Today's news: TITANIC 100 YEARS LATER

Titanic 100: We survived

Just over 700 people escaped from the Titanic after it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on the night of 14 April 1912. More than 1,500 others were not so fortunate.

The survivors scrambled into lifeboats or plunged into the icy water. In the years after the disaster, some of them spoke publicly about the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage.

Here, with the help of archive images and audio, listen to what happened through the voices of crew members Charles Lightoller and Frank Prentice and passengers Eva Hart and Edith Russell.

Titanic gallery: Titanic Southampton remembers

• Unsinkable Vocabulary: Words for the Titanic Centennial  From the visual Thesaurus:

"This weekend marks the one hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, so let's commemorate the occasion by looking back on some words and phrases that were particularly associated with the maritime disaster." read more.

• Titanic deck chairs' sad symbolism lives on

SURVEY

• Survey: Should we raise the Titanic?  Watch both National Geographic short videos which present their views on this issue and submit your vote. 
• What do you think? Should we raise the Titanic?Leave your comments

BBC: 24 hours news in pictures

Day in pictures 1 March.

BBC news in pictures: Sir John Lavery and the Origins of Golf

1. Before reading, answer these questions: 

• Have you ever played golf? Do you consider it an expensive hobby?

2.  Click on the title below and read the information on the pictures. Pay attention to the words used to talk about golf and submit your words on the blog.Then answer the comprehension questions.

THE ORIGINS OF GOLF

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Where are the pieces of art going to be exhibited?

2. What is an auction?

3. What's the most reputable auction in the world?

4. What items does the collection feature?

5. Where did Sir John Lavery's paint the paintings in his collection?

6. In picture no. 3 there's a putter. What's its name in Spanish? Who owned it? How much is it worth?

7. If you had to bid in this auction on one of the items, which one would you bid on?