Very early on the first of January the new year began this year. Experts say that it was around midnight or shortly after that 2013 turned into 2014. Naturally, everyone was singing ‘Auld lang syne’ and drinking champagne. We sang a little bit too much and did have a little bit too much of the champagne – but just a little bit. Still enough not to be able to write a proper BBN.
Expectations are especially high and so is the energy. Proper plans are made alongside the restricted resolutions. We will all lose weight and start doing sports regularly. Additionally, and

(Hogsmeade) newbroom is happy to finally reveal this year’s exciting plans for a whole new series, focussing on the private happiness of editor Brian Cullen. Since Mike Flatley has been married to the lovely Miranda for some time now, it is high time for Brian to get settled as well, or else he will be the lonely uncle to turn up at family feasts and feel like a spare tire.
Therefore, Violet Vainglory has unearthed seven hopeful young women to compete for Brian’s affection. The whole scheme will work as follows: Brian will introduce himself to the lovely ladies and they will all spend some time together in the lovely wilderness of lovely, er, Dartmoor. Those who take Brian’s fancy will be invited for some special activities like picnics or some such. In the end the field will have narrowed down to two ladies who will each spend a week with our most eligible editor, who will then choose his prospective bride.
From next month onward, we will follow the dramatic

(The World) Every year we are waiting for the good things to come and when they come, we are not prepared for them. On the other hand there are the bad things for which we are never prepared. Wouldn’t it be good to be prepared for both good and bad in 2014? Right, only fortune-tellers or astrologers know what 2014 is up to and consequently we invited  the most famous astrologer: D. V. Nation.
BC: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us today and reveal most of the secrets for next year.
DVN: It’s my pleasure.
BC: So what do we have to be prepared for?
DVN: Dark times are lying ahead.
BC: Oh, my goodness. What will happen?
DVN: There will be two eclipses of the sun, one partial, one complete.
BC: Oh, right. Well, in what way will this affect us?
DVN: As a matter of fact it will only affect people who live in the Antarctica and in Northern America.

(The World) All around the world it is the custom to start anew with the beginning of the new year. This article will enlighten you on the topic of what to clean in and around your house so that you can start fresh and freshly into the new era.
Let’s start with the domain closest to you: your bedroom. Sometimes there is so much to do that you just can’t get to the most private of all places, your bed. You can wash the cushions – but careful, first read the label, sometimes you can’t wash a cushion – or put them into the dryer. The same goes for your duvet.
Then there is your mattress. Get the vacuum cleaner and suck all the dirt of the last year out of it. You might also consider turning it around. Just make sure there is no winter or summer side otherwise you might freeze the following night. Naturally, you will wash all the linen and everything.
While you have the vacuum cleaner at hand, take care of the floor. If it is a warm and sunny day, then open the windows and let in some fresh air. And mind you there is also dirt under the bed, no cheating!
There are other places which are neglected throughout the year: the attic and the cellar. In our case the attic is too cold at this

Capricorn (22.12.-20.01.) – There is no time like the present, so use it. Merlin’s beard, all the time you’ve wasted complaining adds up to a lifetime of unused possibilities.
Aquarius (21.01.-19.02.) – You surely deserve to reap what you have sown. So lean back and take in the harvest – what it is like, depends on your previous actions.
Pisces (20.02.-20.03.) – Would you like to be someone else? Yes? Well, then it’s probably time to take stock of your situation and change what needs changing.
Aries (21.03.-20.04.) – Feeling blue? Get a grip on yourself and in no time at all inspiration will strike and make all the dire stuff seem radiant. You’ll be fine this year!
Taurus (21.04.-21.05.) – Sometimes people feel as if they are attracting evil. You might well be among them in the next year, but only if you managed to annoy lots of people.
Gemini (22.05.-22.06.) – You will have to have your wits about you for all the struggles you will be facing. Keep calm and carry on, though – there is no alternative anyway.