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The Professional Footballers’ Association dinner to celebrate the achievements of players has come under fire after the comedian Reginald D Hunter used the word ‘nigger’ several times in his routine.

The outrage mirrored what so often happens on the pitch and left the result of the awards buried deep beneath the controversy. Where the score line is forgotten because of the decisions of the referee, the winners here will be forgotten because of a different kind of man in black.

The following revision class has been cancelled and I will reschedule:  JN501 (Second year convergent). 

Wednesday 8 May 10.00 - 12.00 in the Old MA newsroom

Apologies. 

Richard

The following revision class is cancelled and will be rescheduled for both UG and PG taking the above module:

Wednesday, 8 May 13.00 to 14.00 in the UG newsroom. 

I'm sorry for the rescheduling. Unavoidable, I'm afraid. 

Richard

The worst job is being a newspaper reporter, or at least according to the ‘Best and Worst Jobs of 2013’ list posted on the Wall Street Journal. The degree which will leave me qualified to do the job I have always wanted, is ranked lower than a bus driver and a dishwasher. The jobs are apparently ranked based on five criteria: physical demands, work environment, income, stress, and hiring outlook. But it seems to be missing an important factor: job satisfaction.

It’s no longer a secret that sweatshops exist.

The pitiful wages for long laborious hours are often the last thing on our minds when we’re shopping in Primark.

In fact it takes 400 employee deaths for it to be drawn to our attention.

On a seismic night of football which saw Bayern Munich hammer the golden boys of European football, Barcelona, 4-0, the talk of the Twitterati should’ve been on the German’s demolition job, but instead they were focussed on ITV co-commentator Andy Townsend.

“If only we were able to mute Andy Townsend”, said one tweeter. Another was a little more drastic in his opinion: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...Andy Townsend is commentating #MUTE”. The consensus was clear: Townsend was not up to the job.

“I apologise also to my manager, playing colleagues and everyone at Liverpool for letting them down.”

It would be easy to say Luis Suarez has bitten off more than he can chew with his latest antics on the pitch.

Can you imagine losing a cup final and knowing you’re going to be stranded in an unfamiliar city for the night?

Well this could be a genuine reality for Manchester City or Wigan Athletic fans on May 11^th, the date of this year’s FA Cup Final. This is all thanks to a decision made by the 150 year old Football Association, which genuinely claims to have been ‘supporting football since 1863’. Ha!

Congratulations to the Year 2s and MAs who passed last month's NCTJ Court Reporting exam. We had an almost 100% pass rate with six people achieving grade A. Jemma Collins topped her own joint-best score by a CfJ student in an NCTJ law exam with 85%! Well done everybody.

Sir Stirling Moss has told a BBC 5 Live programme that he does not believe women have the “mental aptitude” to race in Formula 1.