The Address Hotel next to Dubai Mall is engulfed in flames.

A fire has broken out in the Address hotel with over 56 floors, of which at least 20 floors engulfed in flame in Dubai at 5:00pm GMT . The Dubai Mall has also been evacuated. No injuries reported yet.  The Address hotel is near Burj Khalifa hotel and the planned New Years’s eve fireworks display in…

London bound plane forced to return after a stowaway rat was spotted

Air India flight AI131 Mumbai-London was forced to turn back mid-flight after a rat was spotted on board when flying over Iran on Wednesday 30 December 2015. Passengers continued their journey on a replacement aircraft later. According to Air India the plane was fumigated and the presence of a rodent was thoroughly investigated.   The stowaway…

Jockey McCoy and Barbara Windsor honoured in New Year’s list

AP McCoy, the champion jockey receives a knighthood after being crowned champion jockey for a 20th consecutive year in 2005, and it is   “ great for the game of racing”.   Barbara Windsor gets a lifetime of achievement with a damehood. She began her acting career aged just 13, known for her slapstick lines in…

“Dilwale” – all round entertainment with magical scenes

  Dilwale is a 12 certificate.  I think that’s fair.  The film is a cornucopia of romantic interludes, gangster “mafia” style scenes with a plethora of conflict including gun use, fast and supremely elegant and very eye-catching cars including vintage (not so fast), mesmerising dance scenes of the highest calibre using hordes of beautiful colours and …last…

England win first test against South Africa by 241 runs

Basil D’Oliveira Trophy – 1st Test England Tour of South Africa, South Africa v England played at Kingsmead, Durban, Dec 26-30, 2015 England 1st Innings 303 all out 100.1 overs 475 mins, NRD Crompton 85 off 236 balls 8 fours , JWA Taylor 70 off 137 balls, 9 fours and 1 six, DW Styen 70-4,…

Lemmy kilmister of Motorhead dies suddenly

His sudden death from cancer at the age of 70 has caused a stir as Lemmy of Motorhead the heavy metal band which spawned such inimitable songs like The Ace of Spades passed away yesterday.  Lemmy also sung in the band Metallica and was originally in a fun-style pop band posing as a vicar with…

Mohammed Rehman and wifes’ plot to murder exposed

A plot to bomb people in the UK in a similar style to the  the July 7th bombing only in 2016 has been found out.  Westfield or London underground were both considered targets. The guilty couple came from Reading. Rehman practised exploding devices in his garden which frightened neighbours and alerted authorities in addition to…

Kenneth Branagh to play Poirot

The moustachioed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has appeared in more than 30 of the late Agatha Christie’s crime novels and now Kenneth Branagh, acclaimed British thespian is to appear as Poirot in a new film in which he will also produce and direct.  There is a joke connected with Poirot.  A patient says to his…

Judge’s father used to sell tea in the same court house

Surinder Kumar of Jullandar North India, used to sell tea at the court complex of the sub-divisional magistrate court in Nakodar in Punjab, and ironically, his 23-year-old daughter Shruti passed the Punjab Civil Services ( Judicial) examination in her first attempt and soon she will be a judge in the same court. Shruti after completing…