Unemployment and other benefits are bad – people should be forced to work for whatever is available in wages
4) Most currently public services should be paid for
The Taxpayer’s Alliance and IoD’s new report on tax is amazing in many ways – mostly for the obvious abuses it wants to promote in society. Take this example, of obvious interest to me: