Benedict Cumberbatch seems to have grown up and in the role of Dr Strange he has a dynamism and energy, intellect and presence which fills the role superbly. It is interesting that he plays an arrogant and talented neurosurgeon with a taste for fast cars which leads to the story unfolding. Rachel McAdams is his admiring sidekick…
Four police officers were killed as their helicopter was shot down by drug traffickers in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro amid on going operation. Eyewitnesses said witnessing continuous shooting and a police presence in the Cidade de Deus (City of God) suburb of Western Rio de Janeiro which is a CDD Favela Slum area. The helicopter…
130 people have been killed and 200 injured after 14 carriages of an Indore-Patna Express train derailed just after 3:00 am local time on Sunday (21:30 GMT Saturday) near Pukhrayan in the city of Kanpur in Northern Uttar Pradesh in India. According to eyewitness who was travelling on the train, several coaches were derailed with several…
Peter Stothard explains portraits of four courtiers of Margaret Thatcher when she was prime minister. He talks about Seneca, the wealthy Roman writer, philosopher and adviser to Emperor Nero, in the first century AD. He had watched the destruction of the Wapping site where Times and the Times Literary Supplement had their most difficult period.…
Tim Harford author of Messy, Undercover Economist at the FT, Presenter of BBC More or Less won the 2016 Bastiat Prize for his column in Financial Times Weekend Magazine. His works include looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways and explains the fundamental principles of the modern economy. His theory that challenges and problems can…
Eat more cooked carrots as they release more nutrition than eaten raw and carrot juice increases the availability of carotenoids by 600 per cent. Chillies stimulate endorphins ( feel-good chemicals in the brain and speeds up heart rates and gets you sweating which mimics the feeling of being aroused. Aphrodisiacs Oysters loaded with…
These Danish designers have certainly got something on Ikea though their prices are not cheap. The wonderful shelves which would benefit a cluttered room – Como Wall System come at £2, 789 and are available in more than one colour. The magical Chiva Coffee Table converts by raising it up to a mini dining table…
Duck for a meal is delicious throughout the year and also lends itself to making divine soups too. Of course it is particularly popular in Chinese restaurants and at Christmastime in the UK. So here’s a recipe to make an already delicious bird extra special. Spiced Duck with Lemongrass accompaniament/sauce. 2kg duck, 2 tsp olive oil,…
TwinMe is at 127A the buzzing Queensway, Bayswater, London W2 4SJ, nearest tubes Bayswater or Queensway and not far from several busy bus routes. There you can stand in a “Dr Who” style chamber and 3D style cameras will scan you – and/or your partner or even your dog and assemble a file of yourself…
Part of the reason prison officers have been on strike is because members of the service have been targeted by bombers, according to the Daily Mail. There have been paramilitary attacks on Northern Ireland Officers where members of the RUC get a higher level of security. Loyalist paramilitaries launched pipe bomb attacks on serving and…