Craig Taylor

2018 Birmingham Bowl AAC v ACC (At Large)
This years Bowl match up Memphis Tigers v Wake Forest Demon Deacons is an interesting one and slightly unexpected given that normally the SEC would have made their Bow […]

2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MAC v Independent BYU
This Bowl (under various names) has been running since 1997 and normally it is MAC v Mountain West, however this year an Independent team in the shape of BYU […]

2018 Boca Raton Bowl C-USA v MAC
Tonights Bowl entertainment (21/12/23018) is the Bahamas Bowl the 5th ever and what a treat it is for any College team, being played at the Nassau Stadium. It may only hold […]

2018 Gasparilla Bowl AAC v C-USA
This will be the 11th playing of this much-renamed bowl and C-USA side marshall will be looking for their 3rd success having won it in 2011 & 2015. Standing in their way is […]

The Bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee has voted unanimously to keep interest rates at 0.75%. This comes against a backdrop of uncertainty regarding Brexit and a marked consumer spending slowdown. Given […]

President Trump’s troop withdrawal will hamper the fight against militants, says a Kurdish-led alliance.
BBC News – Middle East

Supreme court judges clash in ruling that could see Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released from jail.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The murder of two young women from Norway and Denmark is now being treated as a terror attack.
BBC News – Europe

About 10,000 passengers are hit and others warned not to travel as planes are grounded and diverted.
BBC News – UK

The US central bank raises interest rates again despite pressure from the US president.
BBC News – US & Canada

Uganda’s President Museveni says Miss World Africa should show off her natural hair instead.
BBC News – Africa

Some good news for Sports fans and baseball ones in particular. The MLB (Americas Major League Baseball association) and Cuba’s Baseball Federation have reached a deal to allow Cuban players to join US teams […]

A controversial business funded by Silicon Valley is launching high-tech schools across Africa.
BBC News – Africa

The National Audit Office has rebuked the flagrant spending at the Bank of England who spent £5m without following proper procedures (for that read any procedures). They spend much of this on IT issues and the NA […]

Finally some good news in the disastrous civil war in the Yemen. It looks like the UN-brokered ceasefire is holding and Hudaydah is reportedly calm. This is of massive importance as this should allow desperately […]

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has offered his resignation after one of the main coalition partners withdrew support due to issues over migration policy. This issue has already led to thousands […]

Michael Flynn’s latest appearance in court was expected to be a bit of a formality – a wrist slap and no hard time. This despite admitting to lying to the FBI. This mild rebuke was expected in large part due to […]

An independent inquiry not surprisingly found that the military used excessive force in quelling disturbances during the recent elections. Six people were killed when soldiers opened fire on fleeing protesters. […]