Scottish independence would inevitably damage the UK’s international reputation. This is the conclusion of a report by Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, titled ‘Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country’. “It is difficult to measure the impact on the remainder […]

Chapter 9 As I approach the apartment my hand broke out into uncontrollable shakes. Fear had swept over me and my eyes shoot to the upstairs’ window. “She was never home,” Jackie breathed as she unlocked the doors to a quiet room. A man sprang from a chair. I knew […]

Chapter 8 Jackie looked glum as she walked aimlessly home. Her eyes caught Pete sitting on the kerb wall. He giggled at her sight and blew a sound at the startle girl. “It is ungodly, to talk to boys,” the cold shrilling sound slowly soaked into my ears. The terror […]

Great North Road is the latest offering from highly acclaimed British sci-fi author Peter F. Hamilton, released in the UK on the 27th of September. Set in the year 2142, this standalone novel explores a not-too-distant future, in which the Earth is connected to planets across the galaxy through a […]

Monsoons, Tigers, Temples and Rickshaws. These are just a handful of the words we immediately equate with the mystically enticing subcontinent. On a recent month-long visit to India in which I visited family and saw some of the sights, something occurred to me. This country ,which is steeped in ancient […]

Chapter 7 Francis was gone. “The news said that he got thirteen stabs,” Cherry said. She looked at me strangely. “Murder!” Cherry belched. My mind was blank and could not remember how I got the cuts on my hands.  That icy day I was dressed in jeans with sweaters that […]

After the pressure of a world war in 1917-18, America had been prosperous. They had been on the winning side of the war, and the country’s morale was at an all-time high. Money seemed to flow freely as people celebrated freedom itself, creating the ‘roaring twenties’. The American Dream seemed attainable for all, […]

  Head lice removal is something you are likely to come across a lot if you have young children. First off, what are they? Head lice are tiny greyish brown insects that live in human hair. They cling to the hair with their six legs and claws, and survive by […]