Jonathan Ditchburn

A city of art and culture, Liverpool has its finger securely on the beat of the world around its city borders. The Royal Albert Dock is perhaps the most well-known place in the city; a leisure complex constructed […]

Bristol, home to SS Great Britain, a place full of stunning architecture, and the holder of a market with over 40 traders that sell everything from crafts to flowers to jewellery. The food industry in Bristol is […]

With Leeds University being one of the places at the forefront of people’s knowledge about the place, many aren’t actually sure what goes on in the city besides education and football. This city of West Yor […]

Everyone that lives in Central Scotland is always visiting Airdrie… that’s where the on-ramp for the M8 motorway is. They also have a potato processing plant there. You probably don’t realise it now but potat […]

A Five Minute Whirl around Motherwell the place where the Mole wrench originated. Seriously read on and you will see.  Asides from having a semi-famous football team, Motherwell is where most people in Central […]

Week 13 College Football Playoff Rankings
This week the CFP rankings are little changed which is not surprising given the top seven all won. The top three are all unbeaten and the top ten is filled out with […]

A higher rate would insulate workers from some of the risk they face, according to think tank Demos
BBC News – Business

Some sources have indicated about 200 people may have died since the protests erupted on Friday.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Santiago as unrest entered a second month.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Prosecutors drop a rape inquiry into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is in custody in the UK.
BBC News – Europe

The two leaders also lock horns over the NHS and leadership in the first TV debate of the election.
BBC News – UK

A top US official tells the inquiry he was “shocked” by a call between President Trump and Ukraine.
BBC News – US & Canada

Officials say Hope Olusegun Aroke was able to visit hotels and functions while in a police hospital.
BBC News – Africa

Coatbridge is close enough to Glasgow that you can jump on the train to enjoy the nightlife – but it has a few hidden gems of its own, if you know where to look.
Formerly known as the ‘Industrial heart of cen […]

NFL 2019 Week Eleven – The Emergence of Lamar Jackson Continues
The week started in Cleveland and ended in Mexico City a path that sort of reflects the gulf that is forming in both the AFC & NFC this season. In […]

Oklahoma Back On Track With Huge Comeback Win

Week Twelve was somewhat overshadowed by the unfortunate injury to Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, who having just returned from ankle surgery sadly went down with a […]

One trader says that after a seven-fold increase in rates, he “might as well hand back the keys”.
BBC News – Business

The government says the situation is “calmer” as reports suggest the death toll is much higher.
BBC News – Middle East

The rainforest loses 9,762 sq km in 12 months, an increase of nearly 30%, Brazil’s space agency says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Moscow hands back two gunboats and a tug confiscated last year off the Crimean Peninsula.
BBC News – Europe