A Hairdressing Story. A Saturn Herald Very Short Story by Penny Nair Price. She went to the new hairdressers – the one by her bus-stop where the owner kept nipping outside for a fag whilst she was waiting for the number 60. Sometimes she would be having a quick drag herself when the bus pulled…
Megalopolises cities like Chicago where 6 per cent of its inhabitants died of Cholera pandemic in 1854, the outbreak killed 8. 600 in 1892 and the great plague claimed the lives of over 100, 000 for London (a quarter of the population) between1665-1666. Although cities have only ever been inhabited by a tiny minority of…
Fifty-six Indian entrepreneurs who founded various innovative Indian startups conferred on a Zoom Video conference call earlier this week to discuss a range of issues including establishing an alternative to Google Play Store, and set up a startup collective to fight the power of Big Tech and shape digital policy to take into account…
, the ruler of Kuwait has died aged 91 on Tuesday. He pushed for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and peaceful solutions to other regional crises which resolved a bitter dispute between Qatar and other Arab nations. He came to power in Kuwait as a strong US ally since the…
AN INNOCENT WOMAN – A Saturn Herald Short Story by Penny Nair Price Would anyone ever discover his deep secret? It seemed he had committed the perfect crime and he had got away with it – his most hated enemy was now ten feet under – and all because she was a cheating swine. He…
A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Police Station in south London by a 23-year-old man who was detained by officers. The officer was treated at the scene by paramedics after the incident at 02:15 BST, who later succumbed to his gunshot wounds at the hospital. The 23-year-old culprit was rushed to…
Pint-sized Mario and his brother Luigi make their debut in September 1985, 35 years ago, in the first-ever “Super Mario Bros”. The mustached plumbers would have sold a staggering 373 million games across the world. Mario, wearing red overalls with an unfortunate habit of losing his love interest to a spiky over-sized turtle, has become…
Late March 2020, after lockdown, interest in taking a puppy home soared due to high demand prompting several breeders to raise their price and cash-in. Pets4Homes, based on 150, 000 adverts, showed average price being asked from March to September was £1, 883 compared to the same period last year the average price was £888.…
Three 15th century AD, sculptures of Lord Ram, Sita, and Lakshman, was handed over to the High Commission of India in London by British Police on Tuesday. The idols were stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu in 1978. Minister of Culture Prahlad Singh Patel thanked the UK government for ensuring the return of…
Carly Green 24-year-old dance teacher is accused of raping a 15-year-old student, with the youngster spiraling into depression and turning to drink. The unnamed youngster battled mental health issues after Carly Green sexually abused him after he attended her classes in Aston, Pennsylvania. She was arrested and charged last Friday. Green who began teaching her…