3 of 5 New Zealand in England Test Series – 2nd Investec Test Played at Headingley, Leeds, 29,30,31 May, 1,2 June 2015 (5-day match) New Zealand 350 (72.1 ov) TWM Latham 84 of 180, 13 fours, L Ronchi 88 of 70, 13 fours and 3 sixes, MD Craig 41 not out off 63, 5 fours and 1 six,…
Above Bill and Hillary as they are today (left) and at “College” (right) Portraying herself as a “champion of ordinary Americans” is not easy for the super rich Hillary Clinton who is tipped as a possible leader of the USA for the Democrats. Apparently they were “dead broke” as a couple when they left the…
One Hundred Londoners rushed to the aid of a 55 year old unicyclist who was hit by a London route 212 double decker bus in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17, 5.50pm on 28th May 2015. Screaming on lookers lifted 12-tonne bus and managed to move it several feet across the middle of the road in…
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, 23-year-old economics graduate from the University of Massachusetts has been crowned the new Maharaja of Mysore, nominal head of the 600-year-old Wadiyar dynasty in southern India, and was anointed at an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly two hours, conducted by 40 priests across 15 temples spread across the Mysore Palace grounds…
German court rules adblocking software programs are legal, a judgement that poses challenges to the revenues of global media groups. The case was brought by German broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat.1. saying: “ It did not focus on software itself but alleged that the use of a list of acceptable ads- breached law on competition, copyright…
Tragedy and comedy, especially to the acting fraternity are an integral and inescapable part of our lives. Shakespeare wrote 16 plays on each of these subjects each amounting to 32 plays. On Wednesday May 27 Dr Rowan Williams talked on the subjects at The Actors’ Church – St Paul’s in Covent Garden which was founded in 1898. …
Charter Communications will pay £35bn to take over its larger peer, making it second biggest broadband provider in the US. US tycoon, John Malone 74 year old, owner of Charter Communications, nicknamed “Cable King” publicly stated that he wanted Liberty Global, which he controls to buy Vodafone. Shares in the London-listed mobile giant shot up…
Some of the skits and carry-ons in this eagerly awaited sequel to Pitch Perfect which grossed $113m worldwide last year, with an outlay of $17m leave one gaping, gasping, gauping and generally a little flushed and embarrassed or on the edge of one’s seat with either laughter or anticipation of what will happen next with…
Ryanair net profit for the year to the end of March rose 66% to €867m (£614m; $948m), better than analysts’ expectations and budget forecasts of €850m. The airline’s slogan, “Always Getting Better” customer experience programme, and our motto of listening and responding to our customers, had attracted “millions of new customers to Ryanair” from all…