Sunday news

Nepal Disaster



At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say. More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre. Dozens of people are also reported to have been killed in neighbouring China and India.More than 200 climbers have been rescued around Mount Everest, which was struck by deadly avalanches in the 7.8-magnitude quake. Vast tent cities have sprung up in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for those displaced or afraid to return to their homes as strong aftershocks continued. Thousands spent Sunday night - their second night - outside. Officials have warned that the number of casualties could rise as rescue teams reach remote mountainous areas of western Nepal.Initial reports suggest that many communities, especially those close to mountainsides, suffered significant quake damage. "Villages like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it's not uncommon for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely buried by rock falls," Matt Darvas, spokesman for aid agency World Vision said.

 

This event will set Nepal back years as due to the nations poverty it will take decades for the country to recover as they will be truley reliant upon foriegn aid. It is also alarming that already 3,617 people are known to be dead as in the coming days more and more people will be discoverd or found under the debrie. As communites are destroyed the already suffering economy will do even worse as many businessses will be destroyed and a country that is heavily reliant upon agriculture reinforces the opinion that they will extremlrey reliant on foreign aid.



Sunday news

As the 7th of May is only round the corner the political parties have started making last ditch attempts to gain supporters. Especially in the case for the Conservatives as a hung parliament looks likely  they are becoming increasingly as each party apart from Ukip who are projected three seats have strongly ruled out going in to parliament with them they are desperately trying to gain a majority subsequently they have made pledges to electorates but can they be trusted?

Recently the Chief executive of the NHS Simon Stevens has published a report stating £8bn is needed to revive the NHS . Suddenly the Tories have promised to apply the £8bn .However George Osbourne the chancellor went on the Andrew Marr show and couldn't answer Marr's question of where the finances is coming from and on 16 different occasion he refused to answer the question. This event continues the lack of trust between the electorate and the government which has been present since the expenses scandal in 2009.

IN MY OPINION George Osbourne didn't answer because the answer would have been negative . Either there are going to be deep cuts to the public service, increased borrowing or they are lying . This has been a consistent theme throught the build of this election as parties know most electorates don't think of the other implications . Sadly its to good to be true
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radio

Talksport is a radio station that informs listeners about the current events in the sporting world.In addition, many of the shows including "Drivetime" which is presented by Adrian Durham and former England cricketer Darren Gough who debate recent sporting issues mainly football and they involve callers into the debate thus making it interactive.However, in my opinion some of their views are exaggerated or conflicting just to make for good radio because controversy attracts listens contradicting the common opinion of people like myself that radio is a day long monotone voice that bores people to sleep .Consequently the more viewers radio can charge more for companies to put up price to fund the broadcasting. Talksport is owned by UTV Radio and is the world’s largest sports radio station and Global Audio Partner of the Premier League. Broadcasted from London to the United Kingdom, Talksport is the only national radio station broadcasting sport and sports coverage 24 hours a day, having previously dropped 39 hours of non-sports content on 2 April 2012. Its content includes live coverage of the biggest sports events of the year, including;the Premier League, FA Cup, England friendly internationals, Football League, League Cup and Aviva Premiership, as well as broadcasting major Champions League and Europa League games. The station was originally and officially launched as Talk Radio UK on 14 February 1995, with Sean Bolger and Samantha Meah presenting the original Talk Radio Breakfast Show. However the first live broadcast had been Caeser the Geezer's phone-in which aired the previous night. Other presenters on Talk Radio included Jeremy Beadle, Scott Chisholm, Moz Dee, Tommy Boyd, Anna Raeburn . Also joining the line-up were Caesar the Geezer and Wild Al Kelly, dubbed as shock jocks. A year later Talk Radio launched a new breakfast show presented by Paul Ross and Carol McGiffin. Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Bates also joined the station along with James Whale, Ian Collins, and Mike Dickin. Talk Radio made their first foray into the world of sports radio rights bidding, by purchasing the rights to broadcast the Football League from BBC Radio Five Live for the 1997/98 season. In addition, the station broadcast their first FIFA World Cup from France in 1998, with them bringing in the Sky Sports commentary team of Alan Parry and Andy Gray to commentate on the major matches. Tony Lockwood, Clive Allen, and Dave Roberts covered additional games in France. Talk Radio also acquired up the rights to broadcast Manchester United's matches in the Champions League for the 1998/99 season.

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Labour is launching its election manifesto with a guarantee that each of its policies will be fully funded and require no additional borrowing. Leader Ed Miliband will rule out a "shopping list of spending policies" and promise a Labour government would cut the deficit every year. The Conservatives would go on a "reckless spending spree", he will say. Tory Treasury Minister David Gauke said Mr Miliband had "no plan to clear the deficit" and would have to borrow more. In other election news: The Liberal Democrats are launching a "five-point plan", aimed at consumers and commuters, with proposals such as to end above-inflation rail fare rises and force energy firms to allow customers to change supplier within 24 hours Labour says its spending cuts will apply to Scotland but may be offset by other measures to raise more money One hundred small business owners, some of which used to support Labour, have written a letter to the Sun saying they intend to vote Tory Labour has opened up a three-point lead over the Conservatives, according to the latest YouGov poll which puts Ed Miliband's party on 36% The first page of Labour's manifesto, Mr Miliband will say, "sets out a vow to protect our nation's finances; a clear commitment that every policy... is paid for without a single penny of extra borrowing". Ed Miliband is determined to convince voters he can control the public finances, as Iain Watson reports Mr Miliband will add: "In recent days you have seen the Conservatives throwing spending promises around with no idea of where the money is coming from, promises which are unfunded, unfair and unbelievable." With political parties under increasing pressure to explain how they will fund their pledges, the Institute for Fiscal Studies complained on Sunday that they were making "lots of promises" without producing much detail on how to deliver them. But Labour is hoping to position itself as "the party of responsibility" for the public finances. It is aiming for a budget surplus in current spending "as soon as possible in the next parliament"