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By  F unmi Ojuroye   Thursday 18 Jul 2013 8:51 am Gay marriage campaigners celebrate the decision (Picture: AFP/Getty) As MPs greeted John Bercow’s announcement that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill had been granted Royal Assent with cheers, I very quickly found myself doing the same thing. Granted this bill only relates to English and Welsh law, but I sincerely hope that the devolved parliament in my birthplace of Scotland and the national Assembly in Northern Ireland quickly follow suit. I swiftly checked out the response to the news after it had been posted on  Metro’s Facebook page . As I write, more than 1,300 people have ‘liked’ the story with the vast majority of feedback to the historic news being overwhelmingly positive and supportive, irrespective of commenters’ sexual orientation. As the Queen added her formal approval to the bill, many were commenting about this being one of the most important pieces of social legislation of her 60 year reign. ...

By  Funmi Ojuroye   -   July 17, 2013 6:13PM PT Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures via Bloomberg Brad Pitt, Abigail Hargrove, Mireille Enos in "World War Z." The film, from Paramount Pictures, is playing across the U.S. How to fight the Zombie Apocalypse? Enlarge image The zombie apocalypse in “World War Z." Daniella Kertesz and Brad Pitt play star in the film. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures via Bloomberg Enlarge image "World War Z," with Mireille Enos and Sterling Jerins. The film, from Paramount Pictures, is playing across the U.S. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures via Bloomberg Israel  builds walls.  North Korea  yanks teeth. Somewhere in the Middle East , a nuke explodes. America recruits Brad Pitt. Smart move. Director Marc Forster’s “ World War Z ” is a throwback to the full-throttle horror films of the 1970s, posing its zombie what-ifs with the same realism summoned to imagine what mig...

6:08PM by Funmi Ojuroye July 17th 2013 (Photo: Michael Reynolds, AFP/Getty Images) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Obama increased funding for Head Start Romney likes No Child Left Behind Obama and Romney favor charter schools WASHINGTON — Glance at the two presidential candidates' education plans and you may not immediately see much of a difference. Both want greater scrutiny of teacher effectiveness. Both champion privately run, but publicly funded K-12 charter schools as well as higher academic standards. Both want more high school and college graduates and a more competitive workforce. But scratch beneath the surface and a few key differences emerge. President Obama has given states freedom from the sanctions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law, while his challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney says he supports the Bush-era law and wants to reinvigorate it.

A lawyer acting for the family of Nelson Mandela is facing disciplinary action for allegedly exaggerating the severity of the ailing statesman's ill health to obtain a speedy hearing. Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela   Photo: Reuters By  F unmi Ojuroye, Johannesburg     5:49PM BST 07 Jul 2013 David Smith, who was acting for  Mr Mandela's  oldest daughter Makaziwe, his wife Graca Machel and ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, told the court in a statement that the 94-year-old was in a "permanent vegetative condition" and doctors had advised that his family think about switching off his life support machine. The claim was made in a closed court hearing on June 26 but leaked to the media late last week. The family have refused to comment on its veracity but  Denis Goldberg, a family friend and fellow anti-apartheid activist, said last week that when he visited Mr Mandela, he opened his eyes and ...

Queen Elizabeth II has given her approval to a law allowing same-sex marriages in Britain.  ( WPA Pool / Getty Images  /  July  11 , 2013 ) France's same-sex marriage law exposes a deep social divide British Parliament approves gay marriage despite Conservative foes France holds its first same-sex marriage Ads by Google Hope For Stroke Patients The Only Supplement That Support Neurological Functions! www.funmitoni.blogspot.com By Funmi Ojuroye July 17, 2013 ,  9:18 a.m. LONDON --  Queen Elizabeth II  gave final approval Wednesday to Britain’s controversial same-sex marriage bill, bestowing her royal assent as is common to all new laws. The measure passed its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday when the House of Commons approved the bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in religious ceremonies. The announcement in the House of Commons of the queen's action prompted cheers from lawmakers. Previous...

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