Boom and bust of Kingfisher airlines

Vijay Mallya, 60 year old Indian businessman and politician who owned India’s biggest liquor company and a private jet, an Airbus, and launched Kingfisher an airline to match his style and flamboyance. Kingfisher went from boom to bust. Lalit Modi, their ownership of IPL teams and jet setting lifestyles. Mallya made his escape to London…

A rare pink baby elephant – but is it a girl??

This tiny albino elephant was spotted going to the water with his or her mum and relatives at Kruger National Park in South Africa. We’re so happy we can show our readers this snap of a rare baby and member of a much loved tribe of mammals.  Aaaaahhhhhhh .  At The Saturn Herald we are…

London has Fallen – and how the crowds come…..

Regardless of who stars in a disaster movie, the explosions, car chases and shoot-outs are always the dominant features as to whether it is an award winner or not. London has Fallen has been made by a truly slick Hollywood team with more than a touch of taste for injecting humour into the fray. I…

Shock headline in yesterday’s UK Times – re NHS

In The Times on the front page yesterday (09 March 2016) appeared the headline “Blundering doctors get protection from blame”.  It went on to explain in the article that Doctors who make mistakes, causing ill health, fatalities, depression and confusion are likely to get protection from people who launch a complaint and investigation and are…

Getting Old? A writer of Poetry comments.

It comes to us all – but when will we fall? ‘Til death closes in on us we must walk tall The papers try to make us scared of dying And the terrorism gives us fear of flying Then we get news from the National Health That we may not have our brains even if…

Fable Legends cancelled and proposals for closure of Lionhead

Microsoft is planning to shut the British video game studio behind the classic Fable series, and the final instalment of Fable Legends, had been in development at Lionhead Studios for more than two years and was to be released in the spring, and work will now cease immediately, along with Press Play studios in Denmark…

Boris Johnson’s brother has a say about The EU

              One of Boris Johnson’s two flaxen haired siblings has had their say about the EU – in or out. Jo Johnson said that science and technology firms would face a “decade of uncertainty” if we leave the EU. Jo says a Brexit would be a “leap in the…

Friday March 4 – just another day? Not for Jerry and Rupert!

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall/Jagger made their engagement more official – ie they got married on Friday March 4 2016. For Rupert it is his fourth marriage, and for Jerry her first Britishly official nuptial as her marriage to Mick Jagger was apparently not recognised in UK as she and Mick Jagger married in India. …