News At A Glance #26

By ASH Smyth
October 2022

—    The Nelson Evening Mail, 6 January 1909

The Battle of the Thames took place near Chatham.

Romaine Brooks had charcoal and a steady hand.

Under the Taliban, Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists.

Kelp is bad for wormholes.

Dire Straits’ ‘Walk of Life’ is from their album Brothers in Arms.

Alasdair Bain has now left Ascension Island Government.

It can be hard to focus in seminars on the lack of contemporary Norwegian literature.

There are two distinct schools of pilot whales.

Mme Alfred Carrière is very happy on an East wall.

Your Nando’s Qatar order is on the way!

Three quarters of early English kings to visit Italy gave up their thrones to take retirement there.

Fear is one of the most unpleasant feelings.

Books always cost more in those cities where they are least read.