Singer Kylie Minogue has officially switched on the Oxford Street lights to declare Christmas 2015 to be officially on the way with all it entails – shopping, singing, parties, fancy clothes, presents, celebrations and general good cheer.
Month: November 2015
A book written by Andy Weir has been transformed into a film directed by Ridley Scott which covers several levels of survival – the lead character, Mark Watney, for example, being left on Mars when his crew abandon the planet in a spaceship under bad weather conditions, thinking Mark to be dead. Mark – played by Matt Damon, not only…
An Uber driver Zahir Sahikh was arrested with five others by Mumbai Crime Branch, India, in connection with an alleged kidnapping of four-year-old son of Mohammed Asraf Shaikh, an audio system repairer in the Malad Malwani area. According to the Assistant Commissioner of Police Sunil Deshmukh of Mumbai Crime Branch, this gang of six…
The Retail group, Selfridges, owned by Canadian billionaire Galen Weston, reported record sales and operating profits which has risen by 3 per cent to £155 million for the 12 months to the end of January, with gross sales up 4 per cent to £1.3 billion. Selfridges which owns four department stores in the UK, has…
Bestselling chef and author of tens of cookbooks, father of four Jamie Oliver has admitted that though he isagainst the random intake of sugar – which is a good notion – he does give his kids money to spend on sweets every so often. Though he wants a sugar tax, he does give his little…
The “curse” of cyberbullying is being campaigned against by Prince William and Kate – Duchess of Cambridge. They will meet with organisations like Twitter and Facebook and discuss how to prevent it. A royal aide said “The duke definitely wants to meet them (the organisations) and hear what they think can be done, what needs…
Up to 2,000 Vodafone customers have had their details hacked by fraudsters who paid people on a “dark web” to supply their details including bank account details and passwords last week on Wednesday and Thursday. The National Crime agency – NCA is investigating – who are Britain’s equivalent of the FBI. Vodafone has over 18M…
60,000 Brits will be at Wembley stadium to see David Cameron introduce Prime Minister from India Navendra Modi this week. This will be the culmination of Modi’s first visit to UK since being elected in May 2014. Modi will also lunch with The Queen at Buckingham Palace and will make an address to the Houses…
An incident known as a “tail Strike” had occurred on the crashed plane in Egypt where more than 200 Russian people lost their lives. A tail strike is when the rear section of an airplane hits the runway on landing. The story is according to a reliable source – namely a reputable Sunday broadsheet. This…
Safecity uses Twitter, to tackle anti-social behaviour, reducing crime and helping foster stronger communities. Twitter the social media giant is helping vulnerable communities, even in emerging economies. Twitter is in a joint-venture with Safecity, a Mumbai-based non-profit organisation, to provide a live platform where personal stories can be shared and publicised about public harassment, anonymously.…