Jonathan Ditchburn

Democrats in the US House of Representatives look likely to launch contempt proceedings against Attorney General William Barr after he failed to comply with a subpoena to submit an unredacted version of the […]

Namibia Hit By Drought Again

For the second time in three years, Namibia has been forced to declare a state f emergency due to another severe drought. This is becoming a recurring pattern and there has been […]

The title and automatic promotion spot in the 2019 EFL Championship are now decided and congratulations go to Norwich City who are back in the Premiership after a two-year absence. Joining them will be […]

One way or another it looks highly likely that Tottenham will limp their way into the Champions League again next season – thanks largely to another inept performance by Arsenal, which will put pressure on […]

The Chicago Bears wasted little time in releasing last seasons kicker Cody Parkey, who as well as missing a potential playoff winning field goal against the Eagles in 2018 had a pretty miserable time of it going […]

Bird Watching In India
Birds, birds, birds everywhere! In India, you can hardly leave your accommodation without noticing them – be it the cooing sound of a Koel or avoiding having any unprotected food being p […]

To the surprise of no- one outside of the Government and the press, the High Pay Centre (HPC) has come out with a report indicating that institutional investors are not interested in tackling excessive executive […]

In another weekend of intense fighting, at least four Israelis and 25 Palestinians have been killed. The violence erupted on Friday triggered by a protest against the blockade of Gaza. In the ensuing action around […]

Venezuelan opposition leader tells the BBC he is evaluating “all options” to oust Nicolás Maduro.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

An Aeroflot plane makes an emergency landing and bursts into flames at Sheremetyovo airport in Moscow.
BBC News – Europe

Joseph McCann – who police wanted in connection with three rapes and two abductions – is arrested.
BBC News – UK

It seems that Social media has now found its way fairly and squarely into the financial sector with a tweet from US president Donald Trump being enough to send Chinese share prices tumbling. Although no policy […]

A Nigerian cardinal says political leaders’ actions are causing young people to migrate to Europe.
BBC News – Africa

“Thug” Rose Namajunas returns to action this week, when she travels to Brazil to face Jessica Andrade to defend her Strawweight belt.  All signs point to a thrilling match up – and Andrade will be looking to put […]

Seven more Marks & Spencer stores will close for the last time this weekend,  bringing the total of store closures up to 47. They plan to axe 100 shops by 2022 in a strategic move aimed to make a third of […]

More than 200 rockets are fired towards Israel from Gaza, Israel says, prompting return fire.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro won’t be going to New York now after a ceremony in his honour organised by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce drew fierce criticism given his stance on Environmental issues […]

French authorities are reviewing videos that appear to show riot police attacking protesters.
BBC News – Europe

The scale of the Tories’ local election losses means the PM must go now, Iain Duncan Smith says.
BBC News – UK

The two agreed there was “no collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia, said the White House.
BBC News – US & Canada