US recorded over 2.3m infections

The World Health Organization records the highest one-day increase in total cases with 183, 000 added in one day as most came from Brazil, the US, and India.  Globally over 9, 072, 657 confirmed cases since the outbreak began with 471, 177 deaths. The US has recorded over 2.3 million infections and 120, 000 deaths.…

Andre’s spectacular rise and eventual fall at Vogue

    Style icon, bestselling author and former Vogue creative director, Andre Leon Talley  reveals what truly happens behind the scenes in the world of high fashion. During Andre Leon Talley’s first magazine job assisting Andy Warhol at interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfield began a decade-long friendship and propelled Talley into the upper…

A gripping tale of one of the most lucrative crimes in history

  The Avery’s most lasting legacy was the inadvertent triggering of a new model for the global economy. Henry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate as the British government offered enormous bounties for his capture alive or preferably dead. Every’s most lasting legacy was the inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the…

Promoting the elite at the expense of the workers

Trade conflicts caused by governments promoting the interest of the elite at the expense of workers. Across the world, the rich have prospered while workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce have lost their jobs, or have been forced into higher levels of debt. The class wars of rising inequality are a…

Dame Vera Lynn, a symbol of resilience and hope dies aged 103

Dame Vera Lynn known for performing hits such as We’ll Meet Again to troops on the front line in countries including India and Egypt. Her family said they were deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers. Six weeks ago ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day and during the…

UK’s Covid-19 alert level reduced from four to three

UK’s Covid-19 alert level reduced as the virus is in general circulation, but not high or rising quickly, with a gradual relaxation of restrictions possible. Risk levels are measured by a five-level colour coded alert system. Risk levels are Level five – a material risk of healthcare services being overwhelmed, extremely strict social distancing. Level…

Bank of England pumps £100 bn into the economy

The UK has passed 300, 469 confirmed  Covid-19 cases, as the average number of deaths from Covid-19 over the last seven days is now 144 compared with 435 on May 18. Britain faces a Tsunami of job losses despite hundreds of thousands of furloughed employees getting back to work. MPs were told that jobs were…

Dexamethasone steroid – a major breakthrough in treating Covid-19

Dexamethasone, a cheap genetic steroid has proven to become the first life-saving drug treatment in the Covid-19 pandemic. The low-dose steroid treatment Dexamethasone is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus, and found it cut the risk of death by a  third for patients on…

Second of Covid-19 in Beijing

The second wave of coronavirus in Beijing, with a level two alert, in 27 neighbourhoods which are classed as medium risk, and one near the market classed as high risk, as no one will be allowed to leave as spike continues. Millions of people in Beijing are living under renewed restrictions as pandemic virus spike…

Zero-emission cars are to be given unique green number plates

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said, “the decision to print a green “flash” on the left-hand side of number plates on zero-emission cars from the autumn would help show people that a greener transport future is within our grasp. A green recovery is a key to helping us achieve our net-zero carbon commitments while also promoting…