Poundland takeover by south African mega retailer.

Poundland, under ownership of Dealz brand in Ireland, has submitted to a £597 million (€715 million) takeover deal by South African retailer Steinhoff International. The company agreed to an offer of 222p-a-share after previously refusing an  offer last month. This is a premium of 39% on the Poundland share price before Steinhoff made its interest known, but below the retailer’s float price…

Sunny Afternoon? It is with this musical!

The Saturn Herald apologises for this review which is a little late for Londoners – see it before the last week in October 2016 but for others google the site and find out where you can see it elsewhere!!  Read on…… This show started running in October 2014 to packed audiences and will continue to…

Theresa May – new Prime Minister with a new name for the party.

Theresa May born in 1956 is the new Prime Minister of Britain.  Seen here with her husband at her new home in Downing Street, May had made a speech about her newly elected position calling her party the “Conservative and Unionist Party” stressing heavily that she supports those on low incomes who are struggling to bring…

23 dead and dozens injured in Italian train collision

Two passenger trains between Andria and Corato, near Bari, Puglia, Southern Italy, had a head-on collision, killing 23 passengers and dozens hurt at 11:30 local time (9:30 GMT). according to Italian officials. The two trains were on a single track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal town of Bari and Barletta.…

Mr Park’s Delight – a Saturn Herald Short Story.

ABOUT MR PARKS…..A FEW WORDS TO BRING A SMILE His bijou place took quite a lot of energetic ascending to get to.  But living in a city he knew that wasn’t unusual.  Though past his middle years he was still sprightly, his limbs agile and fast paced.  That meant going up to his private place…

Theresa May new UK PM

Andrea Leadsom quits Conservative leadership contest in the “interest of country best served by immediate appointment” of PM, handing victory to May. Theresa May pledges to take Britain out of the EU and rules out a second referendum saying “Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make a success of it.” David Cameron has…

Dear Lord…..a Christian prayer

Dear Lord I hope you are not bored As to so very many you are adored And you help with those who are abhored So with you I am cored And you are in my thoughts and never ignored And you name like a lion I have roared And when I did that my heart…

Life could exist in Mars and Titan

Saturn’s largest Moon Titan, life might exist beyond the bounds of water-based chemistry, according to scientists at Cornell University. According to a report in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers found Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) in the planet’s atmosphere and speculate that it could become a possible prebiotic…

Javid in preliminary talk with Indians post-Brexit

Sajid Javid, UK Business Secretary, has started preliminary trade talks with India post-Brexit. His meeting with the Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitaraman, finance minister Arun Jaitley and other senior government officials in Delhi to prepare for a free bilateral trade agreement between the two countries once Britain has exited the EU. According to Javid who attending…