In summer 1973, John Cromer,  now 23,  graduated in third class degree,  from Downing college, one of the funniest, most self-aware character in English fiction, who detailed observations on everything from constipation to lust are such a delight to read. He stays in the city , in a council-funded flatlet, kept afloat by benefits.  He leaves Mayflower House in his trusted red mini to visit cafes, pubs and  public laboratories in search of erotic adventure, meetings of the Cambridge Homosexual Activism Project (CHAPS), the crown court for jury service and his parent and sister come for Christmas dinner. Nothing happens … Continue reading Disabled narrator comments on eroticism and spirituality

Sun 20 Aug 2023 Women’s World Cup- Final Spain.  1            England 0Carmona (29’) Spain captain Olga Carmona slotted the winner past goalkeeper Mary Earps after 29 minutes after England’s Lucy Bronze lost possession in midfield. Earps won the Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper at the tournament, had made several saves, including the penalty shot to deny Jenni Hermoso in the second half, as she moved early to her left and caught Hermoso’s effort, the penalty having awarded for handball against midfielder Keira Walsh following a lengthy video assistant referee review. Spain with Barcelona stars who won their second … Continue reading Spain win Women’s World Cup 1-0

Eight- year-old boy in the company of his father and grandfather watched England beat West Germany at Wembley, spread out in the sun, the waving flags, the delirious, joy-of-all-joys moment of the final whistle, the trophy sparkling in the late afternoon light. The boy now Duncan Hamilton  after seeing the whole game again during the misery of the first Covid lockdown, finally made him realize what Alf Ramsey and his players had no inkling of, which was what came next for them. After England beat West Germany to win the 1966 World Cup, the victors struggled to access their emotions. … Continue reading What was won and lost

Japanese Conglomerate SoftBank  takes full control of Arm, a British semiconductor and software design company based in Cambridge, England whose primary business is the design of ARM processors which feature in the latest cutting-edge technology smartphones including Apple, Samsung with secure architecture built for performance and power efficiency. Soft bank acquired a 25 per cent of Arm which it did not already own from the Vision Fund the $100bn Saudi-backed vehicle managed by SoftBank. Arm is at a $64bn valuation. SoftBank valued the Vision Fund’s 25 per cent stake at about $16bn, roughly double the price that the fund paid … Continue reading ARM ready for IPO launch

Amid Credit crunch and cost of living crisis landlord Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand was caught packing 40 tenants into a four-bedroomed house in Napier Road, Wembley, back in 2018,  raking £360, 000. Enforcement officers discovered one of the Napier Road Tenants living in a lean-to shack made out of pellets and tarpaulin with no heating or lighting, discovered several fire safety regulations, accumulating waste, disrepairs and unhygienic confidition while Valand pocketed £1, 400 a month from tenants living in unsafe conditions without tenancy agreements.  He was fined £30, 000 and ordered to pay £3,347 in costs by Willesden Magistrates Court. To … Continue reading Tenants living in a lean-to shack made out of pallets and tarpaulin 

England crashed Australia’s party in Sydney in front of 75, 784 home crowd as they reached the Women’s World Cup final and will meet Spain on Sunday. England’s 3-1 win over Australia in the semi-final ensured Wiegman is the first coach to take two countries to the final of the tournament, having led the Netherlands to the 2019 final. Wiegman also achieved back-to-back wins at the women’s Euros with the Netherlands in 2017 and England in 2022.  Sarina Wiegman was ecstatic saying “ We achieved the final, it’s unbelievable”. England cast aside bad memories of defeats by Japan in 2015 … Continue reading England roars into World Cup final

A light aircraft made an emergency landing on A40 Golden Valley,  close to Village of Churchdown, near a main commuter road in Gloucestershire after a suspected engine failure just before 18:00 BST and according to a police spokesperson  “No-one was injured and no other vehicles were involved”.  People got out of the aircraft safely. Continue reading Emergency landing on A40