Jonathan Ditchburn

Lawmakers have demanded records from Rudy Giuliani as a part of their impeachment inquiry.
BBC News – US & Canada

Al-Shabab militants blast through gates and send in fighters before reportedly being pushed back.
BBC News – Africa

Fortunes can fast in College Football and none have moved faster than for Sun Belt Appalachian State, who were an FCS team as recently as 2013. They have adapted well to life at this higher level and although […]

Peter Fankhauser denies ‘fat cat’ label and says banks played a role in the travel firm’s downfall.
BBC News – Business

Houthi insurgents say three brigades surrendered near the border, but there is no Saudi confirmation.
BBC News – Middle East

Tributes pour in for Mexico’s beloved “Prince of Song”, who had been battling pancreatic cancer.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s party is forecast to come top, but will need a coalition partner.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson defends his conduct after he was accused by MPs of dismissing their abuse fears as “humbug”.
BBC News – UK

CVS pharmacies become the latest to withdraw Zantac, a drug being investigated for cancer links.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nearly 500 men and boys were rescued from a Nigerian school, where many were chained up and starved.
BBC News – Africa

A week after the collapse of Thomas Cook, the BBC looks at the stories of those involved
BBC News – Business

The Stena Impero was seized by Iranian troops in July, who said it was breaking maritime rules.
BBC News – Middle East

A police station is stripped bare in demonstrations against rising prices and corruption.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

As mourners pay their final respects, France plans a public ceremony and a day of mourning.
BBC News – Europe

Leader Jeremy Corbyn will say the government’s welfare scheme is “inhumane” and a “disaster”.
BBC News – UK

The demonstrations come after environmental activist Greta Thunberg called for students to strike.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nearly 500 men and boys were tortured, sexually abused, chained up and starved, police said.
BBC News – Africa

College Football Week Five – Whos left in the Playoff hunt?

An eventful week four saw a number of teams faint playoff chances evaporate with the PAC 12 suffering most as Utah & Washington State both lost […]

Green Bay missed the chance to move to 4-0 with yet another spluttering offensive performance against Philadelphia last night.  On too many occasions trips to the red zone ended up with either field goals or […]

Week Four is upon us ( that will be 25% of the season gone by Monday).  Dropping to 0-4 will almost guarantee no playoff place and there could be four teams in this position by Monday night. Anyway here is how we […]