NHS boss slams Gwyneth Paltrow’s health brand Goop The Chief executive of NHS England has said Gwyneth Paltrow’s health brand Goop promotes treatments that carry “considerable risks to health.” Sir…
Month: January 2020
Daily News Briefing: Coronavirus confirmed in UK - Pakistan denies plans to merge Kashmir territory & Impeachment trial to end
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: Two cases of the deadly coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK. The people infected are said to…
Brexit Day - A momentous day in British History
After two elections, three prime ministers and three years of attritional political fighting that has split the UK down the middle, it is unlikely that few will mourn Brexit Day’s…
A roller coaster ride and white knuckle read - The Caledonians: Mr Petrie's Apprentice
By Marcella Milbanke From the very first page, this is a rip-roaring fictional thriller that plunges the reader headlong into the blood, guts and savagery that came to define Scotland’s…
Pakistan intensifies PM Khan’s Kashmir campaign
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan will lead a new campaign for the rights of the people of occupied Kashmir. The campaign started on January 25 and has since been intensified…
Daily News Briefing: US-Israeli woman freed after Putin pardon - Pilots identified in Afghan crash & Brits still trapped in Wuhan as flight unable to take-off
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: Mitshibiti has denied allegations of fraud in the German investigation into illegal emissions defeat device. A US-Israeli woman…
Coronavirus: British Airways halts flights to and from mainland China
All flights to and from mainland China have been stopped by British Airways because of the coronavirus outbreak, the airline has said. The airline’s announcement comes after the UK Foreign…
Book Review: Becoming Eve
Becoming Eve – the Transformation from an Orthodox Rabbi to Eve
Daily News Briefing: Modi says India could wipe Pakistan out in a week - French student Instagrams life in quarantined Wuhan & Selena Gomez talks emotional abuse from Bieber
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: A major earthquake has hit the Caribbean with tremors being felt as far away as US mainland. The…
The Deal of the Century explained - A glorified bribe!
Yesterday US President Donald Trump proposed the potential of the creation of a Palestinian state (143 UN member states recognise its existence) with the capital in East Jerusalem. He claimed…
Popular Youtuber admits to faking girlfriends death to gain subscribers
A YouTube star admitted to faking his girlfriend’s death and holding a seance to try to contact her spirit, in an attempt to boost his number of subscribers. Jason Ethier,…
11 killed in Taliban attack at a police base in northern Afghanistan
A northern Afghanistan police base suffered a Taliban attack late Monday killing 11 people. Local government officials said Tuesday that the militants first overran a checkpoint near the base and…
Daily News Briefing: Virus death toll rises - Prince Andrew not cooperating over Epstein & Iraqi protesters remain defiant
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: the death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 106 and now has over 4000 confirmed cases. The…
The Life And Death Of Kobe Bryant
For decades Kobe Bryant defined the NBA. Now the world mourns his tragic and untimely death. He was “one of the most extraordinary players” in the history of basketball who…
Afghan plane crash mystery
The mystery of the plane that crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday is now being investigated by the US military. Local officials claimed the aircraft came down in Deh Yak…
Tributes pour in for Kobe Bryant & his daughter
Tributes from celebrities and fellow sports stars have been pouring in, many expressing their shock at his sudden death. Social media was flooded with posts dedicated to Basketball Legend following…
Homemade bomb explodes at Hong Kong hospital
A homemade bomb exploded at a hospital in Hong Kong on Monday morning, causing the temporary evacuation of patients but so far police have confirmed that there were no injuries.…