Rich family’s trauma after kidnapping

In 1980, a wealthy successful businessman, a factory owner, Carl Fletcher, living with his wife Ruth and their two sons, Nathan and Bernard, on their big estate on Long Island, is kidnapped from his driveway in the nicest part of the nicest part of Long Island. He is brutalise, held for ransom and then returned to his family. Miraculously, carl, his wife and his three kids are left to move on with their lives and resume their prized places in the ongoing saga of the American dream. But nearly forty years later, when Carl’s mother dies, the trauma that has … Continue reading Rich family’s trauma after kidnapping

England into Euro 2024 Semi-finals

Sat 6, Jul 2024, UEFA European Championship- Quarter-finals at Dusseldorf Arena England   1 B Saka 80’ Switzerland 1 B.Embolo 75’ England win 5-3 on penalties England again was on the brink of a Euro 2024 exit and again they secured a semi-final place with victory over Switzerland on penalties in Dusseldorf. England was rescued by Bukayo Sago to equalise with a fierce low shot five minutes after B Embolo’s goal for Switzerland. Toney, Palmer , Bellingham, Sara, Alexander-Arnold all scored the penalties to propel England into semi-final. Continue reading England into Euro 2024 Semi-finals

Britain’s venal ruling elite meets Russian dirty money

How does a secret service confront its past, when its secrets must never be revealed? Buried deep in MI6’s digital archives is the most classified directory of all. It doesn’t contain war plans or agent profiles, but shame: the misdeeds of politicians, royalty, business leaders and the service’s own personnel.  There are seven decades’ worth of images and recordings, usually acquired for the sake of assessing risk, sometimes as a guard against betrayal, often engineered by MI6 for their own purposes. They are the most sensitive two thousand terabytes of data in the Service’s possession. When material from the archive … Continue reading Britain’s venal ruling elite meets Russian dirty money

How a $300 gadget can do what $80million F-35 can’t

Raj M Shah, a 27-year-old US Airforce Captain, on a patrol in 2006, was flying an F-16 fighter jet near Iraq’s border with Iran when he realised that he did not know which side of the border he was on, as he lost sense of direction.  That was a serious problem, entering Iranian airspace could cause an international incident, worse still he might be shot down. Although the $30million F-16 was among the world’s most advanced jets, its navigation system could not graphically pinpoint his location on a moving map. Shah back at base, figured out a simple hack, by … Continue reading How a $300 gadget can do what $80million F-35 can’t

Sir Keir Starmer is now Prime Minister

Sir Keir Starmer, has led Labour to victory in general election with 412 seats, becomes the fourth Labour leader to win general election since World War Two, is now prime minister after securing a majority in the House of Commons. After meeting the King at Buckingham Palace, he was greeted by flag waving supporters in Downing Street, including civil servants as he entered Number 10. The new Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed 22 Labour MPs and Peers to key cabinet positions, including 11 women, with Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister, Rachel Reeves Chancellor, David Lamb Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, … Continue reading Sir Keir Starmer is now Prime Minister

Disintigration of Irish family

A posh Irish family falls apart in this piognant novel by Paul Murray. Dickie Barnes has run the family car dealership business for years, but when it falls on tough times his life begins to malfunction. His wife Imelda sinks into memories for her youthful love for Dickie’s deceased brother. Cass their daughter, wants more than anything to escape to university.  Dickie is spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewellery on eBay while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to … Continue reading Disintigration of Irish family

Illicit gang operators prefers Citi

An indictment unsealed last week, US prosecutors detailed how California residents, who allegedly worked with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel. Deposited tens and thousands of dollars at Citi ATMs. On Three occasions in January 2021, they allegedly fed a total of $36, 000 in illicit cash into the machines, a few hundred dollars at a time, waiting just a minute or two between each transaction. They were clever enough to splitting the sum into smaller deposits, and they stayed below the $10, 000 threshold at which banks are required to report cash transactions to the US Treasury. Drug enforcement Administration told … Continue reading Illicit gang operators prefers Citi

Catch a cold to avoid Covid

Catching a cold may help to protect children from the worst effects of Covid by boosting their immune system, according researchers at Yale University which analysed more than 600 nasal swabs taken from children about to undergo surgery or evaluation in A&E in 2021 and 2022. After testing samples for Covid and 19 different respiratory viruses and bacteria and then measured the levels of antiviral and inflammatory proteins produced by the children’s immune system, they found that many children infected with respiratory pathogens other than Covid, including Rhino viruses responsible for the common cold. Children with higher levels of respiratory … Continue reading Catch a cold to avoid Covid

Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict

The US Supreme Court has sent Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from prosecution for his actions while president back to a lower court. The former president had been charged with conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiring against the right of Americans to vote and corruptly obstructing an official proceeding and conspiring to do so. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts. The Supreme Court’s justices ordered lower courts to work out precisely ow to apply their … Continue reading Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict