Jonathan Ditchburn

President Trump is “resting comfortably”, his doctor says, after he was taken to hospital on Friday.
BBC News – US & Canada

Thousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing “unimaginable cruelty”, Amnesty International says.
BBC News – Africa

Trump started to self-isolate after one of his aides tested positive for COVID-19, however, he has tweeted to confirm that he and the first lady have tested positive.

Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested […]

A court says the bread used in the firm’s hot sandwiches must be taxed because of its sugar content.
BBC News – Business

The US says it brokered the “historic agreement” between the two nations, which are formally at war.
BBC News – Middle East

A charity says the pandemic is threatening to reverse 25 years of progress on ending child marriage.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The two countries are locked in a row over energy resources and borders in the Mediterranean.
BBC News – Europe

SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is suspended by her party after admitting she travelled to and from Westminster.
BBC News – UK

Tuesday’s ugly and ill-tempered first US presidential debate is being widely condemned.
BBC News – US & Canada

The leader of the group said they had come to claim Africa’s stolen property from a Paris museum.
BBC News – Africa

Well, that’s week three in the bag and a rather entertaining one it was – even Thursdays less than stellar match up turned out fine from a viewing perspective. So what did we learn apart from the obvious that new […]

Clash of The Titans on Monday Night
Well, week three is upon us already and there are a few choice games to look forward to, capped by a metaphorical “Clash of the Titans” on Monday night as the reigning Super […]

Miami Dolphins @ Jacksonville In Primetime!
Ok it happens to the best of us, we all make mistakes but how the schedulers thought that out of the slate of games this week this one was worthy of the Thursday Night […]

The NFL schedulers have hardly excelled themselves with their Thursday night games of late and here we go again with a battle of two 0-3 teams, who even at this early stage can start planning for 2021. Still, this […]

NFL 2020 Week Two plenty of intriguing matchups on the slate!
Week two already and hopefully we will get a few more games like Thursday nights high scoring affair. The rest of the week’s lineup includes a few […]

The bank will shut 164 branches, adding to the 82 earmarked for closure in November.
BBC News – Business

Sheikh Sabah had ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006 and shaped its foreign policy for decades.
BBC News – Middle East

Environmentalists feared fragile coastal ecosystems would be destroyed by redevelopment.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Armenia says its SU-25 fighter jet was shot down in Armenian air space, a claim Turkey denies.
BBC News – Europe

The business secretary defends the PM’s mistake over local restrictions in north-east England.
BBC News – UK