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The Biggest Headlines of 2010: Part 1

It has been one heck of a year. A Topsy-turfy 52 weeks which has seen the biggest stories of a generation. Some creating massive debates, and some inspiring the world. Here are the news headlines which have caught my eye in 2010:

Volcanic Ash Halts Europe
In Iceland, the volcano in Eyjafjoll erupted for two weeks in April. This volcanic eruption was like no other. The explosions during the eruption were so powerful, that it would disrupt many things including closures of airports across Europe in places covering United Kingdom to Russia. This was because the atmosphere in the air which consisted of ash and smoke was so dangerous, aeroplanes would likely to crash. Therefore, millions of travellers travelling with alternative transportation. Euro star trains were the busiest as the eruption came during the bank holiday weekend.
There was another eruption in the middle of May, however it did not create as much of an affect as the first one. This headline was all over the press and many people were hoping for the worse to stop as soon as it possibly could. Two weeks may sound a long time but we are all thankful that the volcano did calm down.

Snow Blizzards send UK to complete standstill
If no-one in Britain had seen the snow, then where have you been? It's a headline which the politicians love as their corruption of some sorts would not be top priority. We can all remember the blizzards which have affected our Christmas but let me take you all the way back to January where Britain braced for the heaviest snowfall in 50 years.
This December has seen the coldest temperatures since 1910. Could we now expect this sort of weather in the winters? Is winter actually acting like the winter we've seen in the films? One thing is for sure, the last two winters has seen excessive amount of snow, ice and freezing temperatures and it's now up to the Government to provide with more equipment that will see us prepare better for the wintry weather.

BP Oil Leak in States Sparked Controversy
One of the biggest scandals of the year. Britain gets the blame for the oil leak in the southern coasts of the United States. It was a lot of oil and the US Government were criticised for not getting rid of all the oil as quickly as possible to prevent the spill from being as bad as it was.
The effects were even more upsetting. Natural habitat were destroyed and the sea creatures were covered in oil. It was certainly unexpected and BP got into deep trouble. Chief Executive Tony Hayward was forced to resign from his post and the company was sued by United States for billions of dollars. A regrettable mistake never to be repeated.

Ryder Cup Success for Europe
I was there, and the golfing world embraced one of the greatest Ryder Cups in recent years. It had everything - Tiger Woods trying to prove a point that he is still the best golfer around, rain affected first day giving the Celtic Manor Resort a day extra to prove itself as a worthy host course for many big tournaments in the coming years and Europe winning by just a single point. Who could possibly deny that this Ryder Cup wasn't the best one?
The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales represented the country brilliantly and accommodated the Americans and fellow Europeans to the highest of standards. Critics were proved wrong and all I can say is that I cannot wait until Celtic Manor gets to host their next tournament in June (The Welsh Open).
Gramae McDowell provided with the winning putt and Lee Westwood ended 2010 as World Number one. Shame neither of them won BBC Sport Personality of the Year.

South Africa Gain Pride After Great World Cup
England may not have agreed but the 2010 Summer World Cup proved to become a remarkable success. First ever World Cup in Africa and South Africa proved that they are a good host nation. Their team failed to make it past round one but neither did 2006 finalists France and Italy.
There may not have been many goals which disappointed a few people but a tournament was not short of controversies. Lampard's goal which should have counted but it didn't against Germany in the last 16 comes to mind. Goal-line technology maybe useful but I have to admit, the referee plus a linesman has to make a decision for themselves without their help. That goal was a little obvious. Just common sense is needed.
Also, Suarez of Uruguay helped his side to go through the semi finals in cruel circumstances against Ghana. 120th minute and the African side were about to create history by being the first team to reach the semi final stages in the competition's 80 year history. Suarez hand balled on his goal line. He did get sent off but the match went to penalties in which Uruguay progressed.
Spain were deserved winners. Perfect, patient football wins it this year.


This is part one of two in this blog. Part two will be dominated by politics, the cuts and royalty... Stay tuned.

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