Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
An Italian judge in Catania has ruled that the leader of Italy’s popular anti-migrant League party, Matteo Salvini, shouldn’t stand trial over claims he kidnapped a group of migrants in July 2019 when he refused to let them disembark.
McDonald’s loses legal battle with chef Jamie Oliver, who proved that the food they sell is not suitable for eating because it’s highly toxic. Television Chef Jamie Oliver won a battle against the largest junk food chain in the world. Once Oliver demonstrated how burgers are made, McDonald’s, the franchise announced it will change the recipe.
More than 120 retired US military leaders have signed an open letter criticising the Biden administration’s policies and questioning the outcome of the 2020 election ~ and the president’s mental health. The retired brass’ concerns reflect growing distrust in basic social institutions and federal authorities among Americans, observers say.
More than a quarter of EU adults and rising fast are reluctant to get Covid vaccine, survey finds. Vaccine hesitancy rates in the EU are raising alarms, after a survey found that nearly one-third of adults across the bloc said they’d be unlikely to accept a Covid-19 jab, amid a failure to persuade people of its effectiveness and safety.
A so far total of 29 men have been charged in connection with child sexual exploitation in Calderdale. The vast majority of offending occurred in Calderdale, but some offences occurred in the Bradford District. The men have been charged with a variety of sexual offences following an investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation.
Third COVID Wave Will Kill or Hospitalise 60 To 70% People Who Took Both the Vaccine Doses. According to projections by UK’s top modelling agency the third wave of COVID-19 spike will hospitalize and kill 60 to 70% of those people who took both the vaccine doses. The report suggests that the resurgence in both hospitalisations and deaths will dominated by those who have received two doses of the vaccine, comprising around 60% and 70% of the wave respectively.
Magnus Ranstorp of the National Defence College has described Sweden’s failure to address the growing threat of Islamism as a ‘chain reaction of lateness on all various levels and different fronts’, a ‘disaster’, and a ‘betrayal of society’.
The BBC has exposed itself to a wave of internet derision after lecturing Britons on how to correctly embrace one another, in response to reports that the government would soon ‘allow’ hugging.
An official tally of suspected side effects resulting from Covid vaccination in Sweden has surpassed 30,000, with the majority of cases occurring in people inoculated with AstraZeneca’s shot.
We often find humour even under the most dreadful circumstances; it is known as gallows humour. The never-ending recession has produced its own brand of wit. ‘With the market turmoil being what it is what’s the best way to make a small fortune? Start off with a large one’.
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