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The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) have announced the three finalists in each of the main categories in their prestigious annual awards. The winners will be announced next week between the 12th & […]

Lloyds Bank is continuing to change its business model in a move that will see 2000 new jobs created. The move involves shedding 6240 high street jobs and replacing them with 8240 in its online division. What is […]

The so-called “Migrant Caravan” which left the crime and violence-riddled Honduran city of San Pedro Sula a few weeks ago have now reached Mexico’s capital where they have been cautiously welcomed and given some […]

US mid-term elections are underway and control of the Senate is up for grabs as Donald Trump remains a somewhat polarising President. They take place every four years in November and are so-called because they […]

A’s corner infielders Matt Chapman and Matt Olson were awarded their first career Rawlings Gold Glove Awards on Sunday evening, marking what will likely be an annual tradition for Oakland’s rising stars.
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A large number of business leaders in the UK are once again lobbying for a second vote on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. The rationale seems to be that they were promised frictionless trade with […]

Once again Middle Eastern politics take centre stage as Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman gets a life sentence for alleged spying charges. The action was condemned by Amnesty International as a […]

Brazils New President Jair Bolsonaro has wasted no time in stirring up controversy by vowing to move their Embassy from its current location in Tel-Aviv to  Jerusalem, the status of which remains a bone of co […]

Two families die after their house is submerged in Sicily, as bad weather batters Italy.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May leads tributes to the former cabinet secretary who was 56 and had cancer.
BBC News – UK

The White House describes it as “the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed on Iran”.
BBC News – US & Canada

A diver in South Africa says he “visited this incredible animal for almost a year.”
BBC News – Africa

Lloyds Bank is reissuing debit cards for customers affected by the BA and Ticketmaster cyber-attacks.
BBC News – Business

Turkey’s president accuses the Saudi government directly of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
BBC News – Middle East

In the crisis-hit country, women are being forced to make difficult choices about their children.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Five people have been killed as high winds, rain and landslides continue to devastate parts of Italy.
BBC News – Europe

Justin Levene the international wheelchair athlete plans to sue Luton Airport after his wheelchair was left behind on a flight and they failed to provide him with a suitable self-propelling wheelchair. This […]

This alleged assault is not the first time the 30 Rock actor has been on the wrong side of the law.
BBC News – US & Canada

The 8th Annual World Choreography Awards (WCA) or “The Choreo” as it is now dubbed, took place on 23rd October 2018 at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. This is now the De-rigueur global awards show celebrating […]

The San Francisco 49ers gave the Oakland Raiders a good old-fashioned drubbing in what will be the final Bay Area matchup before the Raiders head off for the supposed brighter lights of Las Vegas.  Hopes were n […]