An American tale of the estranged, on Labor Day weekend By surreal writer Eric Lastick JOHN’S SIDE Lose  yourself and your shirt, this one sunny day. Close eye to the summer ocean waves…and the overcast dream. Burgundy fall atilt in the shallows of a coastal red tinted cracked glass wines. Magma, the tare of the… Continue reading LABOURERS OF LOVE GONE WRONG

Mad Vlad Putin could be facing an invasion nightmare. He has’ no good options’ after an offensive by Ukraine inflicted Russia’s most serious military defeat on the battlefield since the Second World War. Military expert JUSTIN BRONK, a research fellow at London’s Royal United Services Institute, has analysed the situation as Ukrainian troops pile pressure… Continue reading MAD, BAD AND BLOODIED – IS VLAD FINALLY LOSING THE WAR?

The loss of Queen Elizabeth II is a very sad time for so many in Britain. But Leigh and Rodney examine how the traditional pomp and ceremony – and news coverage – plays out against our rapidly changing society and world. Click inside to see video #RoyalFamily #QueenElizabeth11 #BLM #TheQueenisdead

Mark David Chapman, aged 67, has again been turned down by a parole board, according to the state Department of Corrections. The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment because he was ‘jealous of him’ in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said. Chapman… Continue reading Karma rolls on and on for John’s jealous-guy killer

The timetable of events are beginning to be shared following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest ever reigning monarch. This is what is expected to happen in the days ahead, including the journey of the Queen’s coffin from Scotland, her lying in state next week and her state funeral on Monday 19 September.… Continue reading YOUR LONG JOURNEY HOME MA’AM…

Leigh is freezing in the UK, Rodney is hot under the collar in Spain and Liz joins the power struggle that might end up in real hunger games Click inside to watch video #LizTruss #Boris #Biden #Trump #Spain #UK #Putin #Power #Crisis #Ukraine #Eon-next

FROM THE ARCHIVES: AFTER THE INTEREST SHOWN IN OUR ‘CALL TO ARMS’ OVER HOUGH HALL, MOSTON, WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS ARTICLE ABOUT THE FASCINATING LIFE OF THE LAST MAN TO OWN IT… LAST YEAR, the sister of the missing artist who apparently changed the face of modern film, contacted us to… Continue reading The artist and the sadness behind the ‘Mary Celeste’ mansion

Bob Dylan is coming to Manchester as demand for his live shows remains never ending. His Rough and Rowdy world tour is being seen as a new pinnacle in his climb back to glory. At 81 Bob is painting, writing a book on top songs, welding iron art, creating artful stage performances, playing piano like… Continue reading Never ending – Bob chooses Manchester and Oxford town as demand rolls on like thunder

Volunteer medic in the Ukraine Craig Stanley Mackintosh, aged 48, has been killed in an ambush. Craig, a landscape gardener, from Thetford Norfolk, is said by witnesses to have been shot in the neck outside the  city of Kharkiv as he tried to save a Ukrainian fighter. He had been refused entry to the armed forces… Continue reading Brit gardener hero Craig dies trying to save Ukraine fighter

In an excerpt from his soon-to-be-published memoir, Boy in the Ravine, Leigh looks back on the horror, tragedy, mystery and confusion surrounding the death of Diana News was my lifeblood and because of stress I’d started taking it subliminally. I had the radio tuned to the World Service throughout the night taking it all in… Continue reading 5am and the radio told me Diana was dead…