Simon Furness

AP’s Top 25 rankings are out for week six and there are a few new faces this week headed by Kentucky, making it Seven SEC teams ranked now. The top two remained as was with both Alabama & Georgia winning with ease […]

Next boss Lord Wolfson says hiring overseas workers under a visa tax scheme is the solution to shortages.
BBC News – Business

The family bought two of the UK’s most expensive houses through offshore companies.
BBC News – Middle East

Climate academics from some of the regions worst hit by warming are struggling to be published.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

After years of delay, Western Balkan states want proof the EU is serious about them joining.
BBC News – Europe

The PM will promise a high-wage, high-skill economy, as he makes his Conservative conference speech.
BBC News – UK

Mark Zuckerberg denies claims, heard in the US Senate, that Facebook puts profits before people.
BBC News – US & Canada

A month-long operation by Rwandan troops reverses militant gains in northern Mozambique.
BBC News – Africa

The 2021 Baseball World Series gets underway tonight with the opening Wild Card game between AL East rivals, the Red Sox & the Yankees. New York made the divisional series last year and if they get through this […]

As the military begins delivering supplies, retailers say conditions are “still challenging” in the South East.
BBC News – Business

Leaked documents reveal a network of offshore companies owned by the ruler since he came to power.
BBC News – Middle East

A home Copa America in 1989 became a flashpoint in north-eastern Brazil’s persistent struggles with prejudice and poverty.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

It follows the arrest by Cypriot police of a suspect, reportedly with a gun and silencer in his car.
BBC News – Europe

Documents reveal the scale of the secret offshore financial wealth she shares with her husband.
BBC News – UK

Social media sites owned by Facebook are returning after being offline for several hours, Facebook says.
BBC News – US & Canada

Tourists pay good money to see a kill, but this obsession could be damaging the ecosystem.
BBC News – Africa

Week Five of the 2021 college football season is now in the bag and there were no real surprises at the top, other than just how easily Georgia dealt with the No 8 ranked Arkansas. Even at this early stage, it […]

Boris Johnson refuses to rule out supply problems at Christmas as fuel shortages continue.
BBC News – Business

Canadian Mohammed Khalifa, who narrated IS videos, played a key propaganda role, prosecutors say.
BBC News – Middle East

Demonstrations against Jair Bolsonaro take place in more than 160 towns and cities.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean