Protests were held in London as residents demanded support for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Between 50 and 60 people stormed Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall as members of the public said the homeless needed help “right now”. Crowds gathered outside a hall where PM Theresa May met survivors and protests were also … Read more
An oil exploration firm has made what it has described as the “largest undeveloped discovery” of oil in UK waters. Hurricane Energy said one billion barrels of recoverable oil could be contained within the Greater Lancaster Area, 60 miles (97km) west of Shetland. The company hopes to begin production in 2019. Dr Robert Trice, Hurricane’s … Read more
Japan coach Jamie Joseph has expressed dismay that notes on the team’s swashbuckling 2015 World Cup run were not available to him when he took over from Eddie Jones. Keeping up with the Joneses is likely to prove tricky enough, but Joseph revealed Friday that he had to start from scratch as no blueprints for … Read more
Thousands of protesters have joined a Women’s March in London as part of an international campaign on the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency. The rally is among events in the UK and elsewhere planned in solidarity with a march in US capital Washington DC that is expected to draw 200,000 people. Organisers aim … Read more
God, and your arms, be prais’d, victorious friends, The day is ours, the bloody dog is dead. England hath long been mad, and scarr’d herself; The father rashly slaughter’d his own son; The son, compell’d, been butcher to the sire; All this divided York and Lancaster Divided in their dire division O! now, let Richmond … Read more
I was born and raised in Zimbabwe and I never got to witness the struggle that brought my country independence. I grew up enchanted by stories of the liberation struggle and as a child, one of my many ambitions was to become a soldier…apart from being a superhero with super powers. Like everyone else born … Read more
The Winneba District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 19-year old unemployed to two years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing two nanny goats valued at GH¢500.00 and Samsung mobile phone valued at GH¢200.00 Ghana Cedis. Kwame Nyarko, a native of Awutu Bereku, pleaded guilty to the charges and the court, Presided over by Mr Isaac … Read more