41 killed as a bus crashed into a ravine in Salta

41 people killed in a bus crash in a ravine in Salta, north of Argentina around 932 miles from Buenos Aires.  The bus carrying 60 border patrol officers, part of a convoy of three plunged 50 feet into a dry riverbed after the driver lost control on a bridge. Gustavo Solis, Mayor of Rosario de…

The Flying Scotsman £4.2million restoration nearly complete

The final restoration touches are being made in Bury, Greater Manchester, where the world’s best locomotive will be shortly on track. The 96 ton, 70 feet long steam engine is schedule to undertake final test runs on 23rd January 2016, along the East Lancashire Railway and the Railway Tourism Company’s Manchester-Carlisle route, where huge crowds…

Guruji Iyengar’s 97th Birthday

Bellur Krishnamachar Iyengar, born December 14, 2015, the founder of Yoga known as “Iyengar Yoga” and internationally renowned yoga teacher, with his spiritual practices and techniques which can be used by all practitioners of Yoga. He used to answering standing on his head, which was one of the yoga asanas. He thought the pupils from…

Black Mass – dark and disturbing.

An aptly titled film that gives a hint early on about the nature of the main plot and the protagonist, Black Mass is a sober and gripping crime drama based on real life Irish-American mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger and his ’unholy alliance’– as called by the makers themselves, between Bulger and FBI. The film is…

Bride cancels her wedding due to intense dowry demand

Remya Ramachandran, from Thrissur, Kerala, India posted in Facebook an remarkable announcement that she is calling of her marriage due to intense demand for dowry from her groom’s family, which started soon after her engagement. Remya wrote “ To all those asking for the date of my wedding, the family that before the engagement had…

A Tongue in Cheek Christmas Sonnet

It’s Christmas time so are you Merry? Prick up your ears and hear the Bells Are you Happy? The answer should be Very! Being Cheerful is Good.  Happiness Sells Isn’t it great that once more its Yuletide And under our feet there may soon be Snow I know its bit sad how our saviour Died…

Chocolate Fair – more delights

Le Jeune can be found in London’s Covent Garden and many of the other delights in these pictures too.  If you fancy following up any of the pictures here, get in touch with the organisers and send them a copy of the picture which catches your eye.  you can contact The Design Centre in Islington…

Loo roll costing £632

Joseph’s Toiletries, a Swiss firm is selling the perfect hygiene luxury roll costing £632 which comes with holder and moisturiser, claiming to be the most soothing and absorbent toilet paper in the world.  The award winning toilet roll designed by Swiss designer Bagno Sasso Mobili. According to Joseph Toiletries “your luxury toilet experience could be…