Not much has changed: Bahrain Uprising
As Bahrain's uprising enters its second year, Laura Curtis looks at the stalemate over popular demands for political reform as the national economy grinds to a halt.
The war on wind farms
Wind power is being promoted due to future worries about not being unable to import foreign fuels, this has greatly influenced the demand for investments in ‘home grown’ energy in order to guarantee security and independence for the future. Wind turbines are one of the most controversial environmental subjects around at the moment. Renewable energy policies have come under attack recently, yet huge growth spurts of wind farms are occurring all over the country.
So if it is such a controversial energy source why are wind farms are still being built?
Viral video to bring down war criminal
An internet campaign by humanitarian group Invisible Children has become a huge online hit. Laura Curtis looks at the KONY 2012 documentary about a rather unknown Ugandan conflict that has now been shared over four million times on Facebook.
Bomb explosion wounds 10 people
A bomb explosion wounded 10 people in and around a Turkish police bus near the ruling party headquarters in Istanbul, today according to Turkish authorities. Laura Curtis looks at the immediate aftermath of the blast.
Q&A with Peter Gunn, BH Live
BH Live manages six venues in Bournemouth including the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), Bournemouth Pavilion, Littledown Centre, Pelhams Park Leisure Centre, Stokewood Leisure Centre & Sir David English Sports Centre. The Breaker spoke to Chief Executive Peter Gunn about their successes and to see what the future holds for BH Live.
We are what we read
In the UK and Ireland World Book Day will be celebrated on Thursday 1 March. It is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the celebration of reading. Laura Curtis has put together a photo essay about the roles of books in our lives.
Poole tries to be more social
Poole councillors pushed the boundaries of their social media profiles, looking to improve their presence in the new media. Laura Curtis looks at how successful the experiment was.
BU to fund over 100 research ventures
Bournemouth University has announced a new programme to offer 100 doctoral opportunities to postgraduates. Laura Curtis looks at the launch of the new programme as this will provide 44 fully-funded and match-funded studentships and a further 60 Vice-Chancellor doctoral scholarships for candidates from a range of disciplines.
Tanker crew faces murder trial in India
Indian police and coast guard are questioning the entire crew of an Italian cargo ship that fired at an Indian fishing trawler, killing two men. Laura Curtis reports on the Italian navy who say the crew members fired in self-defence, after initially firing warning shots, because they feared their vessel was about to be attacked by pirates.