Top A-level Grades Fall But University Offers Rise
For the fifth time in a row, A-level grades have taken a hit. The amount of A-A* grades was 25.8% this year, a decrease of 0/1% from last year.
Michael Turner, the director general of the Joint Council for Qualifications,...
Childhood Obesity Plan Fails to Impress
The government’s plan to tackle childhood obesity has been attacked on all sides for its weak strategy, backing out of promises and even pointlessness.
The plan calls for the food and drink industry to cut 5% of the sugar in...
Firefighters Tackle Dudley Factory Fire
At 10pm, six fire crews were sent to Dudley after a fire broke out in a factory on Halesowen Road, Netherton.
Residents were made to evacuate the area as up to 30 firefighters fought the blaze. The teams involved were...
Former Pro Wrestler Nathan Jones makes his Bollywood debut in ‘A Flying Jatt’
Thursday 18th August 2016 – Australian actor, power lifting champion, strongman and former pro wrestler and WWA World Heavyweight champion, Nathan Jones, will be making his grand, Bollywood debut in Remo D’Souza’s superhero movie, A Flying Jatt.
Jones plays the role...
Birmingham Man Arrested for Smuggling ‘Coconut Powder’ Cocaine
A man from Birmingham has been arrested at Gatwick airport after being caught trying to smuggle in £400,000 worth of cocaine.
The man had arrived in Gatwick after flying from Jamaica when he was stopped by Border Forces.
The cocaine was...
Glory as India bags its first Rio Medal
India has been swept into a fervour after claiming its first medal at the Rio Olympics. Sakshi Malik, 23 from Haryana, won bronze in the 58kg women’s wrestling category against Krygyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova. It was a gruelling match.
Aisuluu dominated...
Grandshowbiz Media & Entertainment to Distribute Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Pink’
After the success of entertaining and engaging yet light-hearted narratives like Vicky Donor and Piku, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar returns to his dramatic roots with Pink starring megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
On a subject that haunts today’s society, Pink tells the story of three young...
The Changing Role of Women in Bollywood
In a recent interview for her upcoming film Akira, which releases in cinemas on 2nd September, actress Sonakshi Sinha mentioned that this is a great time to be a woman in Indian cinema. According to her, not only are...
Owen Smith Suggests IS Negotiations
Owen Smith, Labour leader hopeful, has raised eyebrows after suggesting IS should be included “round the table” during negotiation talks. Smith said:
“Ultimately, all solutions to these crises, these sort of international crises, do come about through dialogue.
"So eventually if...
PV Sindhu Beats out Chinese Favourite in Fierce Badminton Clash
The hopes of India achieving it’s first Olympic gold have reached a frenzy after two-time world championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu defeated Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzy Ying.
Eighth seeded Tai Tzy, who won silver at the London 2012 Olympics...
