Jonathan Ditchburn

A 16-year-old becomes the fifth child to die after being detained at the US border since December.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

It looks like it’s not only the beleaguered Teressa May who is having trouble controlling Parliament, the same thing is happening in Austria, all be it for differing reasons.  While Mrs may is suffering due to […]

In the latest of a seemingly thick and fast reign of blows facing Teressa May, Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has quit the cabinet, saying she no longer believes the government’s approach will deliver […]

The president rules out any bipartisan co-operation until Democrats call off “phoney investigations”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Rapper Ayman Maw joined Sudan’s pro-democracy protesters after returning from exile in the US.
BBC News – Africa

British Steel has been transferred to the Official Receiver and is in compulsory liquidation following a breakdown in rescue talks between the UK government and the company’s owner, Greybull. This has put  5,000 […]

Prize-winning Author Binyavanga Wainaina has died in the capital Nairobi age 48. Best known in a literary sense for his 2002 short story, “Discovering Home” which won the Caine Prize for African Writing, he was […]

The summer holiday season is fast approaching and although planning a summer holiday is one of life’s great pleasures, it is, unfortunately, an area where scammers and fraudsters abound. Holiday fraud is an a […]

Brexit woes have hit the value of sterling just in time for the May Bank Holiday getaway with its value down to around $1.27 compared to around $1.39 this time last year. It is not clear yet how much of an effect […]

President Trump once again took to Twitter to inflame the tensions between the US & Iran, tweeting

If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!
— D […]

In one of the more farcical episodes in Spanish politics Five Catalan politicians who are currently on trial accused of rebellion following Catalonia’s declaration of independence on 27 October 2018, have been […]

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain which includes Jamie’s Italian chain, Barbecoa and Fifteen, is the latest victim of the tough trading environment on the UK High Street collapsing into […]

Toronto Raptors 92 Philadelphia 76ers 90 Raptors win through 4-3
What a game – not the highest scoring affair but A+ for tension Game Seven. Two evenly matched Teams and a crazy basket to win it right on the […]

Huawei, the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has lost access to the Android operating system after the Trump administration added them to a list of companies that American firms cannot trade with unless […]

The home secretary Sajid Javid is proposing a new Espionage Bill which amongst other things could make travelling to Syria and certain West African Countries illegal in a bid to curb terrorist threats to the UK. […]

Filmmaker Asif Kapadia gets closer to Diego Maradona than any England defender ever could.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Political novice Volodymyr Zelensky, elected by a landslide last month, will start his new job.
BBC News – Europe

Unregulated accommodation for children aged 16 and over has increased by 70% in a decade, Newsnight learns.
BBC News – UK

Another Terrorist Bombing In Egypt
A tourist bus carrying mainly South African visitors was badly damaged when hit by a roadside bomb today. The explosion which appears to have deliberately targetted the bus has […]