Today, having already broken the record for the youngest English test player, Rehan Ahmed took five second-innings wickets to put England in a winning position against Pakistan. In the process, he also set back the England and Wales Cricket Board's plans to get rid off Leicestershire as a first-class county. An ECB spokesperson responds: "And we would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for that meddling kid." Rehman Ahmed first featured on this blog in September 2017, when the media got excited about his abilities after he was used as a net bowler by the England team. ...
Here's the list of the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) for the next general election who have been publicly announced so far. If you'd like to help them, a great way to start is by joining the party. You can jump to the constituency you want: A-D / E-H / I-L / M-P / Q-T / U-Z Liberal Democrat PPCs A-D Bath: Wera Hobhouse Beaconsfield: Anna Crabtree Beverley & Holderness: Denis Healy Brecon and Radnorshire: David Chadwick Cambridge: Cheney Payne Cardiff Central: Rodney Berman Carshalton and Wallington: Bobby Dean Cheadle: Tom Morrison Cheltenham: Max Wilkinson Chippenham: Sarah Gibson Cities ...
When he was approaching 80, Ralph Richardson played the Supreme Being in Time Bandits. And if there is a God, I suspect he is very like the elderly Ralph Richardson. Today is Richardson's birthday - he was born on 19 December 1902 and died in 1983 - a fact that has led me to this video of Richard Aoyade discussing The Fallen Idol, a film he made with the director Carol Reed in 1948. Robert Henrey, who played the boy Phillipe, is still with us and a few years ago gave a talk that about his memories of the making ...
The authorities are having a little immigration problem as a troubleshooter for Australian Immigration reveals.
I always think that Christmas is a good time for Grandpas to do daft things and embarrass their children and grandchildren. So here is my starter for 10!! Anyone would think, from looking at my Twitter account, that I am ... Continue reading →
Elon Musk is a victim of his own misfortune. Having made mistake, after mistake at Twitter, he asked users whether he should continue as chief executive. The verdict was unequivocal. Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022 Advertisers had fled with Musk's unwinding of Twitter. His championing of almost anything that goes led to people with liberal values leaving in disgust. The extreme right, the racists and misogynists have rubbed their hands will glee. Twitter, never profitable, has been looking into the abyss ...
There are plenty of Brexiteers who would fit easily into the role of the Grinch, but far more serious is the impact of our exit from the EU on Christmas markets. The Independent reports that the number of businesses taking part in the UK's Christmas markets has slumped by more than a fifth since Brexit, with some of Britain's biggest cities hit hardest by the decline. The paper says that local authority figures show that there will be 21 per cent fewer traders at the first post-Covid markets this year, compared with pre-Brexit numbers: UK capitals saw some of the ...
This can be found on Jeff Buckley's album Grace and was inspired by Benjamin Britten's setting of the carol in his choral piece A Boy Was Born. That was first performed on 23 February 1934 - the day Sir Edward Elgar died. The Financial Times, unexpectedly, has a good article on the history of the Corpus Christi Carol: To begin at the beginning: in late medieval England there lived a grocer by the name of Richard Hill. He kept a "commonplace book" in which he wrote down all manner of things: learned advice, pious reflections, poems, recipes, cures (a cut ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 19 DECEMBER 2022 Miller's Wynd - closed until 26 December 2022 at its junction with Hawkhill for major construction works. Forthcoming Roadworks Glamis Drive - closed eastbound in 2 phases from Monday 9 January for 4 weeks for Scotland Gas Networks work. Phase 1: Hazel Avenue to Glamis Road. Phase 2: Invergowrie Drive to Hazel Avenue. Blackness Road (at Blackness Avenue) - off‑peak temporary traffic lights on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 January for sign installation. Riverside Drive (at Bridgeview Café) - temporary ...
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