Root’s unbeaten 168 as England dominate

International Test Match Series: First Test England vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Sri Lanka won the toss. Sri Lanka 135ao off 46.1ov    Mathew 27 off 54, 1 four, 1 six, Chandimal 28 off 71, 1 four, Bess 5-30, Broad 3-20, Leach 1-55. England 320-4 off 94ov, Lawrence 73 off 150, 6 overs, 1 six, Bairstow…

Brazilian variant of Covid-19 prompts new travel ban

All UK-bound arrivals from South America and Portugal will be banned from Friday  04:00 GMT over the Brazilian coronavirus variant although British and Irish citizens and foreign nationals with residence rights will still be able to travel but must isolate for 10 days according to Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary. The ban applies to people who…

Trump Impeached for inciting the deadly riot at the US Capitol

Ten rebel Republicans voted with 222 Democrats after a day of debate in the House of Representatives. Trump becomes the first US president ever to be impeached twice with the proceedings now set to move to the Senate for trial. The US House of Representatives is preparing a vote to impeach President Donald Trump over…

Visionary hotelier dies aged 87

Gulshan Bhatia, 87,  a Tanzanian Asian hotel visionary passed away on 29th December 2020,  a self-made millionaire,  with a fortune of over £90m has steadily worked her way up the property ladder with her hotel stretching from Hiltons in London’s Euston and Paddington as well as a hotel in Kensington Hyatt Regency in Birmingham and…