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Not to be confused with the English football 'hooligan', the UltraS are the hardcore subculture of fans at the two main Rome football clubs - AS Roma and SS Lazio. With neo-fascist sympathies, these groups (the Boys at Roma and the Irriducibili at Lazio) are political and well-organised. Following years of work inside the groups and interviews with...

In 1999, a terrifying new form of stem rust--spotted in Uganda and dubbed "UG99"--quickly turned robust golden fields into dark, tangled ruins. For decades plant scientists had bred wheat varieties with rust-resistant genes, but these genes did not work against UG99. Since rust migrates high in the atmosphere, it could spread from country to...

GovernanceNow in its 145th edition Whitaker's Almanack is the definitive reference guide containing a comprehensive overview of every aspect of UK infrastructure and an excellent introduction to world politics.Available only as ebooks, Whitaker's Shorts are selected themed sections from Whitaker's Almanack 2013: portable and perfect for those with...

’At the first mention of going to Roumania, a great many people, as I did myself, would take down their atlas and open the map. For Roumania, there can be no question, is among the lesser known lands of Europe.’So begins Sir Sacheverell Sitwell’s account of his Roumanian journey, made in the 1930s, when Bucharest was still eight days...

Jake is a sci-fi buff, so when he’s abducted by aliens he’s delighted.But when he realises that his younger sister has also been taken, he’snot so pleased. What do they want with her?They find themselves on a space ship manned by aliens from aconfederation of planets. They form part of a Galaxy Patrol team,ceaselessly patrolling the...

If you lived in a world where everyone had a personal fairy, what kind would you want? A clothes-shopping fairy (The perfect outfit will always be on sale!)A loose-change fairy (Pretty self-explanatory.)A never-getting-caught fairy (You can get away with anything. . . .)Unfortunately for Charlie, she’s stuck with a parking fairy-if she’s...