Famed across the Known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, build up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings – the history of the library is rich, varied and stuffed full of incident. Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen, historians at…
Marilia Mendonca popular Brazilian singer and country music called Sertanejo, dies in plane crash Marilia Mendonca, 26- year-old, one of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died on Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. Mendonca and four other passengers on the flight perished. She was popularly known…
New Zealand 163-4, 20 ov, Phillips 39* off 21, 1 four, 3 sixes, Neesham 35* off 23 1 four, 2 sixes, Scholtz 1-15, Wiese 1-40, Erasmus 1-22. Namibia 111-7, 20 ov, Van Lingen 25 off 25, Southee 2-15, Boult 2-20. New Zealand won by 52 runs New Zealand Strengthened their chances of reaching the Men’s…
Paxlovid a Covid experimental pill developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death in vulnerable adults, according to their clinical trial. Pfizer says it stopped trials early as the initial results were so positive. The UK has already ordered 250, 000 courses of the new Pfizer treatment along with another…
F1 financier Lawrence Stroll who owns Aston Martin Lagonda, the luxury carmaker whose turnaround appear to be picking up speed as its revenues doubled with a little help from 007 James Bond. Aston Martin’s Lagonda played a leading role in new Bond film “ No Time to Die” after the appearance of four of its…
BT ‘s EE and Virgin’s O2 are busy building net generation fibre networks across the UK. Both mobile data and broadband from Virgin Media O2 will double the speed of both at no extra charge, while BT is enticing its customers to double up with 10% off broadband deals for EE customers, leaving a squeeze…
The UK Medicines regulator MHRA, became the first country in the world to approve the antiviral Lagevrio (Molnupiravir) , a pill designed for the most vulnerable and the immunosuppressed and to treat people who are ill with Covid. Molnupiravir will be given twice a day to vulnerable patients recently diagnosed with the disease with in…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group 1 in Dubai. Australia vs Bangladesh Australia 78-2, 6.2ov, Warner 18 off 14, 3 fours, Finch 40 off 20, 2 fours, 4 sixes, Bangladesh 73 ao, 15ov, Naim 17 off 16, 3 fours, Mahmudullah 16 off 18, 2 fours, Shamim 19 off 18, 1 four, 1 six, Zampa 5-19, Maxwell…
Boris Johnson today ditched his plans announced only yesterday to reform parliamentary disciplinary system after a catastrophic unforced error and ferocious backlash and media outcry including both Tory and Labour media alike and MPs. Labour is still weak holding this government to account. Owen Paterson leaves politics altogether protesting his innocence. In a dramatic U-turn…
Suspension of Owen Paterson halted as MPs vote to review the system. Boris Johnson wants the independent system of combating sleaze in Parliament yesterday as he threw the government’s weight behind protecting Tory MP who was found to have repeatedly breached lobbying rules. This MP took £ 500, 000 from firms he lobbied for breaching…