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Quote of the day
- Michelangelo"Genius is eternal patience."
- Mark Twain"I can live for two months on a good compliment."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself."
- Marcus Aurelius"Your life is what your thoughts make it."
Today in History
- May 25, 1977: Star Wars opensOn this day in 1977, Memorial Day weekend opens with an intergalactic bang as the first of George Lucas' blockbuster Star Wars movies hits American theaters. The incredible success of Star Wars--it received seven Oscars, and earned $461 million in U.S. ticket sales and a gross of close to $800 million worldwide--began with an extensive, coordinated mark […]
BBC Documentary
- DocArchive: The Marriage Breakers of Bangladesh May 24, 2012In Bangladesh, twenty percent of girls are married before their fifteenth birthday. This week's Assignment looks at the issue of child marriage, through the eyes of three children.
- Docs: The Art Of The Monarchy - Part One - 22 May 12 May 22, 2012Will Gompertz begins a four-part exploration of almost 1000 years of the British monarchy as told through the objects of art they collected. In part one, he looks at some of the most personal images in the Royal Collection.
- DocArchive: Too Old To Get Rich - Assignment May 17, 2012China's natural ageing process has been accelerated by the One Child Policy. For Assignment, Mukul Devichand asks whether Shanghai's ageing population could be undermining economic growth.
- Docs: Danger In The Download - Part Three 15 May 12 May 15, 2012In the final episode, Ed Butler investigates the many internet stakeholders. What can governments do to protect the net? And what can we do?
- DocArchive: Migrants of the Caribbean - Assignment May 10, 2012The drowning of more than fifty people people in a small fishing boat in the Dominican Republic has left the local community in shock.
- Danger in the Download - Part Two 8 May 12 May 8, 2012Is the Internet's original architecture and governance still fit for purpose? Or has it gone out of control and become hopelessly insecure?
- DocArchive: A Death in Honduras May 3, 2012Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world. Linda Pressly profiles the People's Funeral Service - a unique organisation offering succour in a sea of violence.
- Docs: Danger in the Download - Part One 1 May 12 May 1, 2012Ed Butler assesses the ever-increasing threats from hackers and cyber weapons, and the challenges that today's most powerful countries face from threats in cyperspace.
- DocArchive: Soap Operas - Part Two 28 Apr 12 April 28, 2012Can soap operas around the world help people approach their lives with a more positive attitude? Your World examines the impact in Rwanda, Turkey, Brazil and India.
- DocArchive: In the Shadow of Charles Taylor April 26, 2012Sierra Leonean journalist Amara Bangura travels through Sierra Leone and Liberia to meet those who remember the brutality of the Charles Taylor era.
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BBC News
- 'Millionaire' riot student jailedA millionaire's daughter who drove looters around London during the 2011 riots is jailed for two years.
- Nations to share giant telescopeThe Square Kilometre Array - one of the great scientific projects of the 21st Century - will be hosted by both Africa and Australasia.
- Wales welcomes the Olympic torchThe Olympic flame arrives in Wales and is greeted by thousands of people on its relay route towards Newport and Cardiff.
- London 2012 tickets remain unsoldNearly a third of the Olympics tickets which went on sale earlier this month remain unsold, the BBC has learned.
- Spanish bank's shares suspendedSpain's Bankia is set to ask for a big government bailout later, say reports, while the region of Catalonia has already asked for help.
- Yes campaign seeks million ScotsThe "yes" campaign for independence wants one million Scots to sign a declaration of support by the time of the referendum in the autumn of 2014.
- Jeremy Hunt 'fair' over BSkyB bidCulture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's main aim was to "reach a fair and unbiased decision" on News Corp's bid for broadcaster BSkyB, his department's most senior civil servant tells the Leveson Inquiry.
- Rivals claim Egypt run-off placesThe Islamist Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president is likely to face former PM Ahmed Shafiq in a run-off, after Egypt's first free presidential election.
- 'Pope's butler' quizzed on leaksThe Vatican says it has detained a person - said by sources to be the Pope's butler - on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to the Italian media.
- Ex-detective on misconduct chargeA former Metropolitan Police detective specialising in rape and sex assault cases is to be prosecuted for faking police records.
