Better late than never, today’s Daily View finally arrives. The miners’ strike ended on this day in 1985, and Switzerland voted to join the United Nations in this day in 2002.
2 Big Stories
Life found on Mars
Yes, news reaches us that if you’re both a Sun reader and exceptionally gullible, you might believe that a gorilla has been found on Mars. To the rest of us it’s no more a gorilla than that funny-shaped cloud is really a dragon, but it takes all sorts.
COULD this be a giant silverback gorilla… on MARS?
Some space buffs reckon it is after seeing this picture sent back by a robot vehicle probing the rocky Red Planet for signs of life.
Farewell, Ian Paisley
Unionist firebrand and famously shouty politician Ian Paisley is to stand down from parliament at the age of 83, after 40 years.
The 83-year-old founder and ex-leader of the Democratic Unionist Party first won his North Antrim seat in 1970. His decision could open the way for his son, Ian Paisley Jnr, to stand there for the DUP.
2 Must-Read Blog Posts
What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:
- Argue with the people you nearly agree with, argues Jonathan Calder at Liberal England.
- Over at Liberal Revolution, John reminds us that there’s only one really important vote happening this year.
Spotted any other great posts in the last day from blogs that aren’t on the aggregator? Do post up a comment sharing them with us all.
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