Pioneering Orthopaedic Surgeon dies aged 99 and a half

Evan Price, who died at 99, on 3rd November 2020,  just a few months before his hundredth birthday, cherished and pioneering Senior Orthopaedic Consultant Mr Evan Reginald Price MRCP FRCS passed away peacefully at his home in Barnsley South Yorkshire. He was the head of the Accident and Emergency department. Evan treated so many people in…

Huge Tyre fire at East Bowling of Bradford

A large scrap tyre fire on Upper Castle Street, in the East Bowling area of Bradford involving thousands of scrap tyres, has caused train services into Bradford Interchange severely disrupted. Northern Rail, the Train operator tweeted “A large fire at a go-kart track next to the railway at Bradford Interchange is on fire. Around 8,…

“The US should neither run the world, nor run from it”

  In 1796, American President George Washington in his farewell address cautioned the young nation “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. “ Isolationism thereafter became one of the most influential political trends in American history. From the founding era until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United…

Yorkshire Ripper dies

Peter Sutcliffe, 74, serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper has died, as he refused treatment after contracting coronavirus at HMP Frankland in County Durham. Sutcliffe who murdered at least 13 women across the north of England in the late 1970s, was jailed in 1981 and spent several years at Broadmoor Hospital where he was…

New wave of electric cars on their way by 2021

A new wave of electric cars ranging from practical and affordable to luxurious, expensive, technologically advanced, and status symbols are arriving in 2021. Top 10 Most Valuable Car Brands in 2020 No Name Billion $ Billion £ 1 Toyota $52.00 £39.52 2 Mercedes Benz $50.00 £38.00 3 BMW $40.00 £30.40 4 Honda $28.00 £21.28 5…

Police searching in Hampstead Pond for remains of Mr Robert Duff

Robert Duff, who would be now 45, has not been since 12 January 2013, when he did not attend his daughter’s 18th birthday party. Police now believe his remains might be in the No1 pond in Highgate, Camden after receiving new information. Police divers are searching a pond on Hampstead Heath for the body of…

Bahraom’s Prince Kalifa dies age 84

Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (84) who had been receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, died as per Bahrain’s state-run news agency. The prince who represented an older style of Gulf leadership, one that granted patronage and favours for support of the Sunni Al Khalifa family,  has his own…

Freight train derailment disrupts services but no injuries

Northern Rail said services hd either been cancelled or were being diverted all day, across the north of after a freight train has derailed in Sheffield. The “low speed derailment” happened north of the city’s station, meaning trains are unable to run through the city. Services run by CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Northern and Transpennine…

Russian Military helicopter shot down in Armenia killing 2

Russia said on Monday one of its MI-24 helicopters had been shot down in Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two crew members and injuring another. The helicopter was downed using a man-portable air-defence system, The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. This comes amid fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed…