A passenger received a £27, 602, compensation pay out from Network Rail after they slipped on pigeon droppings ( Pigeon Guano) at Paddington station and could have caught the infection a yeast-like fungus called Cryptococcus. Network Rail has paid out £ 951, 360 in the last five years as compensation for slips, trips and falls…
A biography of much misunderstood punctuation mark and a call to arms in favour of clear expression and against stifling grammar rules. The most recent edition of Chicago manual runs to a 1026 pages and contains 38 semicolon, Cecelia Watson began teach and that was when she realised that strict rules aren’t always the best…
In search of truth a story with great depth and tenderness and revelation of how art enriches life. Betty Elston was three years old when she disappeared one day in October 1929 from Lincolnshire beach below the house where she lived. She was found again by police, unharmed, some miles away, a few days later. …
The English uprising of 1819 in Manchester when the English pro-democracy movement met its waterloo. An unforgettable portrait of Regency Manchester, its corruption, its riots, its strikes and its attempted uprisings. The Peterloo Massacre by on August 16, 2019 will mark 200th anniversary of a moment tens of thousands of people made their way on…
The second quarter British economy shrank for the first time in seven years as stockpiling slowed and Brexit vagueness intensified and underperformed the Eurozone, the US and Japan where outputs continued to expand at rates varying from 0.2 per cent to 0.5 per cent. Output fell 0.2 per cent and down from a 0.5 per…
Coca-Cola known for its eponymous Caffeine-based drink, but the firm now appears to be experimenting with a different drug: cannabis. The drink giant is in talks with local producer Aurora Cannabis about developing marijuana-infused beverages. Although these drinks would not intoxicate customers but supposed to relieve pain. “Along with many others in the beverage industry,…
Hundreds of people gathered at the famous Abbey Road pedestrian crossing outside the EMI recording studios in London today. On August 8th 1969, one of the most-copied events in pop music history occurred, as The Beatles- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison gathered for a brief photoshoot outside the EMI…
The Reserve Bank of India has cut interest rates for the fourth time this year joining other central banks from New Zealand and Thailand as monetary authorities scrambled to respond to concerns that the US-China trade war will drag down their own economies, particularly after China’s decision this week to let its currency weaken. “Domestic…
Heavy rains gusty winds and widespread landslides created havoc in several areas of Idukki, In Kerala, India. In Ernakulam heavy rains have submerged Mahadeva Temple after water level in Periyar river increased. A year ago India’s flood-ravaged Southern state of Kerala proved so deadly as they witnessed the worst flooding in a century. Kochi airport…
Burford Capital, litigation financing specialist lost half of its market value after Muddy Waters a prominent US short-seller took aim at a favourite of London’ stock market. The US hedge fund, headed by Carson Block, described Burford as a “poor business masquerading as a great one” in report that sent shares in the company down…