ASOS snaps up Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge brands

Asos, the online fashion retailer has bought the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, and HIR brands from failed retail group Arcadia in a deal worth £295mm and a further £30m for the stock acquiring the stock and the brands but not taking on the stores. Nick Beighton, CEO of Asos said: “The acquisition of these iconic…

Healer Monk’s Prophecy

A fictitious English saint, Odo of Whye, commanded a couple of handy superpowers including the prescience which let him see through the fogs of nowadays into far future ages and could be in two locations at once. Hurdy Gurdy is Christopher Wilson’s 10th novel and reveals the picture of plague-ridden 14th century England, with its…

DR Hart on his bike adminstering Astrazencavaccine

Dr Ollie Hart, of Sloan Medical Centre in Sheffield, is on a bike to administer Covid-19 vaccine to his patients. Our centre may be closed this week but we’ve been catching up on people who can’t get in. Here’s the impact of one vail of Astazenecavaccine.  He is a clinical lead our local GP Neighbourhood…

Suu Kyi detained as Military coup takes over power in Myanmar

The army has seized power in a military coup in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party are detained. All authority has been transferred to the top army commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing and a one-year state of emergency has been declared according to a statement on military TV.…