February 2016 – Page 2 – Nick Miller

Irish godfather Christy Kinahan and the gangland war on the streets of Dublin

February 21, 2016February 22, 2016 admin crime, Dublin, feature, gangster, Ireland, murder, Spain

An extraordinary public assassination, an over-the-top funeral and a gunman in drag, Ireland is agog at the gangland feud that

British actor Idris Elba talks Luther, Bond rumours and Hollywood’s race problem

February 18, 2016February 22, 2016 admin entertainment, feature, idris Elba, Luther, TV

Idris Elba uses his character John Luther as a kind of catharsis. Source: British actor Idris Elba talks Luther, Bond

Stream of refugees falters as Europe mulls closing borders

February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 admin asylum seekers, Europe, feature, Greece, Iraq, Macedonia, migrants, Red Cross, refugees, Syria

Desperate people escaping their troubled homelands face many hurdles as they continue to enter Europe via Greece. Source: Stream of

New BBC TV drama brings Charles Dickens’ great characters together in whodunit

February 11, 2016February 13, 2016 admin arts, BBC, Charles Dickens, Dickensian, entertainment, television

The lives of the main characters from the author’s best-loved works are combined in a 20-part series that even he

Julian Assange requests Australian passport, consular assistance after UN ruling

February 6, 2016February 7, 2016 admin Ecuador, Julian Assange, Julie Bishop, United Nations, Wikileaks

Armed with a UN decision in his favour, Julian Assange asks for help leaving his ‘arbitrary detention’ in London. Source: