Laura F. Nixon, Author at The British Journal

Pro-EU activist Gina Miller threatens no deal court battle
By Laura F. Nixon on July 14, 2019
Gina Miller is planning to launch urgent legal action to prevent Boris Johnson from crashing Britain out of the EU. The businesswoman has assembled a...
YouTuber Emily Hartridge dies in electric scooter crash
By Laura F. Nixon on July 14, 2019
YouTuber Emily Hartridge dies after electric scooter collides with a lorry. Stars have paid moving tributes to a TV presenter and YouTube star killed in...
Rafi Peretz: Gay conversion therapy ‘possible,’
By Laura F. Nixon on July 13, 2019
Education Minister and Bayit Yehudi leader Rabbi Rafi Peretz caused a firestorm of protest Saturday night after stating he believes the highly controversial practice of...
Bill Lee signs Nathan Bedford Forrest Day proclamation, Report
By Laura F. Nixon on July 13, 2019
Gov. Lee signs proclamation for ‘Nathan Bedford Forrest Day’ to be observed in Tennessee. Forrest was a Civil War Confederate General, slave trader and an...
Beth Chapman’s Funeral In Aurora, Being Livestreamed Today
By Laura F. Nixon on July 13, 2019
Funeral for Beth Chapman to be held in Aurora on Saturday, service will stream live online. Dog the Bounty Hunter fans will be given a...
Arizona Brittany Zamora sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex with student
By Laura F. Nixon on July 13, 2019
Brittany Zamora, a former Goodyear, Arizona, teacher was sentenced to 20 years in prison and two lifetime terms of probation for molesting her 13-year-old student....
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Stephanie Niznik ‘Star Trek’ Actress Passes Away at 52
By Laura F. Nixon on July 13, 2019
Actress Stephanie Niznik, who played a key supporting role on The WB’s Everwood, has passed away at just 52 years old, our sister site Variety...
EPA expands use of sulfoxaflor considered ‘very highly toxic’ to bees
By Laura F. Nixon on July 12, 2019
EPA expands use of sulfoxaflor considered ‘very highly toxic’ to bees. The Environmental Protection Agency announced July 12 it’s eliminating crop restrictions on a pesticide...
One More Orbit: Former astronaut helps break flight record over poles
By Laura F. Nixon on July 12, 2019
“One More Orbit” breaks Pole to Pole Circumnavigation Speed Record. Qatar Executive (QE), together with the One More Orbit team, has made history by beating...
Harry Potter Studio On Fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours
By Laura F. Nixon on July 11, 2019
Firefighters tackling blaze at Harry Potter studios. About 75 fire fighters from 18 crews are tackling the fire which first broke out at about 11.30pm...
Saguaro Crashes Through Windshield in Arizona
By Laura F. Nixon on July 11, 2019
Saguaro Cactus Crashes Through Driver’s Windshield After Car Drives On Median. Deputy Daniel Jelineo with Pima County Sheriff’s Department says the driver crossed a lane...
Black holes ‘on collision course’ with each other, finds new research
By Laura F. Nixon on July 11, 2019
Two supermassive black holes on a collision course, Each black hole’s mass is more than 800 million times that of our sun. As the two...
Moderate dose of novel form of stress promotes longevity, A New Study Reveals
By Laura F. Nixon on July 11, 2019
A moderate amount of a certain type of stress could boost longevity? researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Methodist Research Institute...