Elvis and his mother Gladys

In Graceland, Bethan Roberts’s fictionalised recreation of the early life of Elvis Presley, and his close relationship with his mother Gladys.   At 22, 1957, Elvis already a huge star is called up for his military service, the novel looks into the performer’s chaotic   childhood with several chapters filled with grownup dilemas concerning show business,…

App becomes eyes for thousands of visually impaired

Be My Eyes, an award winning app which was launched by Hans Jorgen Wilberg (55),  a Danish furniture maker with a simple idea, a blind or visually impaired person needs help with a task,  the app makes a live video call to a sighted volunteer, who can tell them if the milk has expired or…

Foxconn to make Apple iphones in India

Foxconn, the Taiwanese group that assembles iPhones and makes everything from smartphones to robots for multinational and Chinese brands  told the Taiwan Stock Exchange on Saturday that it had invested up to $213.5m in a subsidiary in Tamil Nadu, India, since September and acquired land use rights in Vietnam. SJ Liao, Pegatron’s president, another group…

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael and wins Australian Open

Novak Djokovic, World number one defeated world number two Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the men’s singles final on Sunday to win Australian Open 2019, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, for a record seventh time. Novak Djokovic embraces Rafael Nadal aty the net and then he is on his knees and bellows to the heavens. This…

Beauty influencer causes gridlock

Celebrity YouTube blogger and beauty guru, James Charles (19) social media star from Bethlehem, New York, is believed to have brought Birmingham city centre gridlocked after 8, 000 fans flocked to the Bull ring at 16:00 GMT on Saturday. Suffolk Street, Queensway, Navigation Street and Hill Street were all heavily congested as some motorist opted…

11 dead and over 300 missing in the feijao, Brumadinho dam collapse

Brumadinho dam in Minas Gerais state, collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil owned by Brazil’s largest mining company, Vale, over 300 people are reported to be missing according to officials. The break caused a sea of muddy sledge that buried the dam’s cafeteria where workers were having lunch on Friday. Thousands of…

Priyanka Gandhi enters politics in India

India’s Congress party has deployed their latest weapon, popular member of Nehru-Gandhi  dynasty Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, younger sister of Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi. She will oversee the party’s election campaign in the eastern half of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most popular state, which is critical to the outcome of May’s national elections and try to…

Japanese hotel lays off half the robots

Henn-na Strange Hotel in Japan laid off half its 243 robots after they created more problems than they could solve . One of the layoffs included a doll-shaped assistant in each hotel room called Churi. Churi is like Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa who can answer questions about local business opening and closing times. But…