Jonathan Ditchburn

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket accepts an offer from the US owner of Majestic Wine.
BBC News – Business

Hemel Hempstead The jewel in the heart of Hertfordshire.

Hemel Hempstead can be found 24 miles to the north and west of London. It is a vibrant large town with a population almost reaching 100,000 people. […]

The country’s power system has been in a poor state for years and the outages have fuelled protests.
BBC News – Middle East

One of the world’s largest eagles has “nearly zero” chance of surviving deforestation, study shows.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Angelo Becciu, a former aide to the Pope, is among 10 people a Vatican judge says must stand trial.
BBC News – Europe

England will attempt to qualify for their first men’s European Championship semi-final for 25 years when they face Ukraine at Euro 2020 on Saturday.
BBC News – UK

Military aircraft are mobilised as fires burn across British Columbia following a record-breaking heatwave.
BBC News – US & Canada

Millions more are at risk of starvation due to the conflict in Tigray, the organisation says.
BBC News – Africa

3rd July – On this Day
What does the 3rd July have to offer, well on this day…
On this day the World Health Organisation (WHO) names the 3rd of July Stay out of the Sun Day. The day is to remind everyone to […]

The industry wants a “test to release” system to solve worker shortages as cases rise.
BBC News – Business

The army is trying to boost its finances, which have been hit by Lebanon’s severe economic crisis.
BBC News – Middle East

Donald Trump says migrants are crossing the border like the US “has never seen”. We’ve checked the numbers.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Cases are up 10% in a week and there are concerns Euro 2020 matches could be super-spreader events.
BBC News – Europe

Kim Leadbeater takes the seat with 13,296, a narrow majority of 323 over the Conservatives.
BBC News – UK

The village of Lytton this week recorded the country’s highest ever temperature of 49.6C (121.3F).
BBC News – US & Canada

2nd July – On this Day
What does the 2nd July have to offer, well on this day…
In 1937, after Amelia Earhart planned an around-the-world trip via the equatorial route that would be the longest ever made. […]

South Africa’s Caster Semenya wants to continue her battle against a ban from running the 800m after failing to qualify for the Olympics in the 5,000m.
BBC News – Africa

Outside of a few hardcore non-league football fans the town of Pitsea is probably not that well know outside of Essex. This is probably as it is often lumped in with Basildon, however, it is a destination in its […]

J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (Jonathan Kimble Simmons) is an American actor best known for playing Dr Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order and J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy.
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1st July – On this Day
What does the 1st July have to offer, well on this day…
Let’s first look at the monthly events, first of all, we hope July has plenty of sunshine as it is Grill month,  the sizzle, the […]