Winter solstice occurs today 21st December 2016, the longest night of the year, The sun is closer to the horizon than any other time of the year and the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. Europeans celebrate the winter solstice by feasting of Juul or Yule lasting for 12 days which…
Jayaram Jayalalitha, India’s most charismatic and controversial politicians adored by many. She was one of India’s most successful actresses, and as a politician played a key role in the economic development of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. As head of the AIADMK party, she was elected as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on four…
Big names include Drag King Gage Gatlyn and celebs such as Ruby Rose and Lady Gaga dressing up occasionally as Drag Kings accumulate up to 50,000 hits on You Tube. There are around 60 Drag Kings working in the UK now and a lot of these girls have other jobs and do it part time mainly…
Dozens of Marks and Spencers stores are due to close down as Steve Rowe who has replaced Marc Bolland is involved in closing shops in France, China and the UK. There are 914 stores in the UK of which 302 sell both clothes and food. Some sites will close, some will stock more food and less…
We all love to guess what will happen next when we go to the movies – especially when crime and espionage are involved. Setting that concept aside for a moment, the costumes alone in this film are enchanting but the story is absolutely mesmerising, and believably based on fact. After getting off to a slightly…
Far right killer Thomas Mair got a life sentence for shooting and stabbing MP Jo Cox outside Birstall Library, West Yorkshire, resulting in her death, whilst shouting “Britain first”. Jeremy Corbyn noted the outpouring of love which had resulted in the aftermath of the incident. Corbyn also noted Jo – a brilliant and talented MP, will…
St Katherine’s Dock in London is having a floating Christmas Tree installed. 14,000 lights will shine on it and the switch on of the 45 foot tree will be on November 24, tomorrow. There will be a five foot star on top and it has taken 8 men 16 hours to assemble the attraction. It…
According to an article in The London Evening Standard, the former Prime Minister Tony Blair is planning to return to British politics. A close source said he thinks the Tories are “screwing up Brexit”, Jeremy Corbyn is “a nutter” and Theresa May is “lightweight”. Ultimately he thinks there is a “massive hole in British politics”…
A major international study revealed yesterday that roughly 600,000 Britons have a faulty gene putting them at risk of heart failure without knowing it. Imperial College London found one per cent of the population – and 35 million people around the world have hearts that are “primed to fail”. Stress including a viral infection of…