via guardian.co.uk The large lecture hall of the French Institute in Barcelona is full to overflowing. People line the walls, sit in the aisles and stand three-deep at the [...more]

IF you were labouring under the misapprehension that 12 months of tension between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia had ended with agreement back in August, join [...more]

via news.stv.tv Firefighters delivering equipment to a Palestinian fire department have left Scotland. The kit includes two fire engines, breathing apparatus and other life [...more]

You don’t often hear people challenging someone’s claim to be Italian. Or Swedish, or American. Generally you accept what they say even if they don’t have an accent, or [...more]

Under fire … Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron. Photo: Reuters About 35,000 people have turned out in Manchester to demonstrate against government budget [...more]