Emily Taylor

Week 11 had no effect on the top end of the rankings as the AP top 11 all won admittedly with varying degrees of ease.  UCF continued their unbeaten run and barring a disaster should be playing in a nice Bowl […]

Japanese knotweed which was first introduced into the UK from Japan in the 1850s as an ornamental garden plant is now the Environment Agency’s number one invasive plant species. Although a large proportion of t […]

Turkey is continuing to press on with demands for a full and open investigation into the Murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, something the Saudi & US administrations would like to suppress – it seems at […]

Netflix is by far the dominant player in the increasingly crowded (but still lucrative) streaming on demand sector, which has radically changed the way most of us view TV. Currently, the next biggest player is […]

Just over a year after its disappearance, the missing Argentine Submarine ARA San Juan has been found with the help of US search firm Ocean Infinity. The Sub disappeared in November 2017 with the loss of all 44 c […]

Ethiopia has long been a Patriarchal and some would say misogynistic country, however recently elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is changing perceptions via his decision to promote women into some of the go […]

In what will be an embarrassing statement for both The Saudi’s and Donald Trump who still can’t quite bring himself to condemn them, the CIA has concluded that the murder (let’s say it as it is) was personally […]

In the latest reported phishing scam, it appears that Students at various Universities including Aberdeen, Cambridge & Queen’s Belfast are being sent fake HMRC messages re supposed Tax Refunds. They are using Ac […]

 
Funeral prayers have taken place in the Saudi Arabian holy cities of Mecca and Medin for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A similar service has also been held in Istanbul, Turkey as the family now a […]

Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro continues to stir up controversy, this time both questioning the qualifications of Cuban Doctors, while angering the Cubas government by questioning how they are treated […]

A female protester in France has died and over 200 have been injured during mass protests at rising fuel prices in the country. The latest report from the interior ministry estimated 280,000 people have taken […]

A group of five ministers are hoping to persuade the PM to make changes to the deal, the BBC understands.
BBC News – UK

US President Donald Trump is continuing to focus resources on implementing his National Defense Strategy, which involves more muscle flexing in his attempts to compete with Russia & China who seem to be hell-bent […]

A rare bit of good news was announced this week regarding the continuing battle to save the planets endangered species. The once ‘critically endangered’ Central African Mountain Gorilla has been moved from this s […]

This weekend is the last International break of 2018, and what a great year it has been with the new UEFA Nations League changing attitudes towards international matches which outside of the main tournament […]

RBS sinks 9% as fears over Brexit deal hits shares in banks and housebuilders, dragging FTSE 100 lower.
BBC News – Business

Saudi prosecutor says an intelligence officer ordered the writer’s murder and not the crown prince.
BBC News – Middle East

In the latest twist in what is probably the largest corruption case in world history, an investigation is now underway into the untimely death of Columbian whistleblower Jorge Enrique Pizano. His passing was […]

The EU sets out a timetable leading up to a summit to finalise the draft Brexit agreement.
BBC News – Europe

Dominic Raab, Esther McVey and a string of junior ministers resign over the EU withdrawal agreement.
BBC News – UK