News archive from 12 June 2017

Review: Poldark returns to BBC One to the delight of fans
It' a rule in TV dramas, just as it is in global populations. If someone dies, someone else has to be born. Few babies pop up (or out) on soap operas without someone else, across the square, down the street or just downstairs, breathing their last....

The weekend’s TV reviewed: The Loch and Casualty
Fortunately, right after the opening sequence (stunning Scottish scenery, grisly body five fathoms deep), another one showed the item in its proper setting. It was a curling stone, central item in that strangest of northerly sports, and clearly part...

Fearless: Helen McCrory drama CHANGED story to include Donald Trump
Drama Fearless, which stars Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory as tenacious lawyer Emma Banville, changed the script to include references to Trump and the situation in the Middle East. The ITV show is set to air later this year and has has been...
General election 2017: Time for May to meet her party critics 'head on'
A meeting of the Conservative Party's influential backbench 1922 committee - in effect all Conservative backbenchers - has been brought forward by 24 hours to 17:00 BST on Monday. This not because of panic, but possibly as a way of suppressing it. As...
Diego Costa reveals he is 'still waiting' for Chelsea to make a decision over his future after Antonio...
Diego Costa is 'still waiting' for Chelsea to make a decision about his future. The Spain international struck the winning goal for his nation as they triumphed 2-1 against Macedonia on Sunday night as he temporarily put his off-field woes behind...

Microsoft announce ‘world’s most powerful console’ Xbox One X will release November 7
Microsoft announce Xbox One X, formerly known as Project Scorpio, will release November 7 worldwide for $499 in the US, with UK pricing yet to be released. During their E3 press conference, Microsoft opened the show by revealing ‘the world’s most...

Xbox Backwards Compatibility NEWS: Microsoft drops bombshell at E3 2017
Microsoft dropped a huge bombshell during its E3 2017 press conference. Original Xbox games will be backwards compatible on Xbox One. While there's no release date for Xbox backwards compatibility, Microsoft did comfirm that it would launch this...
Jobcentre staff to strike over closures
JOBCENTRE staff are set to walk out in Sheffield today as part of a national campaign against closure plans. Members of Civil Service union PCS are staging a five-day strike in protest at the government axing 78 jobcentres nationwide. PCS general...
Private schools get £522m a year subsidy from state
TAXPAYERS are gifting private schools a bumper £522 million a year subsidy because of their charitable status, research by CVS, Britain’s “leading business rent and rates specialist,” revealed yesterday. More than half of the 2,707 private schools in...
Gadaffi’s son freed after 5 years in prison
OUSTED Libyan dictator Muammar Gadaffi’s son Seif al-Islam was released on Friday after more than five years in detention. His captors, the paramilitary group Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, said his release was part of a recent pardon issued by the...
Amnesty man lifted on terror charge
AMNESTY International chairman in Turkey Taner Kilic was arrested in the western province of Izmir at the weekend, facing charges of membership of a terror organisation. The rights group called Mr Kilic’s arrest a “mockery of justice.” He was arrested...
Temer remains in mire, now accused of spying on judge
BRAZILIAN President Michel Temer escaped financial malfeasance claims by the skin of his teeth at the weekend before facing new allegations of spying on a Supreme Court justice. The coup-installed president was cleared by the Supreme Electoral...
Full Marx: Core Concepts Explained
Part 5: What do Marxists say about parliamentary elections? In conjunction with the Marx Memorial Library SOME form of parliamentary system is the norm in advanced capitalist nations. While some countries, like the US and France, have powerful...
Nadal cruises to La Decima at French Open
Rafael Nadal completed his own La Decima yesterday by crushing Stan Wawrinka to win an unprecedented 10th French Open title. The Spaniard becomes the first man to reach double figures at a single slam and, if he continues to play like this, then...
Paul Simpson: World Cup victory is a stepping stone
England triumphant as coach hails spirit of his young Lions England Under-20 manager Paul Simpson hopes his side’s World Cup triumph can act as a stepping stone to success for the senior team. Simpson’s Young Lions were the first England side to reach...
Realtime News
- 21:56 Man Utd news: Ed Woodward bungling boardroom plan for director of...
- 21:54 Governor of child gender service quits over damning report
- 21:54 Corbyn told: change course before it’s too late for Labour
- 21:42 Darren Moore has hinted at this West Brom tactical tweak
- 21:35 Eddie Jones’s words about Wales prove to be a warning, not a wind-up
- 21:24 Morecambe 0 Lincoln City 2: How the managers reacted
- 21:22 Father of Alfie Evans says newborn son gives him 'something to wake...
- 21:22 This is how Che Adams summed up his moment of Birmingham City history
- 21:16 Sixty per cent of voters support medevac bill, GetUp poll finds
- 21:13 Jay Rodriguez does it again - and Aston Villa fans are all saying...
- 21:08 Dog owner fined £1,500 for refusing to pick up poo in his own garden
- 21:06 James DeGale is ’one of the best British fighters EVER’ when he...
- 21:06 Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vents anger at TWO stars in front...
- 21:05 Neil Harris labels Millwall's first-half display "unacceptable"...
- 20:59 Newcastle set to DEMOLISH transfer record with £51m signing of...
- 20:54 Piston&Rotor garage named best in the North West for second year...
- 20:49 Scandal of empty family homes left to rot by owners for 20 YEARS -...
- 20:49 'Aston Villa were there to get at' Stoke City fans react to the...
- 20:49 'Credit to their club' - Aston Villa fans have been given this...
- 20:46 Michael Jackson's body 'could be EXHUMED as 11 new accusers come...
- 20:42 Meet Dave Miley: The Irishman hoping to bring an end to David...
- 20:34 Morecambe 0 Lincoln City 2: League leaders prove too strong for the...
- 20:32 Paul Manafort 'repeatedly' broke the law, Mueller says in court filing
- 20:31 Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday...
- 20:29 Lidl urgently recalls salt and pepper grinders that could...
- 20:27 Ashley Banjo's adorable baby post as Dancing On Ice judge welcomes...
- 20:20 Match of the Day running order: When Wolves, Newcastle United and...
- 20:20 'It didn't look good' - West Brom may have just been dealt a major...
- 20:18 West Brom player ratings: Low marks after Sheffield United deal a...
- 20:15 Wales 21 England 13: Liam Williams stars as Wales ruin England's...
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