Sweets group take over salty snack maker. Mars, the confectionary, food and pet-care giant has reached an agreement to acquire Pringles and Pop-tarts maker Kellanova for £28bn ($35.9bn). The US conglomerate famous for M&M’s, Snickers and Skittles agreed to pay $83.50 per share for Kellanova in all-cash transaction and will also take on more than $6bn in net debt. The offer is a premium of more than 69 per cent over where Kellanova’s shares were trading a few months ago. The Mars- Kellanova deal comes amid slowing down on customer spending following years of inflation. Poul Weihrauch, Mars CEO said … Continue reading Pringled by Mars

ECHOES OF THE UNDERGROUND – LEE HARRIS ARCHIVE EXHIBITION 8 TO 18 AUGUST 2024 AT THE MUSE GALLERY 269 PORTOBELLO ROAD LONDON W11 1LB. AN EXHIBITION WHICH REVOLVES AROUND THE SWINGING SIXTIES WITH SOME ENCHANTING ARTWORK OF THOSE TIMES.Lee Harris was an active player in the sixties in popular London venues – in fact his shop Alchemy was on the exact site of the gallery that is now The Muse. His book – “Echoes of the Underground: A Footsoldier’s Tale” details the social changes of the 60s, 70s and afterwards – with stories, exchanges and his own diarised account. To … Continue reading Echoes of the Underground – Lee Harris

Jenni Fagan’s account of growing up in Scotland’s broken care system. Jenni Fagan was property of the state before birth right when she drew her first breath in care and by the age of seven, she had lived in fourteen different homes, and had her name change multiple times. Twenty years after her first attempt to write this powerful memoir, Jenni is finally ready to share her account. Ootlin is a journey through the broken UK care system – it is one of displacement and exclusion, but also of the power of storytelling. It is about the very human act … Continue reading Scotland’s broken care system

The Netherlands secure historic Olympic hockey double. The men’s team won gold beating Germany  the women’s teams by beating China 3-1 on penalties in the final. In the Bronze Men’s India beat Spain 2-1 to win Bronze and Women’s hockey Argentina defeated Belgium 3-1 on penalties. An ugly brawl broke out in the Men’s hockey final at the Olympic games. The Dutch beat their German rivals  3-1  shootout following a 1-1 draw with Duco Telgenkamp firing the final penalty shot past goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg. Telgenkamp then got in Danneberg’s face afterwards with a shushing gesture, triggering feisty scenes as Niklas … Continue reading Netherlands wins historic Olympic hockey double.

I’ve decided to invent a new Special Day! Write a piece of comedy day OR Write About Comedy Day!Is choosing a day myself permitted pretty please? Who to google to get the low down on a new special day? All suggestions welcome but don’t worry I WILL find out! Who makes the rules? What is comedy? Well it is making light or mockery of subjects with the ultimate aim of getting us all laughing and happy! Or being a clown and waving a tickling stick around whilst wearing extralarge shoes and a funny big red nose. Spraying water from a … Continue reading Comedy!

Elon Musk struck a deal with China’s Baidu, paving the way for the semi-autonomous driving technology to be rolled out in the World’s largest car market. Musk met China’s Premier Li Qiang, in Beijing recently. The US electric carmaker has recently grappled with falling sales and data security concerns. Tesla has cleared an important regulatory hurdle with the Baidu deal foreign companies selling smart vehicles in China are required to use on of about 20 approved local supplier of mapping and navigation systems. In the first quarter Tesla had about 7.5 per cent of the EV sector in china, Tesla’s … Continue reading Tesla’s Chinese embrace