The motor neuron disease ALS is back in the headlines after actress Sandra Bullock’s partner died from it three years after being diagnosed. There is no known cure for the condition which degrades and then kills nerve cells in the brain and spine, though a few have survived long term like physicist Stephen Hawking and … Read more
Direction and Destiny in the Birth Chart sounds profound and portentous. Yet Howard Sasportas’s wide-ranging spiritual and psychological insights presented in a down-to-earth and sympathetic way make light of the patterns laid down at birth which provide a template for the life ahead. His death in 1992 aged 45 was a tragedy for his … Read more
The Iranian state is ‘now biggest threat to UK’ was the startling headline to greet Sunday breakfast tables. The Home Secretary’s office has voiced concern that Iranian spies are attempting to recruit members of organised crime gangs to target regime opponents. “It’s a big issue because they are getting much more aggressive and their appetite … Read more
The Hollywood dream rarely translates into domestic or family bliss. As evidenced by the tawdry drama which has left Tori Spelling living with her five children in a camper van as her multi-millionairess mother Candy instagrams about her blooming roses from her palatial pad. The back story starts with Aaron Spelling, renowned as the most … Read more
Justin Trudeau, the Canadian PM, is separating from his wife of 18 years Sophie. They have been seen together publicly less frequently in recent years, though they attended the coronation of King Charles III together in May. He has spoken about the challenges in their marriage, writing in his 2014 autobiography: “Our marriage isn’t perfect, … Read more
Comic actor Paul Reubens who created the much-loved children’s character Pee-Wee Herman to great success in the 1980s found his career halted after an indecent exposure arrest in the early 1990s. That was followed a few years later with a child pornography charge. He claimed he was an erotica collector – and had a stash … Read more
America’s painfully slow attempts to hold Donald Trump responsible for his various transgressions is heading for a climax with his criminal indictment for attempting to overthrow the democratic result of the last election. No president has faced criminal charges before Trump. The closest parallel is Richard Nixon, who resigned rather than face impeachment and was … Read more
The explosive second instalment to the recent Monaco corruption allegations has opened with Prince Albert taking the nuclear option to fire Palermo, his long-term asset manager, and his chief of staff, and distance himself from his lawyer and the president of the Supreme Court. Last year’s rumours of alleged corruption involving property deals running … Read more
The medical mystery of conjoined twins has had a continuing fascination throughout the ages. The first successful surgical separation of such occurred in the 17th Century but others went on display in travelling entertainment shows. Even this century one set of twins, Abby and Brittany Hensel, had their own reality TV show only a decade … Read more
A stumbling president, a freezing Senate Minority leader and a confused senior Democratic senator are headlining the necessity for younger blood in USA politics. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Minority Leader, froze during a press conference and was escorted away from a lectern by colleagues. He was able to return later but is known … Read more