Category Archives: Short Stories

Thanks to Corey Williams of the Independent Online for the Headline

This incident happened in Western Northern California although with the number of Red Kites around where I live , it wouldn’t surprise me if one day it happened here as Red Kites are renowned scavengers.

The cat unfortunately hit the car windscreen from a great height ,breaking it and and falling off onto the road and fortunately not into the car. It was possible that the cat was already dead when it was dropped by the eagle as it might have been previously knocked over by a car , and scavenged by the eagle , but just proved too heavy to carry any further.

After ascertaining that the woman had suffered no injuries, the person who the lady was speaking to in the incident room checked if the cat was still alive. Unfortunately not, so no need to despatch animal welfare.

Red Kites are scavengers and probably could carry small prey , even a mouse dropped from the sky could do some serious damage.

Unfortunately the eagle never got a chance to enjoy it’s meal and probably had to keep on searching. Such is life for wild animals and it seems unsuspecting motorists. The cat I would like to think is in heaven.

Thanks to Nardine Saad of BBC News Online for the Headline

Not sure I really understand what happened between 2012 and 2017, but a famous musician has been tried and found guilty of lobbying on behalf of both Malaysian and Chinese interests within the US for financial gain.

Others involved in the case have been let off with minor sentences, but Pras Michel choose to go to trial and was potentially facing life imprisonment. He has been found guilty and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

This sorry story involves amounts of money ranging from $4 billion US dollars stolen from Malaysia to $80million received by the rapper. These are large amounts and the story is simply mind blowing .I’m not even sure what these people were trying to achieve, apart from buying more gold jewellery, fancy cars and real estate.

Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction and lobbying from interested bodies to vulnerable politicians in all Countries has become pernicious and endemic.

Thanks to Sarah Dalton of the Swindon Advertiser Online for the headline

Well done to local Swindon business woman who is also a mother for bringing into the fold a Goth option for Christmas at the local Swindon Steam Museum. What fun and it’s nice to include all sorts of unusual options for anyone who wants to browse and shop for individual ideas.

AI generated image of Gothic Christmas Market.

Thanks to BBC News Online for this headline

Thankfully common sense and justice has prevailed with campaigners who were publicising their heartfelt cause in a Public Space and during a General Election by way of public freedom of speech. They were asking a campaigning MP to answer questions about how they had voted on an issue that was important to them and also broader issues relating to their concerns.

The result was , they were arrested and charged for harassment, presumably on the basis of the MP’s evidence. However, their convictions were overturned almost two years later, because as the deciding Judge said that less intrusive measures such as a police warning or civil action were not pursued prior to prosecution. I wonder if it would be possible to pursue a case with the MP of wasting valuable Police time and Court time.

Thanks to Annabel Stock and The Argus for the Headline

Look guys and girls , I know homelessness is a shameful problem that no modern Society should have , but the reality is that setting up a tent on the beachfront and wanting to stay there overnight or longer is not respectful to anyone least of all yourselves.

These are holiday destinations and we all need a break. I note that the Council first takes the approach of talking to the tent dwellers and finding out their circumstances and seeing if any existing services match their requirements, at the same time issuing them with an eviction notice to move out of the Beachfront area.

Basically a few tents are upsetting a load of people and businesses. They are unsightly, unhygienic and not suitable to live in particularly with the bad weather in Winter.

I presume Hove will have their Christmas Lights out soon, the last thing it wants is a tented village for those looking to enjoy a walk along the Seafront to gawk at and be gawked at. You want respect , then have some respect for others.

This is not the type of beach tent they mean

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