Elon Musk flew to Berlin to woo the locals. He failed
Tesla opened the doors to its European gigafactory for the first time this month, but local people are still unimpressedContinue Reading
2021-10-18
Love and Other Acts of Violence at the Donmar Warehouse review: Gripping but shambolic
Review at a glance T here are three different plays struggling to get out of Cordelia Lynn’s somewhat bewildering 90-minute script titled Love and Other Acts of Violence: a dysfunctional love story, a portrait of political dystopia and a flashback to a pogrom. All together, it’s meant as a warningContinue Reading
2021-10-18
Sir David Amess, Jo Cox and the knotty problem of local constituency security
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they are treating the attack that killed Conservative MP Sir David Amess on October 15 as terrorism. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene of Amess’ death – Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Amess, the Conservative member of parliament for Southend West,Continue Reading
2021-10-17
Over a million hospital appointments were cancelled because of Covid last winter, NHS figures reveal
MORE than a million hospital appointments were cancelled due to last winter’s Covid wave. Now, medics warn “everything possible” must be done to stop widespread postponements this year. Getty January was the worst affected month with 144,000 cancellations at 37 hospitals[/caption] The impact on eye and heart clinics meant thousandsContinue Reading
2021-10-17
‘Storm’ is forecast in the North, be ready!
Amazing to think the powers that be, British Horseracing Authority, officially ‘ended’ our 2021 turf-flat season yesterday with a six-race ‘Champions’ fixture at Ascot and today there is no racing ‘on the level’ in England; mind you it will be a bit like old times! Sunday racing wasn’t introduced untilContinue Reading
2021-10-17
Hospitality rallies to help small wine producer grow!
Dunleavy Vineyards are launching a crowdfunding campaign to buy a small field on the outskirts of the city of Bristol! Established by Bristol resident Ingrid Bates thirteen years ago, Dunleavy vineyards have become a success story in the Bristol and Somerset food and drink scene. Rather than focussing on ‘directContinue Reading
2021-10-17
The Seed Classroom by James Crowden
The Husbandry School is set in the green rolling hills between Ashburton and Newton Abbot and is run by Carole and Jonty Williams. The Husbandry School is not an upmarket dating agency or finishing school for eligible young ladies in but draws upon the old English word hūsbōnda dating backContinue Reading
2021-10-17
Tyson Fury and Conor McGregor compared with Gypsy King living modestly in Morecambe and UFC legend splashing the cash
TYSON FURY and Conor McGregor have made a packet from fighting. Yet, the Gypsy King and Notorious, both 33, have spent their money far differently. 24 Tyson Fury’s lifestyle outside of the sport is less glam than you thinkCredit: The Sun 24 UFC star Conor McGregor loves the finer thingsContinue Reading
2021-10-17
New York real estate heir Robert Durst is hospitalized with Covid days after life sentence, his attorney says
Robert Durst looks at jurors as he appears in an Inglewood courtroom with his attorneys for the first closing arguments presented by the prosecution in the murder trial of the New York real estate scion who is charged with the longtime friend Susan Bermans killing in Benedict Canyon just beforeContinue Reading
2021-10-16
David Amess killing: threats of violence and harassment have become commonplace for politicians
The killing of British Conservative MP David Amess, who was stabbed to death in his constituency on October 15, is a deeply tragic moment for democracy. What makes it even more devastating is that such a catastrophic failure is not without precedent or predictability. Labour MP Jo Cox was shotContinue Reading
2021-10-16