Holyhead crossbow shooting victim dies in hospital
Gerald Corrigan, 74, suffered “horrendous” injuries when he was shot outside his Holyhead home. BBC News – UK
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Subpoenas issued for six years of Donald Trump tax returns
A Congressional committee seeks six years of the president’s tax returns, which he has refused to give. BBC News – US & Canada
French Special Forces Rescue Hostages In Burkina Faso
French Special Forces Troops staged a daring night raid in the north of Burkina Faso to rescue two Two French tourists who were being held by Islamist Extremists. Two other hostages one American and one South Korean were also rescued, but sadly two French troops died along with four of the kidnappers. The area around…
UK Economy Grows 0.5% in First Quarter On Brexit Stockpiling
Britains Economy grew by a faster than expected 0.5% in the last quarter, bringing rolling annual growth up to 1.8%. However, this was largely due to Manufacturers stockpiling raw materials as a precaution against hard Brexit, and is not a true reflection of underlying growth. Nice numbers which are only just below the Pre Financial…
European Countries Seek A Way to Keep The JCPOA Alive
The future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed back in 2015 in a way to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions took another backwards step when the main European partners UK, France and Germany expressed concerns regarding the move to by the Iranians to roll back key parts of the 2015 deal in response…
Venezuela Opposition MPs Flee to Foreign Embassies
With the largest known oil reserves on the planet, Venezuela should be a rich and prosperous nation, however, it is on the verge of collapsing into chaos and in what sounds more like the plot for a B movie Opposition MPs have been forced to seek refuge in the Argentine and Italian embassies after being…