Things I have learnt yesterday #1

The NetRegs website that provides guidance on environmental legislation and topics is starting to move its information towards the Business Link website, more news can be found here on what is moving and when that information is moving.

I hadn't realised that the Peter Parker version of Spiderman has died, it happened in Ultimate Fallout #3 and the spidey powers will be passed on to a half black and half Latino character called Miles Morales according to the Wall Street Journal. But before we all get too excited, the Ultimate imprint from Marvel is set in an alternate world and the photographically minded protagonist is still alive and spinning stories in Marvel's regular universe.

Iraq invaded Kuwait on the 2nd of August in 1990, which led to the first Gulf War. This war ended on the 28th of February 1991. The war led to the use of Gulf War syndrome, uses of depleted uranium and scud missiles in everyday conversation and three examples of environmental catastrophes came out of the war - these were Draining of the Qurna Marshes, the Gulf War Oil Spill and the Kuwaiti Oil Fires.

Before the latest campaign in Afghanistan, the English have had a history of conflicts with this country. In 1839 to 1842, the first Anglo-Afghan war was seen as one of the first conflicts in the power struggle between Russia and the United Kingdom. The second Anglo-Afghan war was started when both Russia and Great Britain sent uninvited diplomatic missions to the Aghanistan Amir - Sher Ali Khan - the latter mission retreated as it approached the eastern end of the Khyber Pass and this ignited the second conflict. The third Anglo-Afghan war started as Afghan troops entered the western end of the Khyber Pass and captured the town of Bagh, which provided water for Landi Kotal.