Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Around 500 soldiers brought in to deal with ‘unprecedented’ flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Arresting scenes from the flooded streets of northern England Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg It’s been a soggy weekend in northern England as widespread flooding caused by heavy rains prompted the … Read more
243 people disappeared on a ship in the Mediterranean; a new project from Medium aims to find them Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March 2014 set off a worldwide search for the missing plane. How could a flight carrying 239 people just go missing? The mystery … Read more
Blatter ‘victim of a conspiracy’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from “behind the scenes”, his daughter tells the BBC, amid a corruption crisis. FIFA’s Blatter slams US action, Europe ’hate’ campaign FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said May 30 he was “shocked” at the way … Read more
How FIFA’s Structure Lends Itself To Corruption FiveThirtyEight » Features by Carl Bialik The U.S. Justice Department says the indictments it handed down Wednesday against soccer officials and sports-marketing executives are just the beginning of its efforts to root out corruption in the sport. A comprehensive investigation might find that the sport’s structure itself makes soccer … Read more