Ghost in the Shell: Film Review
One could contemplate, for hours, the arguments for & against the judgment of director Rupert Sanders & his Hollywood moguls to cast a very caucasian Scarlett Johansson in the lead role of a live-action remake that’s based on an adored Japanese property, but the conclusion would ultimately be the same; no matter who they picked to play the iconic Major of Section 9 squadron, it wouldn’t make this drab & inert sci-fi thriller any more involving. Indeed, Johansson is arguably...
Brexit Brussels: Lloyds Of London Sets Up In Brussels
Brexit Britain is good news. For Brexit Brussels. Lloyds of London looks set to become Lloyds of London and Brussels with one in six staff of one of the world's biggest insurance markets moving to Belgium to secure a post-Brexit foothold in Europe. The announcement will be a major embarrassment for sections of the press cheering this morning what Theresa May called an opportunity "to shape a stronger future for Britain." The humiliating reality check comes just one day after Theresa May set out her...
Lorry carrying bales of hay is overturned as it takes corner at high speed
Dramatic dash-cam footage captured the terrifying accident which took place on the A17 in Newark, Notts., at 9am on Tuesday (28/3). It shows the HGV transporting hay bales coming around a corner before it starts to lean into the path of the oncoming Mid UK Recycling truck as it starts to overturn. Tonnes of bales of gate can then be seen spilling down in front of the camera as the offending lorry comes to precariously rest against the other vehicle...
Trump hires his daughter to join step son in incestuous administration
Donald Trump has hired his daughter Ivanka to join her husband in his presidential administration. Ivanka Trump will join as an unpaid employee with the title Assistant to the President, the White House says. With her husband, Jared Kushner, already a senior adviser to the President. In a statement, the White House said it was "pleased that Ivanka Trump has chosen to take this step in her unprecedented role as first daughter". Ivanka has already been seen attending meetings with world leaders, including...
Government misses teacher recruitment target for fifth consecutive year – by a lot
The government has missed the teacher recruitment target for the fifth consecutive year - this time by a significant amount. The latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) show that acceptances to teacher training courses for this year have dropped by seven per cent. Only 26,000 individuals were accepted on to teacher training courses for 2016-2017, meaning that government targets for teacher recruitment in England have now been missed for five consecutive years. Commenting on the drop...
Campaigners Chain Themselves to Plane To Block Deportation Flight
Campaigners chained themselves to a jet to stop a mass deportation charter flight to Nigeria and Ghana last night. There were 17 arrests on suspicion of aggravated trespass after the protestors chained themselves to a wing of the plane and each other, forming a human chain blocking the jet on a non-commercial runway at Stansted airport in Essex. The activists in this unprecedented action said that there were asylum seekers on board the plane, and that the flight was returning people to countries...
Are you in need of a Brexit boost?
Whether you are in the remain or leave camp, I believe there’s one thing we all agree on - the stress of the referendum is still with very much with us. Today, in a historic moment, Teresa May invoked Article 50, beginning the process of Britain officially leaving the EU. Naturally, everyone is feeling apprehensive about the future and what trade deals we’ll secure with our continental neighbours. What’s more, engaging in endless political debates can be more aging than...
Bungling burglars spark search after posing for mannequin challenge
Police who released footage of a 'mannequin challenge' as part of a theft investigation are still searching for the final suspect. Roger Bosion, 20 of no fixed address, is wanted in connection with two robberies in Salford. On the 16th November last year, a man was attacked on the street in Salford, Greater Manchester by two men. The men had pulled up in a blue Ford Focus before stealing the victims gold-coloured iPhone 5s. Just five minutes later, a separate...
PMQs 29th March – “Goodbye at Dover, goodbye my friend, you have been the one for me”
It was a momentous occasion, and the house was full (for once) at PMQs, and the triggering of Article 50 statement that followed. However, it was as boring as ever, more drab than a windswept March weekday in Bridlington, and that comes from experience. Jeremy Corbyn didn’t ask any questions on Brexit during PMQs, he would leave all that it until after May’s statement, which kind of mirror’s his whole referendum campaign. Corbyn asked some fairly searching questions over education and...