Author: News Desk

Amsterdam crowned Europe’s top trading hub, ousting London Amsterdam has ousted London as Europe’s largest share trading centre, as Brexit led London to lose business.  Some €9.2bn shares a day were traded on Euronext Amsterdam and the Dutch arms of CBOE and Turquoise, the London Stock Exchange’s platform, last month – a more than fourfold increase from December, the Financial Times reported. By comparison, volumes fell sharply in London to €8.6bn, knocking London from its main position as Europe’s largest trader. Though the economic hit from the loss of trade volumes will be small, with the process involving extremely low…

Temperature of -23C in Scotland is UK’s lowest in 25 years The Met Office says an overnight temperature of -23C recorded in Scotland is the lowest in more than 25 years. It was the lowest February temperature since 1955, and the UK’s coldest night since 30 December 1995. A Met Office yellow snow and ice warning is in place for large parts of the country until 12:00 on Friday. ScotRail said the winter weather was causing major problems for its services on Thursday morning. Cold air from Siberia and the Arctic – known as the Beast from the East -…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) (ICC ruling on Israel) has ruled it has jurisdiction in Palestinian territories over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories. So what is next for Israel and will the ICC investigate war crimes by Israeli authorities, or is this just a symbolic gesture?! To outline the principals of the ruling this new ICC jurisdiction applies to Hamas and any other Palestinian authority and Israel under its jurisdiction, so it applies to both sides. However, one side rejoiced at the ruling and the other vehemently opposed it. It is also worth considering this process was well…

Thursday’s Briefing VIDEO: DISTURBING, never-before-seen, Capitol attack footage, impeachment trial day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7SGVQb8R30 Covid: Prisoners like ‘caged animals’ in lockdown jails Half of UK exporters to EU are having Brexit difficulties, survey finds EU chief admits to failings in Covid vaccine rollout, bloc was ‘too optimistic’ Domestic violence doubles in Lebanon India says reached deal with China on border troop disengagement Saudi Activist al-Hathloul Released After 1,000 Days in Prison Disturbing capital attack footage dominates Trump impeachment trial Shift to green energy ‘could cost oil states $13 trillion’ by 2040 Everton beat Spurs after extra time in nine-goal FA…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7SGVQb8R30 The top stories Covid: Prisoners like ‘caged animals’ in lockdown jailsBBC News says prisoners in England’s jails have been locked in their cells for more than 90% of the day to keep them safe from Covid-19, the prisons watchdog says.And the extra restrictions have led to a decline in their mental and physical health and a rise in drug-taking and self-harm.Predictions up to 2,000 inmates would die in the pandemic in England and Wales without action have been avoided.Read on………………..Half of UK exporters to EU are having Brexit difficulties, survey findsThe Guardian says half of…

Bucket List Travel: Our Top 20 Places In The World We’re all dreaming of our first vacation beyond pandemic life. So to help you out we’ve selected our top 20 places that were voted some of the most desired places to visit.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD9gheJiIvo Big 7 Travel surveyed its 1.5 million social audiences to determine the top 50 bucket list places around the world. Here’s our favourite 20 for you to start dreaming of and what Big 7 had to say about it.  In the study, Big 7 Travel found that people were also more likely to add a destination to…

Norway approves Utøya memorial for victims of 2011 massacre, despite local concerns A memorial has been approved for the victims of the 2011 Norway terror attacks despite local concerns. The Norwegian justice system dismissed the objections from residents of the island of Utøya who opposed the construction of a memorial.  Sixty-nine people were killed on the island by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, while eight others died in an earlier bombing near government offices in Oslo.  Many of those killed on the island were teenagers attending a camp organised by the youth league (AUF) of the country’s Labour Party. After…

RECORDING REVEAL Downing of Ukraine flight, that killed 167, may have been intentional Canadian intelligence is reviewing a recording of Iran’s top diplomat discussing the possibility that the Ukraine plane that was downed was intentional, CBC News reported.  CBC sources identified Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying in the recording that there were a number of possibilities for the destruction of the flight, including a deliberate attack involving “infiltrators.”  He said that possibility is “not at all unlikely,” and suggested the truth will never be revealed by top government officials, the broadcaster reported.  There are reasons they’ll never…

Wednesday’s Briefing Video: Impeachment 2 approved – UAE Mars Mission SUCCESS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UVaz_Tr4bc Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020 Europe’s oldest person survives Covid and set to celebrate 117th birthday Woman ‘shot’ in head fights for life as Myanmar protests enter fifth day Nations warned of consequences of abandoning citizens in Syrian camps Arab world basks in the glory of UAE Mars mission triumph Bolivia healthcare workers launch strike in COVID-hit region US Senate votes to declare Trump impeachment trial constitutional Universal Music jumps on the K-pop bandwagon Solskjaer praises ‘low’ Man Utd’s mentality…

THREE-FINGER SALUTE ‘Hunger Games’ Protesters Have Reached Myanmar’s Dystopian Capital VICE says Welcome to Naypyitaw, one of the world’s weirdest capital cities, and a challenging place to stage protests. Protesters flashing three-fingered salutes while rallying against tyranny in a dystopian capital controlled by menacing generals—these aren’t scenes from the Hunger Games franchise but modern-day Myanmar, which is now seeing its biggest demonstrations in more than a decade following a coup on Feb. 1. The power grab started with the detention of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking outrage in Myanmar where she and her political party remain hugely popular…