Craig Taylor

Drug dealer Svenson Ong-a-Kwie and a boy, 17, are convicted of murdering Jodie Chesney in east London.
BBC News – UK

Elizabeth Warren has offered to meet the Microsoft co-founder to explain plans she mooted last week.
BBC News – US & Canada

Bosco Ntaganda is the first person convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court.
BBC News – Africa

Week ten is a bit quieter than usual thanks to six teams having bye weeks, and there being no London game either. Still, there are a few interesting games headed by Thursday nights big AFC West clash between The […]

Fancy a New Hobby – How About Metal Detecting?

As a hobby metal detecting has grown massively in popularity over the years and much of the appeal lies in the fun and adventure of digging for hidden treasure. […]

Former quality manager says Boeing was driven by cost and schedules above safety, which it denies.
BBC News – Business

Iran will begin injecting gas into uranium enrichment centrifuges at its underground Fordo facility.
BBC News – Middle East

Six children are among those killed in an ambush by gunmen thought to be from a drug cartel.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The reforms, now reversed, set the retirement age for women lower than for men.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson will launch the Conservatives’ campaign later, as the official election period gets under way.
BBC News – UK

The Democrats win control in some key state polls, just a year before the presidential election.
BBC News – US & Canada

Simthandile Tshabalala, aged seven, has been nicknamed “SimTiger” and marked out as a future star.
BBC News – Africa

All Quiet on the College Football Front.

Not a lot happened at the top of the rankings this week as the top three were all off, as they prepared for what could be pivotal games next week. Still, with both the […]

The 2019-20 NCAA men’s basketball season gets underway November 5 with a March-like lineup. Preseason No. 3 Kansas takes on No. 4 Duke and second-ranked Kentucky faces No. 1 Michigan State. It sounds more like a F […]

NFL 2019 – Patriots Lose & Dolphins Win
Week Nine is normally a pivotal week in the NFL with every team having played at least half their schedule. Although we pretty much knew which teams had no chance of the […]

GMB union says it is advising its members on whether to go to tribunal over their dismissals
BBC News – Business

Barricades had been cleared days ago but protesters say politicians have not done enough.
BBC News – Middle East

Latino icon Walter Mercado reached 120 million people a day – often while wearing a sequinned cape.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

In the latest of weeks of protests, thousands demonstrate in Barcelona against the royal visit.
BBC News – Europe

The parent and baby goods retailer says its 79 UK stores are unable to trade profitably.
BBC News – UK