News archives (2015-2016)
Week40: May 30 - June 5:
"Mudammed Ali, 'The Greatest', dies at 74", Time
"Donald Trump brings his UK trip forward to day before EU referendum", The Independent
"The GOP surrenders to the Dark Side", The Washington Post
"I'm a living argument for Affirmative Action", The Washington Post
"The Secret Bonus Pool for FIFA's top leaders", The Atlantic
Week39: May 23 - May 29:
"EU Referendum: Conservative rifts deepen as MPs call for David Cameron to quit", The Independent
"Why Brexit will have economic benefits for the UK", Newsweek
"London Population Predicted to near 10 million within a decade as England continues to grow", The Independent
" 'Hug A Brit campaign' against Brexit", The Guardian
"Police Officer in Freddie Gray Acquitted of All Charges", New York Times
Week38: May 16 - May 22:
"The Cameron Legacy: The PM wants to be remembered for capturing the centre ground. Brexiteers have other plans", The Economist
"Cornwall could host UK's £150m commercial spaceport", BBC News
"EgyptAir made 'sudden swerves' before vanishing over Mediterranean", The Washington Post
"Transgender Americans See Their Battle Become a National Showdown", The New York Times
Week37: May 9 - May 15:
Week36: May 2 - May 8:
"A Capital Decision: Sadiq Khan will be London's New Mayor", The Economist
"Local Elections: Low Expectations cloud Labour's abysmal Performance", The Economist
"Premier League: The Underdog (leicester) has its day", The Guardian
"Women's Rising Influence in Politics, Tinted green", The New York Times
Week35: April 25 - May 1:
"New photos of Princess Charlotte ahead of her first birthday", CNN
"Invictus Games: 'An emotional rollercoaster', Prince Harry says", The Independent
"President Obama sends Invictus Game challenge to the Queen and Prince Harry", The Guardian
"Why Harvard encourages students to take a gap year, like Maya Obama", The Washington Post
"The Irony of Celebrity populism", The Washington Post
Week34: April 18 - April 24:
"RIP: How Prince Pioneered the Music Biz", Time
"A Day for Celebrations for the Queen's 90th anniversary", BBC
"Hillary Clinton urges Britain to remain in the European Union", The Guardian
"Post-Brexit trade could take 10 years, Obama says", BBC
"Earth Day Paris agreement", Time
"400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death: The Bard's legacy analysed", The Guardian
Week33: April 11 - April 17:
"Paul Ryan: I am not going to be the GOP nominee", Politico
"Panama Papers expose regulation farce", USA Today
"Federal law dooms transgender bathroom bans", USA Today
"Jeremy Corbyn to urge 'warts and all' backing of European Union", The Guardian
"Vote Leave wins the right to lead the pro-Brexit campaign and may boost its chances", The Economist
Week32: April 4 - April 10:
"What are the Panama Papers: A Guide to history's biggest data leak", The Guardian
"The Panama Papers: How the Rich and Famous hide their money offshore", The Guardian
"Cameron faces questions over £200,000 gift from his mother", The Guardian
"Bernie Sanders wins Wisconsin primary", Daily News
"If Trump were president: Boston Globe's fake front page dares to imagine", The Guardian
"As Campaigns seek delegates, ordinary voters feel sidelined", The New York Times
Week31: March 25 - April 3:
"Trump says UK and Europe are not safe", The Independent
"Scientists nearly double sea level rise projections for 2100, because of Antarctica", The Washington Post
"Why Firms are piling into Artificial Intelligence", The Economist
"Microsoft IA chatbox briefly came back online and spammed everyone", The Verge
Week30: March 21 - March 27:
"Brussel on hight alert after explosions at airport and in metro", The Washington Post
"Obama in Cuba: Time to 'Leave the Past Behind'", The Atlantic
"Sanders wins Democratic caucuses in trio of Western states", The Washington Post
"Why the Easter Rising still matters", The Economist
Week29: March 14 - March 20:
"Marco Rubio suspends 2016 presidential campaign", ABC News
"Obama is increasingly involved in presidential campaign", The Washington Post
"The Obama doctrine", Newsweek
"Cubama: U.S. and Cuba", The Economist
"Deal reached to stop 'tampon tax'", BBC News
"St Patrick's Day Quiz", The English Blog
Week28: March 7 - March 13:
"Skirmishes erupt after Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns", The Washington Post
"President Obama reportedly is down to three finalists for Supreme Court vacancy", The Washington Post
"'A Friend to count on': Trudeau may be Obama's successor on the global stage", The Guardian
"Migrant crisis: A messy but necessary deal", The Economist
"EU referendum: Johnson matches Cameron on 'trust'", The Independent
Week27: February 29 - March 6:
"Romney and McCain: Trump, a danger for America", Associated Press
"Super Tuesday results: State-by-state results", USA Today
"The Primaries: Clinton vs Trump", The Economist
"Brexit would damage UK economy", The Guardian
Week26: February 22 - February 28:
"Trump's victory lab", Politico
"Will it end up Clinton vs Trump?" Newsweek
"Time to fire Trump", The Economist
"The real danger of Brexit", The Economist
"Brexit would cause 'shock to the world economy', G20 leaders tell George Osborne", The Independent
"Manchester City's Yaya Touré still a formidable force even when hobbling", The Guardian
Week25: February 15 - February 21:
"'Private Eye's Brexit Cover", The English Blog
"EU referendum date set for 23 June after David Cameron secures reforms giving UK 'special status' in EU", The Independent
"David Cameron: 'Britain is stronger, safer and better off' inside the EU", The Guardian
"Boris Johnson now favourite to succeed David Cameron as Tory leader after Brexit announcement", The Daily Mirror
"European leaders strike deal to try to keep Britain in the EU", The Washington Post
"Trump wins South Carolina; Bush drops out of race", The Washington Post
Week24: February 8 - February 14:
"Justice Antonin Scalia's death quickly sparks political battle", CNN
"Most Americans want Obama to nominate Antonin Scalia's replacement", Reuters
"Watch President Obama's Special Valentine's Day Message to Michelle", Time
"David Cameron's EU deal hinges on welfare guarantees, sources say", The Guardian
Week22: January 25 - January 31:
"David Cameron defends 'bunch of migrants' comment about 'those people' in Calais", The Independent
"Aegen Sea refugee crossings rise 35-fold in January - watchdog", The Guardian
"A Donald Trum-free debate: the GOP debate that might have been", The Atlantic
"Obama is taking new action to close the gender gap", Vox
"Are Hackers spying on your baby?", Newsweek
Week21: January 18- January 24:
"The Next Oil Price Shock?", The Economist
"The US Primary is now a reality tv show", Time
"Donald Trump: The New Politics of Frustration", Guernica
"Capital Weather Gang: 'Snowzilla'", The Washington Post
"The Tennis files: Have top players been paid to lose?", BBC
Week20: January 11 - January 17:
Week19: January 4 - January 10:
"More than 170,000 call for pardon of 'Making a Murderer' subject Steven Avery", The Washington Post
"President Obama's boldest action on guns yet, explained", Vox
"Storm Frank live: 10 people airlifted by Royal Navy helicopter from bus stuck in floods - latest updates", The Independent
"David Cameron: 'Parents should be taught how to control children'", The Guardian
Week18: December 28 - January 3:
"Our ten most popular articles", The Economist
English Blog's Quiz of the year (2015)
"Happy 120th birthday, J. Edgar Hoover: Thanks for all the Surveillance", The Washington Post
"Sports Direct's Mike Ashley promises 10 million pounds to pay staff above minimum wage", The Guardian
"The Daily 202: Your Complete Guide for the biggest moments of 2016", The Washington Post
Week17: December 21 - December 27:
"The Highs and Lows of 2015", Newsweek
"The Image-Makers in 2015", The Washington Post
"The Top 100 photos of 2015", Time
"The Word of the Month", Gymglish
"At Least 11 dead in Texas Storms that Spawned Tornadoes", ABC News
"The Queen's Christmas message: 'Light will overcome darkness'", The Guardian
Week16: December 13- December 20:
"'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' gets the nostalgia-novelty mix just right", The Washington post
"Obama's Final Press Conference of 2015", The Atlantic
"Guns are now killing as many people as cars in the US", The Washington Post
"2 degrees, $ 100 billion: The World Climate Agreement by the numbers", NPR
Week15: December 7 - December 13:
"Obama says of
climate change: 'We will overcome it'", The New York Times
"COP21: Climate deal final draft reached in Paris", BBC
"The Gun Epidemic", New York
Times
"Supreme Court won't review laws banning assault weapons", The Washington Post
"Jeremy Corbyn praises Stop the War coalition as vital democratic
force", The Guardian
Week14: November 30 - December 6:
"The San
Bernardino shooting is the 355th this year", The Washington Post
"Remarks of President Obama at the first session of COP21", White House.gov
"The Biggest Cyber Monday ever", Time
"Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan will donate almost all of their Facebook
shares", Time
"Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder as court overturns previous
conviction", The Guardian
Week13: November 23 - November 29:
"10 Amazing Thanksgiving Menus from History", Time
"How did Black Friday get its name", Digg
"The Achilles' heel of American foreign policy", The Washington Post
"Jeremy Corbyn and Syria air strikes", The Independent
"On the road again: Companies are spending more on sending their staff out to win deals", The Economist
Week12: November 22 - November 29:
"Five Things to know about the Paris attack", Brookings
"How a designer's 'Peace for Paris' sketch, made in minutes, became a
global symbol", AdWeek
"We join together in the face of real
threats, except in this instance", The Washington Post
"France and America
become old mirror images of each other", The Washington Post
Week11: November 9 - November 15:
"Obama vows to bring those reponsible for Paris attacks to
Justice", The Washington Post
"#Paris: The Power, the Horror, and the
Distortions", BBC
"See the World
Show Solidarity for France after Paris attacks", Time
"Canada's new team for Global affairs", Brookings Edu
"Jihadi John
dead", The Independent
Week10: November 2 - November 8:
"New book spells more family drama for Jeb
Bush", The Washington Post
"New Front-runner Ben Carson faces closer scrutiny of his life story", The Washington Post
"The Keystone XL pipeline is dead. Here's why Obama rejected it", Vox
"Cuts could see Bobby on
the beat replaced by an almost 'paramilitary' police service", wars Union Chief", The
Independent
Week9: October 26 - November 1:
"What Trick-or-Treating tells us about human nature",
Time
"Republican Debate: Here's who's won... and who's lost",
CNN
"Shaker Aamer leaves
Guantanamo after 13 years of US detention", The Independent
"US warns Britain: if you leave EU you face barriers to trading with
America", The Guardian
"New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup with ruthless display against
Australia", The Guardian
Week8: October 19- October 25:
Week7: october 12 - October 18:
"Columbus Day: The Controversy made simple", History Channel
"Obama outlines plan to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan", The Washington Post
"Democratic Debate Winners and Losers", CNN
"The reluctant European: There is a growing risk that Britain will leave the European Union. It needs to be countered", The Economist
"The Scottish National Party Conference", The Guardian
Week6: October 5 - October 11:
"Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini suspended for 50 days in the FIFA scandal", BBC News
"House Majority Leader Kevin
Maccarthy Drops out of Race for House Speaker", The Washington Post
"Barack Obama Mulls Executive Actions on Guns", Time
"Coast Guard search for Missing Cargo Vessel with 33 abord
continues", USA Today
Week5: September 28 - October 4:
"Oregon College Shooting: Obama says Mass Shootings have become 'routine' in the US",
Time
"Obama, Guns and the Politics of
Hopelessness", The New Yorker
"Why nothing gets done
about guns in America", The Independent
"This Graphic Shows all the ways Mars will try to Kill us if we ever get there",
Time
Week4: September 22 - September 29:
"Volkswagen emissions scandal: UK to
conduct its own inquiry into vehicle testing", The Independent
"8 inspiring quotes from the Pope's address to Congress", USA
Today
"John Boehner to resign in October", The
Washington Post
"I've got what it takes to be Prime Minister, Corbyn tells his
critics", The Guardian
Week3: September 14 - September 21:
"Rugby World Cup 2015 Opening Ceremony Intro"
"Rugby World Cup 2015: England make 'shaky' start against Fiji", BBC Sport
"Australia gets new Prime Minister: Malcom Turnbull
replaces Tony Abbott", The Economist
"UK Terror Threat at its highest level in 30 years
and growing, MI5 chief warns", The Independent
"Stand with Ahmed against Islamophobia", CNN
Week2: September 7 - September 13:
"This Graphic Shows How Queen Elizabeth Just Made Royal History", Time
"How Britain came to revere Queen Elizabeth", The Washington Post
"Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership race in stunning victory", The Guardian
"9/11 tributes flood Instagram, Twitter", The Washington Post
"9/11 White House Emails Capture History Through Modern Lens", New York Times
Week1: August 31 - September 6:
"Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of
refugees", The Guardian
"Refugee crisis: Aylan's life was
full of fears", The Independent
"Angela Merkel: Europe's Conscience in the face of a refugee crisis",
Newsweek
"Brand Blair suffers another crisis", The
Guardian
"Clintons
personally paid servers to maintain server for private emails", The Washington Post
"Trump beats Hillary head-to-head", The Hill
Week0: August 24 - August 30:
"Joe Biden is suddenly polling a little
bettern than Hillary Clinton, The Washington Post
"Two Suicides linked to Ashley Madison Hack", The New York Post
"France train attack: Hollande Thanks 'Heroes' who foiled gunman", BBC News
"Hurricane Katrina's 10th
anniversary", The Independent
"Banksy's Dismaland", The Guardian
