Ever keen to post about beautiful ladies for the most tenuous of reasons, we have news that Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009, beating out more than 80 other contestants during a pageant held last night (Sunday) in Nassau, Bahamas. The 18-year-old was crowned by another Venezuelan, Dayana […]

Considering the geographical location of TheEye, it may be easy to dismiss this post as parochial, but it is far from that. Recently the Spanish government made claim to all of Gibraltar’s territorial waters under the pretext of environmental protection. When presented with the fait accompli by the EU, the […]

Just when you thought you knew all of the ways that mankind is doomed and how we are all going to burn / freeze / *insert environmental catastrophe here* then along comes another one. Now we’re all going to die of oxygen reduction, and guess who is at fault? New […]

Senator Edward Kennedy is demonstrating his (seldom doubted) commitment not to end his time on this earth – which has more or less been “dedicated” to “public service” as Senator for Life from the People’s Republic of Massachusetts – without demonstrating, sadly with seem to be literally his last breaths, […]

…they just appear on state-run television. From Reuters: Former leader Fidel Castro appeared on Sunday on Cuban television for the first time since June of last year in a video of him chatting with students from Venezuela. Castro, 83, appeared to be in good condition as he spoke with the […]

The answer must be NO otherwise there will be murder and TheEye may have to blog from gaol. In the US, Senator Arlen Specter (called today – Sunday) for hearings to scrutinize a guide for veterans’ end-of-life care which one former Bush official says sends a “hurry-up-and-die” message to injured […]

Amid scenes of delirium unwitnessed in South London since the unforgettable summer of 2005, England’s cricketers reclaimed the Ashes on a tumultuous fourth afternoon at The Oval, as Australia’s brave resistance – led by a century of incredible mental fortitude from Michael Hussey – was unpicked, wicket by wicket, minute […]

In the history of corrupt failing administrations, a dishonourable mention in dispatches will always be reserved for this current effort by the Labour Party. It’s a relief that it won’t go on for much longer. In the meantime, though, they seem to try every day to plumb new depths. Kevan […]

Those of a certain era might associate stockpiling with the Cuban Missile Crisis, or the days when the unions would start a strike if the beer ran out in the workers canteen. This is not one of those occasions. Instead, that insidious organisation determined to irritate us in every nook […]