Tom Breakwell

Stuff

Badass Manchester Schoolkid Tommie Rose Faces Suspension Over £14,000 Tuckshop Empire

Keep hustlin', Tommie, keep hustlin'.
Tom Breakwell
11.21.14
Tech

Meet the British Scientists Who Want to Kickstart Their Way to the Moon

Yesterday, in the spirit of landing things on distant satellites, Lunar Mission One launched a Kicks​tarter with the aim of raising funds to probe the south pole of the moon
Tom Breakwell
11.20.14
Stuff

I Spied on Russia and Korea from the World's Fastest Plane

Instead of retiring from the US Air Force after his plane was shot out of the sky, Brian Shul underwent physical therapy and became the pilot of a SR-71 spy plane, also known as the "Blackbird."
Tom Breakwell
11.12.14
News

Slaves in the UK Are Being Failed by the UK's Modern Slavery Bill

I spoke to the director of Anti-Slavery International about how the bill - which is being debated in parliament today - could be improved.
Tom Breakwell
11.4.14
News

Do These British Students Have the Answer to Free Higher Education?

Campaign organiser Deborah Hermanns told me it's all about perseverance.
Tom Breakwell
10.28.14
Tech

Soon You'll Be Able to Detect Cancer Using Your Smartphone

A new start-up named Miroculus has created a device that hopes to detect cancerous cells and various other diseases using your phone and a few drops of blood.
Tom Breakwell
10.23.14
News

Is Earth in Danger Now That Australia Can't Track Comets?

The only place in the Southern Hemisphere that monitored comets and asteroids just got closed down due to a lack of funding. Does that put the planet at risk?
Tom Breakwell
10.22.14
Asia

Pakistan Taliban Spokesman Sacked After 'Pledging Allegiance' to the Islamic State

The news follows the publication of an audio message in which Shahidullah Shahid appeared to announce a mass defection to the militants attempting to carve out a caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Tom Breakwell
10.21.14
Europe

UK to Send Reaper Drones to Strike Islamic State in Iraq

The British military has never before deployed the highly controversial unmanned aircraft outside Afghanistan.
Tom Breakwell
10.16.14
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Government Says It Is Ready for Talks With Protesters, Again

A day after footage of police beating a protester stirred further unrest, negotiations called off last week are back on. But Beijing won't change its mind on free elections.
Tom Breakwell
10.16.14
middle east

Saudi Arabia Beheaded 59 People So Far This Year — But Hardly Anyone is Talking About It

With all eyes on the Islamic State, it's easy to forget that a key Western ally — and member of the UN Human Rights Council — is engaging in brutal executions of its own.
Tom Breakwell
10.15.14
africa

British Hostage Freed by Libya Militants As Family Denies Ransom Reports

David Bolam is 'safe and well' after his release, but suggestions that a payment secured his freedom have agitated British authorities.
Tom Breakwell
10.6.14
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