Simon Furness

The seaside harbour town with the haunted road.

Stranraer is a strange place. The Scots both love it and fear it. Why? Back in 2013, the A75 Kinmount Straight road became Scotland’s most famous haunted road. A […]

Only a fifth of train services are due to run during next week’s strike action.
BBC News – Business

An Israeli court finds World Vision’s Gaza head Mohammed Halabi guilty of aiding the militant group.
BBC News – Middle East

Two brothers are being investigated in the hunt for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, local reports say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Almost 300kg of the drug was found in a shipment of bananas, Greek police say.
BBC News – Europe

The resignation comes amid controversy over whether the PM broke the ministerial code.
BBC News – UK

The US central bank raises rates by 0.75 percentage points as it scrambles to contain soaring prices.
BBC News – US & Canada

Ryanair stirred emotions over South African passport holders pass a test in the language.
BBC News – Africa

Finally, we reach the pinnacle of the NHL season, and this year there is no cinderella set to crash the ball. The final will be contested by two teams that had 50 plus wins in the regular season and who were […]

The 2022 MLB post-season is set to become a lot longer thanks to one of the more far-reaching changes arising from the recent collective bargaining agreement. This year there will be 12 teams involved six from the […]

People On Stamps Thematic Collecting

In 1968 The Australian Post Office issued a stamp set commemorating four famous Australians. Unusually though the set was only available via booklets. Still, this has made […]

The Golden State Warriors took a massive step towards clinching the 2022 NBA Finals with last night’s game five win.  Their unlikely hero was former 1st overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins who stole the show with […]

Pay excluding bonuses is failing to keep up with the rising cost of living, official statistics show.
BBC News – Business

Disney’s Toy Story spin-off, which contains a same-sex kiss, won’t be shown in the country’s cinemas.
BBC News – Middle East

British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went missing in Brazil on 5 June.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The fabric of Lysychansk is being destroyed by intense Russian bombardment, writes Orla Guerin.
BBC News – Europe

Brussels says altering the Northern Ireland Protocol breaks international law, but the UK disputes this.
BBC News – UK

He says the investigation is meant to distract from the “disaster” of Democratic-led governance.
BBC News – US & Canada

It is a key part of a strategy to tackle “appalling people smugglers”, the foreign secretary says.
BBC News – Africa

Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) began issuing stamps in its current name in 1980 and although they have issued many hundreds since then this set remains one of their more popular. This is largely due to birds […]