The Martian – survival reaches new limits

A book written by Andy Weir has been transformed into a film directed by Ridley Scott  which covers several levels of survival – the lead character, Mark Watney, for example, being left on Mars when his crew abandon the planet in a spaceship under bad weather conditions, thinking Mark  to be dead.  Mark – played by Matt Damon,  not only…

Selfridges posts £155m profit

The Retail group, Selfridges, owned by Canadian billionaire Galen Weston, reported record sales and operating profits  which has risen by 3 per cent to £155 million for the 12 months  to the end of January, with  gross sales up 4 per cent to £1.3 billion. Selfridges which owns four department stores in the UK, has…

Sugar debate – Jamie Oliver lets his kids eat “Sweets”

Bestselling chef and author of tens of cookbooks, father of four Jamie Oliver has admitted that though he isagainst the random intake of sugar – which is a good notion – he does give his kids money to spend on sweets every so often.  Though he wants a sugar tax, he does give his little…

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look into cracking Cyberbullying

The “curse” of cyberbullying is being campaigned against by Prince William and Kate – Duchess of Cambridge.  They will meet with organisations like Twitter and Facebook and discuss how to prevent it.  A royal aide said “The duke definitely wants to meet them (the organisations)  and hear what they think can be done, what needs…

Vodafone – another set of customers being hacked

Up to 2,000 Vodafone customers have had their details hacked by fraudsters who paid people on a “dark web” to supply their details including bank account details and passwords last week on Wednesday and Thursday. The National Crime agency – NCA is investigating – who are Britain’s equivalent of the FBI. Vodafone has over 18M…

Airbus A321 crashed plane had been repaired.

An incident known as a “tail Strike” had occurred on the crashed plane in Egypt where more than 200 Russian people lost their lives. A tail strike is when the rear section of an airplane hits the runway on landing. The story is according to a reliable source – namely a reputable Sunday broadsheet. This…

Trick or Treat

Halloween 2015   Trick-or-treating, wearing scary costumes inline big traditions children love this. The Halloween originated in the Celtic fringes of Britain, carefully adapted by Pagan, Christian traditions and their desire for sweets. The Hallowed evening is the day before All Hallows day ( All Saints’ Day). The origins of trick or treating and tatting…

New Zealand lifts the Rugby World Cup 2015

World Cup Rugby 2015 4:00pm Saturday 31st October 2015, Twickenham, attended by 80,125. New Zealand 34 Tries: Milner-Skudder (39), Nonu (42), Beauden Barrett (79) Conversions: Carter (39, 79) Penalties: Carter ( 8, 27, 36, 70, 75) Beat  Australia 17 Tries: Pocock (53) Kuridrani(64) Conversions: Foley( 53, 64) Penalties: Foley (14) New Zealand made history by…