Day 2 Australia tour of England and Ireland, 5th Investec Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 20-24, 2015 Australia 481 all out (125.1 ov) David Warner 85 off 131 balls , 11 fours, SPD Smith 143 off 252, 17 fours and 2 six, ST Finn 90-3, Ben Stokes 133-3, MM Ali 102-3 England 107-8 ( 40…
The Zoological Society of London has received a record 2, 732 animals found In the River Thames. Many spotted seals, 444 porpoises, dolphins and 49 whales around London’s Canary Wharf. Especially seals were sighted upstream as far as Teddington and Hampton Court Palace. The Dolphins and the porpoises were spotted at Teddington lock, Kew Gardens…
Sarah De Nordwall turned 50 and decided to celebrate – by publishing an anthology of her poems. Priced at £9.99 and published by FastPrint Publishing, the book is called “50 poems for my 50th” and ruminates on all kinds of issues which affect most of us on any day of the week with a few…
Rudely shaped sticks of rock being sold in seaside resorts is angering residents, visitors and shopkeepers. In Scarborough for example, traditional childrens’ rock is being sold side by side with suggestive shaped rock and trading standards is clamping down on its sale. Traditional rock makers say they are being swamped with Chinese made confectionary more…
Labour mayoral hopeful David Lammy wants to propose an amnesty to bring people “out of the shadows” into mainstream society and make them pay taxes. It is estimated there are 300,000 illegal immigrants living in London alone. Mr Lammy said he would “push from day one” if he is elected to introduce a general amnesty…
A deadly blast kills 20 people, and injured more than 125 in a bomb explosion close to the crowded Erawan Shrine dedicated to Lord Brahma Temple in the downtown Chidlom district, Centre of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The temple is located on a main road through Bangkok’s commercial hub and is surrounded by three major shopping…
Christmas has arrived 143 days earlier, at the Selfridges store on Oxford Street. The 3000 square feet of floor space at the fourth floor of Selfridges has been transformed into Christmas Winter Wonderland. The store has more than 60, 000 baubles, 120 cracker options, 1250 Christmas cards and wrapper options. At Selfridges, Christmas shoppers flock from…
The Tianjin toll in the explosions has risen to 112 of which 24 have been identified and 88 still to be identified, 95 people, including 85 fire-fighters, still missing, authorities said on Sunday 16th August 2015. Ten more bodies were found on Saturday night after the announcement of 104 deaths, but four mutilated remains were later…
The state sponsored “ Friend of the Coconut Tree” is a school for higher achievers – over 30meters high that is – has recently been founded in India’s southern state of Kerala , where over 1400 youngsters have graduated and have become part of the dial-a-coconut-tree-climber service across the province.Spread across 10 districts and backed…
The Tianjin explosions in the warehouse owned by Ruihai International Logistics, contained calcium carbide, potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate and 700 tonnes of Sodium cyanide stored in wooden boxes or iron barrels. Calcium carbide CaC₂ is used in the production of PVC plastic and can be harmful if touched or breathed, potassium nitrate, KNOᴣ and ammonium…