Notebook
In it for the long run: marathon day
So where to begin? Sunday 17th April 2011: London Marathon day. As anyone following this blog will know the fact that I was getting up at 6.00am to take part was achievement enough. After a week of injury hell I was so delighted to be joining the race everything else seemed somewhat irrelevant.
By Jane Bainbridge | Health, Sport | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 5:37 pm
Reflections from the march on New Scotland Yard
There are huge positives to take from the Smiley Culture demonstration on Saturday. An under-represented section of society took to the streets to demand freedom, justice and an end to police brutality. Two and a half thousand people, over-whelming Afro-Carribbean, of all ages, marched with pride, determination and joy in their hearts. No arrests were made; the people were organised, united and refusing to be silent.
By Jody McIntyre | Notebook | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 1:49 pm
Kawasaki Z750R 2011 Review
Luke Wilkins tests out the latest mid range naked sports bike from Kawasaki, but does it live up the R badge stuck on its tank?
By Luke Wilkins | Notebook | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 12:02 pm
Ear To The Ground: English Frank
Introducing English Frank, a UK rapper who currently has the online world eating out of the palm of his hand due to impressive wordplay and complex delivery. After accumulating hundreds of thousands of YouTube views in just a few months, does this south Londoner really have what it takes to last in today’s UK music scene? Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson finds out…
By Joseph Patterson | Music, Notebook | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 10:21 am
Sorry, Gordon. You’re not the man for the job
I may be very, very wrong on this, but the vibes I’m picking up in Washington at the IMF’s spring session is not encouraging for Gordon Brown’s bid to become boss of the IMF. Here are some reasons why Mr Brown is not best placed to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn
By Sean O'Grady | Econoblog, Notebook | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 9:46 am
Online House Hunter: Crystal ball gazing
House prices are remaining static. And they’re also volatile. Our Online House Hunter tries to sort out the confusion in house price surveys.
By Alan Cleaver | Property | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 7:00 am
The Real Experts on Eating Disorders
1.6 million people in the UK suffer from an Eating Disorder. That’s over half the population of Wales.
It’s also almost definitely a massive underestimation; secrecy comes hand in hand with living with an Eating Disorder so many cases go undetected. Many others slip through the net due to mis-diagnosis, naivity and quite simply, a huge [...]
By Ilona Burton | Health, Notebook | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 12:12 am
How not to die: My guide to safe cycling
The Independent and i have launched Save our Cyclists, a campaign to cut the number of deaths and accidents, particularly those caused in collisions with lorries.
While much can be done to improve safety, it’s easy to be put off by news of death and maiming. Yet, statistically speaking, cycling is safe and getting safer.
Meanwhile, there [...]
By Simon Usborne | Notebook | Sunday, 17 April 2011 at 1:21 pm
In it for the long run: Expo
I could feel my heart starting to beat faster and my mouth get dry. As I approached the sea of red Virgin London Marathon signs my adrenalin was pumping. I knew I was among fellow runners – they had a look in their eyes that was a mixture of steely determination and fear — except [...]
By Jane Bainbridge | Health, Sport | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 5:49 pm
Traumatised refugees from the Ivory Coast: too scared to go home
Mother of three, Louise Blagnon, sits with her extended family in the open air of the grounds of an abandoned school in the south-eastern Liberian coastal city of Harper. The sun beats down on us as we talk; and the only shelter is provided by some leaves which form a makeshift roof on [...]
By Caroline Gluck | Notebook | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 5:45 pm
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