NIthya wins LA City Council election

Urban planner, a homeless advocate, former executive of Time’s UP Entertainment, a non-profit organisation that works against sexual harassment and abuse in the workforce, and activist Nithya V Raman, a 35-year-old resident of Boston with root to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India has won the City Council election in Los Angeles, USA. In the election, Nitya upset…

World Aids Day

This year the World Aid Day focuses on Global Solidarity, shared responsibility because of the worldwide impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The fight against HIV and Aids was first observed in 1988, World AIDS Day shows support for people living with HIV, along with remembering those who died from an AIDS-related sickness and observed by…

Chang’e-5 mission returns color pictures of the Moon surface

China’s Chang’e-5 lander captured a panoramic colour photographic view that stretches from the lunar soil directly under its legs all the way out to the horizon. The mission which touched down on Tuesday instantly began gathering samples of rock and dust to send back to Earth dispatched up to an orbiting spacecraft which arri8ve home…

Elliot Page announces he is transgender

Ellen Page, Oscar-nominated star of Juno has announced that he is transgender introducing himself as Elliot Page in a social media post. The Canadian-born actor said he could not “begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self. I love that I am trans. And…

Justin Jones jailed for 25months for speeding at 120mph after Canadian tip-off

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/dangerous-driving-phone-video-facebook-19355946 Justin Jones (30) who filmed on his iPhone and live-streamed himself speeding at more than 120mph in Wales was arrested after a bizarre tip-off from Canada. His live stream on Facebook watched a viewer in Canada 4, 000 miles away was unimpressed and phone the British police.  Jones of Panteng, Fellnfoel, Llanelli, drove on…

World’s largest Amethyst set to fetch £310k

    Deep Purple,  measuring 17 ft by 6 ft, one of the world’s largest amethyst geodes, as tall as a giraffe is expected to fetch £ 320, 000 ($427, 000) at Bonham’s natural history sale auction in Los Angeles. The gem found in Uruguay contains rare yellow crystals that enhance its value. The other…

Astronomy icon collapses and in ruin

Puerto Rico’s huge telescope at the Arecibo Observatory, suffered a 1000 ft gash to its dish when cable snapped in August and has totally collapsed. The observatory was built in the 1960s, was once the largest of its kind in the world. The National Science Foundation’s Arceibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, known for its studies…

Pets at Home sold for nearly £1bn

Pets at Home. the specialist veterinary business has been sold to rival Linnaeus Group, the US Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for £955m in a deal that hands its top directors, and co-investors, and founders ROI. The five sites being sold to Linnaeus which is part of Mars Petcare are Dick White Referrals…

Royal Mail hikes up the price of stamps

  Royal Mail is to increase the price of stamps from 1st January 2021 with 1st class going up 9p to 85p and second class up 1p to 66p. The rises were necessary to “help ensure the sustainability of the service” according to a Royal Mail Spokesman. The Universal Service Obligation requires Royal Mail to…