6 may 2012 Last updated at 07:54 ET Share this page by Katherine Sellgren BBC News, NAHT conference in Harrogate Head teachers say they fear new tests will be used to "attack rather than assess" schools Head teachers could boycott a controversial new reading test for six-year-olds in England if it is used as "a ...
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Semi-Finals Preview: Sweden Vs Japan
Sweden and Japan won their respective quarter-finals against Australia and Germany to set up a semi-final clash on Wednesday, in Frankfurt, in the FIFA Women's World Cup.Overwhelming favourites Sweden will also be helped by the fact that they were not tested in the quarter-finals, wherein they thrashed Australia, 3-1, in regulation time. Contrast that with ...
speaker systems - bbc Micro
A couple of weeks ago I posted a "Top 10 great-sounding amplifiers from $40 to $450" blog, and now it's time for a follow-up with speakers. while they may not be the biggest, most dynamic-sounding speakers, I can assure you I'd rather listen to any of them than a one-piece $600 iPod speaker! They look ...
Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid lead cast in new romantic comedy series, Antony And Cleopatra - bbc Micro
Joined by Sarah Lancashire (Five Daughters; Rose And Maloney), Nicola Walker (Spooks; Being Human), Tony Gardner (My Parents are Aliens; Fresh Meat), Dean Andrews (Life on Mars; Ashes to Ashes; Marchlands) and Ronni Ancona (Skins; Big Impression) this six-part drama sees would-be childhood sweethearts Alan (Jacobi) and Celia (Reid) reunited after 60 years. as their ...
Famous Cumbrians - bbc Micro
Cumbria has it's fair share of famous people, I never realised quite how many though. Friends of mine had came and stayed in a few self catering lake district cottages and we got talking about who we thought was the most famous. I'll have to let you decide.1. Joss Naylor MBE (1936- )Known as the ...
Government to save Year of our Lord from BBC’s ‘Common Era’
By Chris HastingsLast updated at 12:02 PM on 2nd October 2011 The Government last night moved to safeguard BC and AD after The Mail on Sunday revealed they were under threat because they were considered offensive to non-Christians.Last week this newspaper reported that the BBC had replaced Anno Domini (the Year of our Lord) ...
