When Britain’s post office embraced the digital future, introducing a computer system called Horizon that could be used by staff at its branches, by thousands of sub-postmasters the independent contractors who provided essential services. Horizon designed by Japan’s Fujitsu appeared to have uncovered an epidemic of fraud among sub-postmasters – as 236 of them…
54 killed as trailer truck carrying over 150 migrants overturns in the state of Chiapas, southern Mexico according to authorities. Victims were strewn across the road adjacent to the overturned truck as 49 people were confirmed d3ad at the scene and further 5 died in hospital, Chiapas Governor Rutilio Escandon said. 105 people were also…
Hyeonseo Lee, a child growing up in North Korea. was one of the millions trapped by the world’s most secretive and brutal communist regime. From the indoctrination she received in Kindergarden to her forced service in the Socialist Youth League at age of fourteen, the state controlled ever aspect of her life. As the great famine…
The Muse Gallery – 2-15 December – “Descended” by Michael Henley. An epic look at life on the planet “and afterwards….” Henley, who studied art at Lincoln, draws from the Vanitas Movement and classic Baroque Painting to enchant and confuse us with this set of mesmerising artworks – most of which are 3D involving backlighting…
SouthWest train from London Victoria to Croydon hit a wheelchair which fell on the track at Battersea Park station. All trains between London Victoria and Clapham Junction on 1st December 2021, at 9:55am. Luckily nobody was injured.
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, stepped down, as CEO on Monday, replaced by chief technology officer Parag Agrawal as his successor. Dorsey. 45, said the company was “ready to move on from its founder” and in an email to staff he said he had a “bone deep” trust in Agrawal, who joined Twitter 10…
“Theory” into “Practice” makes the world shake on its axis. Does anybody out there give a damn? Does anybody out there actually care? Is this “paranoia” regarded as just a sham? And that I will say what I think. Yes I dare! “Conspiracy theories” are two most welcome words Yes – those who are…
Archaeologists at a funerary structure east of Lima in Peru found a mummy which could be up to 1, 200 years old, pre-Inca period. The underground structure where the mummy was found and offerings which were excavated with it. The mummy’s body was tied up by ropes and the hands were covering the face, which…
Sarah Moss’s The Fell, gripping and funny, in which actor Emma Lowndes gives voice to four characters Kate, a woman quarantining in her Peak District house, wide open space tantalisingly close, her teenage son, Matt, their older neighbour, Alice, balancing loneliness with her need to shield herself, and the mountain rescuer dispatched when disaster…
Mali’s Santa Christmas Card Exhibition 1994 – 2021 in Ealing Now! Where? At the Grapevine Bar, The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5RQ. When? 22 Nov – 8 Dec 2021 Mon to Sat 7.00 pm to 10.30 pm. Sun evening – closed. How Much? Completely free though you may like to buy a…