• BBC, Lineker and Israel – another blunder

    Gary Lineker, the former footballer and  highest-paid on-air BBC star, presenter of Match of the Day for 26 years, will leave this weekend without a payoff. He apologised after it emerged he had reposted a pro-Palestine video on Instagram that criticised Zionism and included an illustration of a rat,  which was a Nazi anti-semitic trope. Two years ago he was temporarily suspended over comments he made criticising the Conservative government’s asylum policy. And earlier this
  • Venezuela – a US smash and grab mission

      The US has attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.  Attorney General Pam Bondi says he has been indicted in New York on drugs and weapons charges and  Secretary of State Marco Rubio anticipates no further action against Venezuela. Reports say that Maduro earlier this week wanted to reach a deal with Trump, which would have given him immunity from prosecution, allowed him to keep his vast wealth and significantly would allow the US to access Venezue
  • Epstein, the end – another smokescreen

    In death as in life and the aftermath Jeffrey Epstein has/had an intriguing way of casting a sinister and lingering smokescreen over events. His misdeeds earned him a brief holiday-camp prison sentence. His legacy has left a swirling cloud of suspicion but as yet only the hapless (and unpleasant) Ghislaine has been nailed. And his death in odd circumstances has led to myriad conspiracy theories – was it suicide or murder or is he not dead at all? I am allergic to conspiracy theories,
  • China 2026 – banking panic

    China having pushed the Trump-tariff offensive to one side without blinking, is surrounding Taiwan in a simulation blockade and talking up China’s future role in global governance. Xi’s third five-year term of office expires in 2027 and he has given no hint that he has any intention to step down. The policy ahead seems to be relying on its export-led growth model in steel making and toy manufacturing and also future technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence.But
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  • Swiss Bar Fire on New Year’s Eve Kills Dozens

    By Alex Miller 2026 got off to a tragic start in Crans-Montana, a Swiss ski resort, where a New Year celebration took a deadly turn, sparking a fire that killed upwards of 40 people, with an additional 115 wounded.  At about 1:30 AM CET, patrons at Le Constellation, a popular regional bar in Switzerland’s Sierre […]
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  • Switzerland fire – Solar eclipse pointers

    The Switzerland night club fire has claimed at least 40 lives with over a hundred injured, many with third degree burns, though it could take days or even weeks to be sure of the numbers.  It broke out at 1.30am in Crans, Switzerland, on January 2026 with Jupiter in Cancer conjunct the Midheaven (as was the case for 9/11) indicating the expansive planet’s propensity for turning up at disasters as well as successes. There was a high vitality Sun, Mars, Venus in Capricorn which suited a
  • Tiger Woods – a sporting challenge

    Tiger Woods has turned 50 still recovering from multiple injuries sustained in two car crashes, and a recently  ruptured Achilles tendon plus his seventh back surgery last year to replace a disk in his lower back that caused pain and mobility issues. He hasn’t said whether he intends to play on the Senior PGA Tour. Last month he said he had only recently started putting and chipping and wasn’t close to being able to take full swings. In the 2021 car crash, he had multiple &
  • Timothee Chalamet – a man of the moment

    Timothee Chalamet, the French-American actor is omnipresent starting the year with a well-reviewed Bob Dylan biopic and finishing up with an Oscar-worthy Marty Supreme based in the life of Marty Mauser, a showman in the high-octane world of competitive table tennis. The character is described as ‘a shameless, entitled, arrogant, selfish and juvenile Wheaties box aspirant’ which the film director says is close to Chalamet’s personality. Currently squiring Kylie Jenner, he has al
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  • Israel and the Middle East – rolling turmoil

      The endless turmoil of the Middle East rolls on as Iran escalates tensions with threats of nuclear responses and Israel maintains conflicts on several fronts with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, and Hamas in Gaza – and allows/promotes 19 new West Bank settlements. Netanyahu is in Mar-a-Lago for Trump talks as the US administration is becoming increasingly frustrated with slow progress towards Phase 11 of the Gaza peacefire which involves disarming Hamas and putting in an internation
  • Sex Kitten Brigitte Bardot Dead at 91

    By Alex Miller One-time global sex symbol Brigitte Bardot passed away on 28 December 2025 at her Saint-Tropez home in France, at the age of 91.  In her heyday of the ‘50s and ‘60s, Bardot was acknowledged as the epitome of feminine pulchritude and sex appeal, making some four dozen films, often scantily clad.  Bardot […]
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  • Brigitte Bardot – freedom to offend

    France is in mourning as the legendary Brigitte Bardot dies  at 91. With eerie timing she leaves the stage as Neptune slides out of Pisces, as many female icons have done before at the changing of the sign. France with a final degree Virgo Sun is also dissolving under tr Neptune and Scheat in opposition to its Sun exactly now.  Bardot brought raw sexuality to the screen and her life with multiple well publicised affairs. Paris Match described her as “immoral, from head to toe&rdq
  • Russia 2026 – Uranus Mars flare ups ahead

    “History does not repeat itself but often rhymes.”Actually it can repeat , though on occasion it provides a new slant on old patterns. Russia on the verge of a Saturn Neptune conjunction which oversaw the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 (in first half Leo) and again when Stalin died in 1953 with Saturn Neptune conjunct in late Libra shows no obviously signs of an imminent convulsion. But hopes are running high of a shift in direction. The Russia 8 December 1991 7.45pm chart does po
  • Holly & Adam wedding – empty seats ++ Caroline Peaty ++ Brooklyn and David

    “I have always thought of Christmas time… as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” Charles Dickens.   Except when celebrity families fall out with new spouses opening up rifts with the previous generation, seized on with glee by the tabloid press. Olympian swimmer Adam Peaty today married Holly Ramsay daughter of the restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, with his family not present after a much publicised split. In attendance were David and Victoria
  • Holly & Adam wedding – empty seats ++ Caroline Peaty

    “I have always thought of Christmas time… as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” Charles Dickens.   Except when celebrity families fall out with new spouses opening up rifts with the previous generation, seized on with glee by the tabloid press. Olympian swimmer Adam Peaty today married Holly Ramsay daughter of the restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, with his family not present after a much publicised split. In attendance were David and Victoria
  • Holly & Adam wedding – empty seats

    “I have always thought of Christmas time… as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” Charles Dickens.   Except when celebrity families fall out with new spouses opening up rifts with the previous generation, seized on with glee by the tabloid press. Olympian swimmer Adam Peaty today married Holly Ramsay daughter of the restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, with his family not present after a much publicised split. In attendance were David and Victoria
  • Trump/Zelensky Talks: Peace Afoot?

    By Alex Miller On Sunday, 28 December, 2025, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence, to discuss finalizing potential peace terms with Russia.  Not present:  any European leaders or Russian President Vladimir Putin, key players in the outcome.  Zelensky has stated that the current US proposal […]
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  • UK 2026 – a ship without a captain

      In a political mire with no clear signs of winners, the UK will be praying for an intervention from fate or anywhere to find a clue for a constructive strategy ahead.Having emerged, frayed at the edges after the jolting, jangling Uranus transit round the UK’s Fixed Grand Cross of Saturn opposition Venus square Neptune opposition Mars between 2022 and 2025 and having survived the Solar Arc Mars conjunct the 8th house Mars through 2025, the question is where now? Tr Uranus is heading
  • USA 2026 – struggling to revision its identity

      The USA was always going to be undergoing a history-changing phase as two of its chart squares – Sun Saturn and Mars Neptune – collided by Solar Arc. Starting in the summer of 2024 the Solar Arc Saturn was conjunct the USA Mars for a setback and now squares the US Neptune for high uncertainty. The Solar Arc Sun will hit the square to the US Mars in 2026 for a jolting shock with accompanying aggravation and oppose the Neptune in 2027 for confusion and indecision.So this fraught
  • 2026 – look forwards with fortitude

     Out with the old and in with the new holds a special resonance this New Year with the prospect a new era unfolding. Pluto in Aquarius since 2023 will be joined by Neptune fully into Aries from late January (till 2038) and Saturn close behind in Aries in February (till 2028); and finally Uranus into Gemini in April for a seven year run. So the much vaunted, enlightened and progressive Pluto trine Uranus sextile Saturn Neptune will be in play, highlighted in the Eclipses covering the second
  • All the best for now and moving forward

    Merry crackers and festive fun to those who are celebrating en famille. For those who are not, enjoy a relaxing feet-up. In the past many of my best end-of-the-year memories are sitting peacefully in front of the TV/fire and reflecting how great it was not to be tangled up in family tensions.  All the best for 2026 – a year when the new era finally gets together. More to followMarjorieThe post All the best for now and moving forward first appeared on Astroinform with Marjorie Orr - St
  • Russell Brand – washing away the past

    Russell Brand, broadcaster, comedian and actor, who was baptized in the River Thames last year proclaiming it was an opportunity to leave the past behind, has been charged with two further offences including one count of rape and a charge of sexual assault relating to two women. He has previously pleaded not guilty to five charges including two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault in relation to four women. He is due in court on 20 January 2026 in relati
  • Chris Rea – luck and adversity

    Chris Rea, English rock and blues singer-songwriter known for his distinctive gravelly voice and slide guitar playing and for Driving Home for Christmas has died. He preferred to see himself as “an ordinary bloke from the grass roots, with a craggy, lived-in face, singing about life”.  He was born 4 March 1951 in Middlesborough and what leaps out of his chart is a mix of hardship with rolling crises alongside soaring confidence and good luck.  Throughout his life he had ser
  • Neptune Sinks Chiefs Dynasty as Mahomes Suffers Season-Ending Injury

    By Cesar Love The Kansas City Chiefs (b. 8/14/1959) built themselves a mini kingdom, winning nine consecutive AFC division titles and three of the last seven Super Bowls, yet they are having a difficult 2025 season under a Neptune transit.  Still, they had a chance to reach the playoffs, until the planets dealt a cruel […]
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  • Neptune round up – pluses and minuses

    Neptune, planet of bliss and brutality, creativity and duplicity, is nearing the final stretches of its fourteen year home run in its own sign Pisces. Previous such phases oversaw great epic poetry from several cultures – Persian, Tamil, Hindi, Provencal Troubadours, T’ang Dynasty, German; as well as the establishment of major hospitals.  Mathematics also figured – Fibonacci and Isaac Newton were both at their peak under a Neptune in Pisces. Exploration flourished –
  • Age of Pisces – divine love and inhumane cruelty

    Christianity is the world’s leading religion with Islam a close second. Both beliefs came into effect during the 2000- year Age of Pisces. Jesus, whom adherents see as the Son of God who rose from the dead after his crucifixion and was the messiah (Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament.  He was born supposedly around the turn of the new millenia, with the bright star guiding the wise men to his birth being taken by some as the Jupiter Saturn conjunction of 7 BC. But there are a legi
  • David Walliams – super successful, then not

    David Walliams, one of the UK’s most successful children’s authors, with 40 books to his credit that have sold 60 million copies and £100m in sales, widely used in schools and translated into 55 languages has been dropped by his publisher, HarperCollins, for alleged inappropriate behaviour towards young women. He has been a successful TV personality and comedian as well, though in 2022 reports emerged that he had made derogatory remarks about contestants on Britain’s Got
  • Brown University shooting – after effects linger

    The shooting of an MIT physics professor at his home two days after two economics students were gunned down at Brown University, Rhode Island  has ended with the suspected gunman found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.  The assumption is that the shooter, Carlos Valente, 22 January 1977, Torres Novas, Portugal, had been a fellow student years before of Nuno Loureiro, the professor he killed, but their paths had diverged since then with one successful, the other not. Valente had
  • Viola Ford Fletcher – reliving the Tulsa Massacre

    The last survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, the single worst incident of racial violence in American history which occurred in 1921, has died aged 111. Viola Ford Fletcher gave evidence to Congress in 2021 on the 100th anniversary of the white supremacist attack on a prosperous Black community known as Black Wall Street, destroying hundreds of Black-owned businesses, churches and homes. 10,000 were left homeless and bodies were tossed into the muddy Arkansas River or dumped into mass graves, making
  • Ban on female mutilation dubbed neocolonial

    Inconceivable and witless even by today’s standards of reality-twisting – the Journal for Medical Ethics no less has printed a 9000 word essay from global academics proclaiming that objections to female genital mutilation are misplaced. It claims that laws banning FGM are “stigmatising” towards migrant communities and global efforts to end FGM are based on “racialised stereotypes” and “western sensationalism”. Neo-colonial is bandied about; with a
  • Bill Clinton – a selective spotlight

    Leaving aside the Trump-friendly redactions and omissions in the latest partial Epstein file dump, Bill Clinton does not come out of it well – and not just because it is a skewed hit job on the Democrats. Born 19 August 1946 8.51am Hope, Arizona, he has a Leo Sun square an intense and pleasure-seeking 8th house Taurus Moon. His late Leo Sun is conjunct Alphard Sun which is said to convey power and authority but tending to suffer through own acts and from enemies. Loss of honour. Other

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