David Mallinson currently starring in “The Last Dance” (London fringe) has done quite a bit of acting at Sheffield’s famous Crucible theatre where he has starred in amongst other plays – A Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. He stays in digs and sometimes ruminates on the quietness of that lifestyle though in some events,…
The annual value of the EU wipes industry is £27 billion but wet wipes used by so many people for all kinds of cleansing purposes should not be flushed down lavatories as they are causing pollution in the sea, rivers and lakes throughout the world. It will take 500 years for plastic wipes to break…
A powerful earthquake in the Apennines region near Norcia in central Italy, measured 6.6 bigger than last August’s quake injuring 20, and a further nine were pulled alive from rubble according to the Italian media. Tectonic forces in the Earth’s crust have pulled apart 3 mm per year about 10th of the speed at which your nails…
Now in a new film directed by Mira Nair and starring Lupita Nyong’O and David Oyelowo, Queen of Katwe, written by Tom Crothers, covers Phiona, a young girl in one of the poorest parts of Africa, being tutored to excel in the game of Chess, even at first making a chess board by drawing in…
‘Nanny Culture’ follows British nanny Julie Mcilvenny, as she travels to the United Arab Emirates to take care of the 6 Al Hammadi family children and meet and mix with their parents and other regular staff including the cook and the cleaner. The story portrays the interesting and sometimes humorous journey of the learning curve Julie and the family undertake, as two very different cultures come together.…
Delhi-based start-up SMS Contraceptive is capitalising on national awkward conversations by offering home delivery of not pizza but contraceptives within guaranteed 30-minute window. Prospective customers can place condom and contraceptive pill orders on demand via phone, SMS, WhatsApp and Snapchat, with the products on their way via scooter across Delhi. Siahaan Seth (18) the founder…
Tents and shacks were burning down whilst some children were thought to still be in the Calais camp today and yesterday. Other children were queuing to register for future care and accommodation. The authorities say the camp will be cleared by the end of the week and bulldozers will be brought in. Fires are still…
A storm of protests met the decision to give the go-ahead to a £16 billion plan for a third runway at Heathrow including resignations notably that of Zak Goldsmith. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Justine Greening are also against the development which will increase flights at Europe’s biggest airport to more than 700,000…
81 year old Monty Roberts is to teach Prince Harry on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate how working with horses could help former soldiers tackle post-traumatic stress disorders. The “hidden wounds” of soldiers have already been treated by the Californian cowboy who has been a personal adviser to the Queen on her horses and corgis for…
Newsquest has put all but 12 of their 29 staff at Sutton, South London at risk of redundancy. The 12 will cover news sport and leisure across 11 newspapers and associated websites under a single current editor. Newsquest South London members are back on the picket line until Friday 28 October and then will be…