News: Round up - 24th November

This man is very excited to read this weeks weird news round up.

Welcome once again fans to the JC/DC Weird news round up.
Happily, this week we appear to have no major deaths to report. Hurrah! So this week we can get straight into the strange news stories from the all over the globe.


Despite the freedom to have an entire weeks news without a single death related story, we instead start with the story of someone mentioned in last weeks round up - Sir Jimmy Saville.


Just over a week ago, Sir Jimmy's funeral was held at Leeds Cathedral, before he was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Scarborough. At the former DJ and presenter's request, his coffin was buried feet down at a 45 degree angle, facing the waves and beaches of the popular seaside resort.

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News: Round Up - November 13th

Sir Jimmy was just one of many sad passings over the last few weeks.

Dear friends, apologies are in order. After months of absence from your lives, JC/DC return, only to go AWOL for a further 4 weeks. This was an unfortunate combination events, including but not limited to: a huge problem in our IT department (read: my computer tried to do the world a huge favour and refuse to let me post anything); a massive lack of man power brought about by an office epidemic (read: I caught an awful cold); the sheer increase in workload from other projects (read: my job that actually pays the bills suddenly required me to do some real work). Hopefully, that is all behind us now and normal service can resume.

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We Will Remember Them

Today is Remembrance Sunday. Please remember all those that have given their lives, friend or foe, in the many conflicts that have occurred all over the globe, throughout history and today.

Guest Post: Time to Grow Up, Lewis

Who is the most talented driver in Formula One? Not who has the most points or podiums, but who actually has the most natural talent?

It is not Sebastian Vettel, nor is it Fernando Alonso – the driver with the greatest raw ability is undoubtedly Lewis Hamilton, the 2008 World Champion.

Hamilton was the 2008 World Champion

Former greats of the sport like Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart all agree, and until recently Hamilton’s daredevil overtakes and electric pace have always made him the most exciting driver to watch.

But this year has seen the wheels fall off Hamilton’s campaign – literally, in some cases. He lies fifth in the championship with two races to go, and it cannot all be blamed on the car.

Jenson Button, Hamilton’s McLaren-Mercedes team mate, is currently second in the drivers’ standings, 38 points ahead of Hamilton. Despite having the same car, Hamilton has been consistently outperformed by the only person against whom he can be accurately measured.