The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie returns to his elements with his British gangster tale about an American ex-pat with a weed empire in London (played by Matthew McConaughey), whose imminent retirement from the business spawns the criminal free-for-all for his territory. Guy Ritchie character of a slimy-looking Hugh Grant playing against type. The Gentlemen starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie…

Contact tracing in Wales on 1 June called Test Trace, Protect

In the meanwhile, the government is facing calls from Tory backbenchers to drop the 2m (6ft) social distancing rule to 1 m in England. MPs including former cabinet ministers Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Damian Green said it is essential for the economy.  Iain Duncan Smith warned of dire economic consequences with public transport running…

New Zealand and Fuji coronavirus free countries

The UK was first always vulnerable and going to face a challenge dealing with coronavirus that is both infectious and deadly. With London being the global hub the virus arrived quickly. The first documented virus case was reported in February, but there are suggestions it was circulating before then.  London also provided the perfect breeding…

Two-week quarantine from Monday for anyone arriving in UK

A fortnight quarantine period for anyone arriving in UK will be enforced from Monday 8thJune. Over 200 travel companies have requested the new rules to be scrapped including some MPs who voiced concerns. But Home Secretary Priti Patel said the move would protect public health now that imported coronavirus cases pose a more significant threat. Passengers arriving…

Kings of Shanghai who shaped modern China

The last Kings of Shanghai is the multigenerational epic story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong and their families who helped to shape modern China and the central role of businesspeople at a time when twentieth-century China was still emerging from political self-isolation. In Shanghai,1936, the Cathay Hotel located on…

Modern surveillance state: Is it open society?

Whistleblower, Edward Snowden explained why he decide to tell about American surveillance and said “They can literally watch your thoughts form as you type”. The system the US National Security Agency contractor uncovered had capabilities far beyond those the public image are available from watching spy movies as they could not only review stored account…

NHS Covid-19 contact tarcing app ready by end of June

Face coverings to b made mandatory on public transport. In England form June 15, according to Transport Secretary. Travel operators could refuse to admit passengers if they are not covering their faces from next week, Grant Shapps added. The UK’s coronavirus death toll hit 39, 843 on Thursday with another 176 deaths. The NHS contact-tracing…

Boris Johnson ” Uk already facing a recession on the horizon”

The latest UK coronavirus death toll hit 39, 728 on Wednesday after 359 more people died after testing positive for COVID-19.  A PA analysis figure put the UK’s coronavirus death toll passed 50, 000 as Boris Johnson warned of many job losses as further details of the economic impact of the pandemic were set to…

England go purple to remember George Floyd

  Several buildings across England were lit in purple light in memory of unarmed black security guard, George Floyd who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, the US last week which sparked global protests against racism and police brutality and in solidarity with anti-racism protests around the world. “In…