Neil Bradley

Now that Jeremy Hunt is officially not PM he can focus on the day job and that most pressing matter of – how to protect UK shipping in the Middle East with a depleted Navy? The answer lets ask those Europeans […]

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló has just made the likes of Donald Trump appear like a feminist thanks to a huge number of leaked texts showing him to be a misogynist of the highest order and an overall […]

A Franco-German proposal on migration policy, which would see countries share the resettlement load has met with muted success.  Alongside France & Germany  Croatia, Finland,  Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Po […]

If you believe the chatter from Westminster the outcome of the ballot of the 160,00 Conservative members will mean that the UK will be led by Boris Johnson from Wednesday (tomorrow). So brace yourselves for what […]

The Trump administration has taken the controversial step of pushing through new powers which will greatly speed up the deportation process. Previously, only people detained within 100 miles (160km) of the Mexico […]

A brief history as to why we say ‘cheers’ when drinking

It’s widely accepted that the custom of toasting originates back to the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is known that they would give […]

A brief history as to why we give the ‘thumbs up’ sign!

It’s widely accepted that the ‘thumbs up’ gesture originates from the gladiatorial contests of ancient Rome. It was used by spectators to decide […]

A brief history of why raising a glass to someone or something is called a ‘toast’!

We all know a ‘toast’ is a call to raise your glass and drink in honour of someone or something. Traditionally, the dri […]

A brief history behind the reason we shake hands!

Prior to the advent of street lighting and policemen, the streets of many towns and cities tended to be dark and dangerous places. Thus, almost all men […]

A brief history of why the military salute!

The origin of saluting is thought to date back to the Middle Ages. The gesture first occurred at jousting competitions where competions were organised for knights […]

A quick guide to the City of London
Overview
The ‘City of London’ is a city and local government district that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London. The City of […]

Birds Eye is moving aggressively into the growing “Meat Free” segment with the launch of their “Green Cuisine” range which is made with pea protein, rather than Grain, soya or bacterially produced mycoproteins […]

A ban will be placed on NDAs that stop people speaking to police, doctors or lawyers, ministers say.
BBC News – Business

In the recording, a Royal Navy frigate can be heard warning Iran not to obstruct the tanker.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentina has belatedly designated Hezbollah the Iranian backed Lebanese Islamist movement as a terrorist organisation, 25 years after the Amia Jewish cultural centre in Buenos Aires was bombed with the loss of 85 […]

Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to have a greater mandate for reform and sweep away the old guard of MPs.
BBC News – Europe

Philip Hammond tells the BBC he plans to resign when Theresa May leaves office next week.
BBC News – UK

On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 landed – and hours later Neil Armstrong took his historic first steps.
BBC News – US & Canada

Cyril Ramaphosa seeks a judicial review of a report that accuses him of misleading parliament.
BBC News – Africa

There have been huge question marks over the costs and benefits of the proposed high-speed rail link, which is supposed to link the North and the South (well if you class Birmingham as the North anyway), and now […]