Current Events

Today's News

Arctic's '90bn barrels of oil' - American scientists have forecast that the Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil and plentiful natural gas.

Obama calls for global unity - White House hopeful Barack Obama has called for Europe and the US to unite in a "global citizenship".

Cameron's bike stolen - The Conservative leader David Cameron has had his bike stolen. He says it was taken whilst he was in a supermarket.

Record fall for UK retail sales - Retail sales in the UK fell 3.9% in June, the biggest drop since records began 22 years ago.

Bishops' global poverty march - Hundreds of bishops from across the world have held a rally in London to call for action on global poverty.

Mosley wins privacy case - Formula One boss Max Mosley has won his case for breach of privacy against News of the World.

Net firms' music pirates deal - Six of the UK's biggest internet service providers are teaming up with the music industry to tackle illegal downloads.