Jonathan Ditchburn

Officials hope the long-awaited exchange may help improve relations between the neighbours.
BBC News – Europe

A cross-party group is preparing legal action in case Boris Johnson refuses to request a Brexit delay.
BBC News – UK

The death toll rises to 43 as desperate survivors scramble to evacuate the Bahamas.
BBC News – US & Canada

Days of national mourning commence in Zimbabwe for its controversial former leader.
BBC News – Africa

Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov returns to action this weekend against interim titleholder Dustin Poirier.  Poirier took the interim belt whilst Nurmagomedov was away from the action for almost a whole […]

The UFC returned to action last weekend with a card packed with many Asian based fighters, as the organisation continues its expansion into the Chinese market.  Although many of the competitors weren’t as well kn […]

Week One of the 2019 season somewhat unusually ended up being week 1  and a bit given the first games were played on the 25th August and the final game on 3rd September. There were no major surprises but a couple […]

Green Bay Packers 10 – Chicago Bears 3
In what was far from a showpiece opener, Green Bay just got the better of the Bears in a game which will not live long in the memory. It was a tale of sloppy offensive play […]

The 2019 NFL season has not even started yet and Antonio Brown is facing suspension for his latest outburst. Not content with making a fuss about his helmet, he goes on to take umbridge for being fined for not […]

French judges say there are not enough grounds to prosecute Air France and Airbus over the 2009 crash.
BBC News – Business

It will lift limits imposed by a 2015 deal on its development of centrifuges used to enrich uranium.
BBC News – Middle East

Heavy rains batter the Carolinas coast, as rescue work continues in the devastated Bahamas.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Erdogan demands international help to create a refugee “safe zone” in northern Syria.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson defends his Brexit policy, as brother Jo quits ministerial job citing the national interest.
BBC News – UK

The White House hopeful said abortion and birth control should be used to fight climate change.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa says its diplomatic staff in Nigeria have received threats of reprisal attacks.
BBC News – Africa

Five Minutes Spare’s Game Predictions for the Opening Week of the 100th NFL Season.

Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears (spread -3)
The NFL has picked a classic match-up to open the league’s 100th season w […]

The government has unveiled the biggest spending increase in 15 years.
BBC News – Business

The sailors – five Indians, one Latvian and one Russian – have already left the Stena Impero.
BBC News – Middle East

Aerial images show a trail of destruction, with the death toll of seven expected to rise.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean