Lewis Walker

Why do we have a ‘best man’ at weddings?

Even in today’s gender-equal society, it’s still usually the future bride who makes most of the wedding arrangements for the forthcoming big day. However, one of the […]

Welcome Minnesota & Appalachian State (Finally)
The AP top 25 looks pretty much spot on this week, well without becoming picky it’s hard to move it about much. The big mover was LSU, who justifiably leapt into […]

New research reveals a geographical split in how the cost of renting a UK home has changed in a year.
BBC News – Business

The Turkish president says the operation will achieve its objectives, despite growing US pressure.
BBC News – Middle East

Firefighters fear that there are still people buried beneath the rubble in the city of Fortaleza.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Clashes with police continue in the Spanish region following the sentencing of Catalan separatists.
BBC News – Europe

Brexit negotiations enter a key 24 hours, as EU leaders prepare to meet at a summit in Brussels.
BBC News – UK

All front-runners were on the defensive – Warren on spending, Sanders on his health and Biden on Ukraine.
BBC News – US & Canada

Police find 67 pupils with chains on their ankles at an Islamic boarding school in the north.
BBC News – Africa

Daniel was last seen playing near the banks of Perdido Bay, Alabama between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. on June 18, 1959.

He resided in the 1700 block of Thrush Drive in Mobile, Alabama at the time, and had gone […]

Rumours circulated about the game ending, this seemed like the end of an era, the world was destroyed and no one was able to play the famous game and no one was able to see what was going on, the only thing fans […]

Week six of the 100th NFL season is in the bag and with a few notable exceptions, it is looking like shaping up to be one of the most competitive in a while with a handful of standouts, a small dog pound and a […]

Glasgow  – Got five minutes? Then let us tell you a little about one of the best cities in the world…

Glasgow: former city of culture and home of a permanently cone-headed statue of the Duke of We […]

In the 1970s, NASA sent the two Viking landers to Mars, during the Viking program.

The trip to the Red Planet gave scientists a better understanding of Mars, and also delivered some surprising results. One […]

The UK will not meet its climate change targets without a revolution in home heating, a think tank says.
BBC News – Business

The US demands an immediate ceasefire from Turkey and sends Vice-President Mike Pence to the region.
BBC News – Middle East

The attack is believed to have been carried out by a drug cartel in western Michoacán state.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The jailing of politicians and activists over the illegal 2017 referendum sparks protests.
BBC News – Europe

England’s Euro 2020 qualifier with Bulgaria in Sofia is halted twice with fans warned about racist behaviour.
BBC News – UK

The victim was playing video games at home with her nephew as police entered and opened fire.
BBC News – US & Canada