Section A News Stories Flashcards
Orlando Shooting
June 2016
Around 50 dead
Pulse posted on Facebook at 2:09am: “Everyone get out of Pulse and keep running”
Euro 2016 incidents
June 2016
England, Russia and France supporters involved in incidents due to Euro 2016
20 arrested
35 injured
Father Murdered 6 Year Old Child
June 2016
Ben Butler (Father) murdered 6 year old daughter 11 months after returning to his care
Jailed for a minimum of 23 years
British man arrested for attempting to grab a policemans gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas
June 2016
Sir Cliff Richard to sue
June 2016
He may sue BBC over police raid coverage on his home over false sexual assault allegations
Nigel Farage stands down
July 2016
UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands down after leave result as his “ambition was achieved”
Attack in Nice
July 2016
Bastille attack in Nice
84 dead
Theresa May becomes prime minister
July 2016
Great British Bake Off publicity stunt
October 2016
Hearse morning GBBO parked outside the BBC building
Theresa May cannot trigger Brexit
Not until MP’s vote for it
November 2016
Exoskeleton for the elderly
May 2017
Smart exoskeleton predicts when the elderly are going to fall and keeps them on their feet
(Films such as Elysium and the Matrix suggested hyperrealism-now becoming a reality)
NHS Hack
May 2017
Wasn’t about making money – Americans making a point
(the motivation of the protagonist)
Facebook hiring staff to monitor offensive posts
May 2017
Facebook is hiring 3000 people to finally tackle the problem of offensive videos and post
(Facebook live has been abused – Steve Stevens: footage of him self shooting dead a grandad, Robert Goodwin Sr in Ohio) April 2017
Lenovo Phone
May 2017
Lenovo’s Moto C will cost just £90
Japan Robots
May 2017
Japanese firms are investing in robots and automation due to labour shortage
(Human figure)
