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I am off to Heathrow on Saturday and onto Wemberley on Sunday (ok Wembley). Watford play Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi final. It really is too close to call. The last time we played Palace at Wembley was … Continue reading
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Picture taken in 2007 of some of those lost at the WTC on 9/11 I was a mixture of angry and frustrated this evening at getting caught up in a facebook debate that questioned the events of 9/11. It started … Continue reading
It is no great secret that when I was 16 I wanted to be an airline pilot. What if? I guess I would be retired by now! But there are still thousands like me who want to fly and who … Continue reading
Picture: The Guardian Every picture tells a story. Jamie Vardy was clearly not asking referee Jon Moss for his autograph following his second-half dismissal against West Ham United on Sunday 17 April 2016. The tv replays suggest that among the … Continue reading
Picture: Daily Mail front page via The Press Gazette The Sun on Sunday has launched a bid to overturn a privacy injunction preventing the media from reporting on a celebrity’s “extramarital activities”. It was confirmed on Tuesday by a spokesman … Continue reading
It looks like something from a 1960s puppet series – International Rescues’ Thunderbird Three. The Falcon 9 rocket lands At the very least it was a scene straight from a science fiction movie. A white, pencil-shaped rocket angling down through … Continue reading
This is one of those lovely Thai stories where the Junta gets all tied up in fear of a piece of light creative entertainment that none of us would ever have heard of until the site was blocked. A cover … Continue reading
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Lisbon – March 2016
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Most of us will have never heard of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered in Panama City, Panama, that has spent the past 40 years helping the world’s richest and most powerful citizens hide their money. On Sunday we found … Continue reading
The Economist’s article is interesting – as this near fake democracy is a role model for other governments in South East Asia – including Thailand. Yes, Myanmar does have a new President. The NLD does hold a commanding majority in … Continue reading