The Big Stories of February 2017

It may have been the shortest month of the year but it was packed with the what we've come to expect, from Donald Trump to new planets offering safe haven from Donald Trump.

Headlines

Donald Trumps administration saw resignations and humiliations the order of the day. Protests were popular with Trump baring the brunt of it with issues from travel bans to transgender bathrooms and Climate Change while on the other side of the world ISIS did their best to get back some of the attention.

Sports

In the world of sports America saw the annual spectacle of the Super Bowl played out with it's famous half time show featuring Lady Gaga. The New England Patriots had a miraculous turn around before going on to win their fifth title.

Entertainment

The Grammy's kicked off award season with Adele taking the top prize after a hotly contested battle between her and Beyonce meanwhile on the other side of the pond the BAFTA's followed with La La Land continuing it's winning streak. Then there was the big daddy of awards shows, the Oscars. All went well except for best picture which was awarded to La La Land by mistake only to be given to Moonlight.

Technology

February saw the tech industry tackle Trump on immigration and transgender rights while a new security threat appeared in the form of a Cloudflare bug and a major outage due to failures of AWS. Meanwhile SpaceX launched another rocket showing itself as a serious contender in the space travel while further away NASA discovered 7 new earth like planets.

Style

New York Fashion Week officially kicked off the year with all the beautiful people descending on the Big Apple to get an eyeful of the luxuries in store along with political commentary. London Fashion Week followed close on it's heels with the likes of Burberry before heading to Milan Fashion Week to round things off for the month with Versace and Missoni.

The Big Stories of February 2016

With February being the shortest month it surprised everyone managing to pack a lot in.

Headlines

We begin with protests which broke out in Hong Kong at the start of the Chinese new year while Julian Assange made a bid to leave the Ecuadorean Embassy with some help from the UN. The standoff between the FBI and occupiers at the Wildlife Refuge in Oregon came to an end while everyone was on edge after North Korea launched a satellite into space spreading fears of their launch abilities while a tropical cyclone slammed into Fiji.

Business

The business world saw the oil situation being addressed with Russia and 3 OPEC members agreeing the freeze oil output while the IMF warned that the global economy was still fragile.

Sports

The sporting world saw the Australian Open come to an end while ex FIFA bosses fought their suspensions dropping them from 8 to 6 years.

Entertainment

The awards ceremony season saw the Grammy's and BRIT Awards celebrate the best of music while the BAFTA's celebrated stars on the screen. The month ended with the controversial Oscar's awarding those in the movie industry.

Technology

The technology world came together when Apple refused to assist the FBI in unlocking an iPhone once again raising the issue of privacy. Outside of the politics in science we saw an amazing breakthrough in the form of gravitational waves being confirmed confirming long standing theories.

Style

Finally the fashion world saw the return of Fashion Weeks with New York Fashion Week kicking things off followed by London Fashion Week and then Milan Fashion Week. Lastly, rounding things off for the start of the year was Paris Fashion Week.

Gracious Winners & Deluded Losers

With awards season well under way the music industry gathered for it's most prestigious awards ceremony while the Brit's made their impact felt at the BAFTA's.

Events

It was the music industries turn to shine with the Grammy's red carpet laying the path for all the beautiful celebrities, however, it was inside where the action kicked off with performances from Katy Perry, fresh from her Super Bowl performance the previous week, also Beyonce and John Legend along with Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige and many, many more. Through the night the winners were announced with all the industry mega stars taking their bows but it was another attention seeking attempt by Kanye West that ultimately dampened the mood when he interrupted Beck after winning Album of the Year.

The BAFTA's (British Academy Film Awards) attracted British celebrities and proudly had them on display on the red carpet while inside host Stephen Fry took a swipe at North Korea and the Sony hack scandal's. Soon it was down to business with the winners accepting their awards with notable mentions going to Eddie Redmayne taking the award for leading actor and Boyhood taking Best Film. The night ended with the after parties divided into the official seated affair and into a more raucous Harvey Weinstein hosted party.

Entertainers

It wasn't all good news this week, after his behaviour at the Grammy's other artist have hit back at Kanye West regarding his remarks with Shirley Manson penning and open letter while Bill Cosby cancelled another show after threats of more protests. Meanwhile NBC news anchors, Brian Williams, is on a 6 month unpaid suspension after he embellished stories of his time in a war zone. Celebrities behind the wheel didn't fare any better with former Olympic athlete, Bruce Jenner, involved in a fatal car accident and rapper Suge Knight's investigation into his hit-and-run growing stranger when it was revealed that he had been ambushed by gunmen moments before the accident.

Lastly, the entertainment industry was left shocked after long time host of the Daily Show, John Stewart, announced he would be leaving the show. The announcement resulted in waves of support from fellow celebrities who took to social media to share their disbelief and best wishes.