Huge 20th Century Art show to be mounted at The Royal Academy

A Rothko One of Pollock’s works On September 24 The Royal Academy will open to display 165 works in its 20th Century art exhibition.  The value of the collection is estimated to be worth more than £1bn and includes Pollocks, one of which has a rare story to go with it. Blue Poles by Pollock…

Ripper may be responsible for more than ten other unsolved crimes.

Sir Lawrence Byford former chief inspector of constabulary put in a report in 1981 and some pages have recently been released for consideration:- between 1975 and 1981 Peter Sutcliffe was found guilty of 13 murders and 7 attempted murders and may have carried out up to 13 further attacks and been active for a longer…

Sunday Times reports on “May Mania”.

Around 50,000 people have joined the Conservative Party since Theresa May became the leader, who shares her name with a dark haired glamour model if google is correct.  Grassroots Tories have been increased by 40% in just six weeks. A record breaking number of people have signed up for the Tory party  conference in Birmingham this…

Ireland should collect 13bn Euros from Apple

European Commission has ruled that Ireland should recover up to £11bn (€ 13bn) from Apple in back taxes. Further to a three-year investigation, it has concluded that the US firm’s Irish tax benefits are illegal. The Commission also said Ireland enabled the company to pay substantially less than other businesses, in effect paying a corporate…

Boeing emergency landing after part of the engine blown away

Flight 3472, a South West Airlines. Jet Boeing 737-700, from New Orleans to Orlando, Florida made an emergency landing on Saturday morning after the pilot detected something had gone wrong with an engine. The flight was diverted to Pensacola around 9:40am CDT with no apparent injuries to the 99 passengers or five crew members on…

Gene Wilder 83 dies

Gene Wilder 83, Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak star dies. The star born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, wisonsin, on June 11, 1933, performances enacting comedy, sentimentality and suppressed rage established him as one of the Hollywood’s top comedy talents. He was suffering from alzheimer’s disease. He became an outspoken critic of the US involvement in…

Tyre burst force Flyby plane to do emergency landing at Birmingham

A Flybe flight 1274, from Amsterdam to Manachester, with 76 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport after a tyre burst while taking–off . Birmingham Airport was closed off for half an hour on Monday 29 August 2016, afternoon due to the incident. No-one was injured but flights were…

Notting Hill Carnival vivid spectacle

The annual Notting Hill Carnival, one of Europe’s largest street parties, displaying a vivid spectacle representing London’s multicultural past and present, with hundreds and thousands attending each year. Notting Hill Carnival event held since 1964, as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate cultures and traditions, featuring live music ranging from reggae to dub to…