WAYNE ROONEY blasted his former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo by saying he is “not the player he was”. Rooney, now boss at MLS side DC United, told the Portugal superstar, 37, to be patient while waiting for his opportunity under Erik ten Hag. 2 Ronaldo’s former team-mate Rooney claimsContinue Reading
4 PM production / Shutterstock For young adults, university is a period of firsts: their first time living away from home, having to budget their money and going to pubs and nightclubs. For many, it will also be the first time they will try drugs, and as our new reportContinue Reading
The city is celebrating more local talent than ever, as being the only English-speaking country in Europe tempts new founders and drives outside investment.Continue Reading
Russia recently released ten foreign fighters – among them five British citizens – being held as prisoners of war (PoWs) from the fighting in Ukraine. The decision to repatriate these men provides a timely reminder of the resurgence of the international law rules surrounding PoW status and treatment. Prisoner swapsContinue Reading
F earne Cotton says she “quite happily doesn’t have an opinion on a lot of things” and that social media is driving people “mad”. The TV presenter and broadcaster said the world is “a noisy place” and that often she chooses to “tune out of everything”. Speaking to the iContinue Reading
On the 70th birthday of Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Nobel prize committee has recognised the work of three winners who are all battling against Putin or pro-Putin regimes. The peace prize has gone to imprisoned Belarus activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Center for CivilContinue Reading
Protests have happened all over the world in support of the anti-hijab movement in Iran. Denise Laura Baker/Alamy Stock Photo Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police. TheContinue Reading
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine,Continue Reading
Giving the regime the finger: students protest in Isfahan, Iran. Reddit Three weeks after the violent death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police for the crime of wearing her hijab improperly, protests continue to rage across the country. These demonstrations defy bothContinue Reading
COVID cases are creeping up in the UK once more, new data has revealed. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that in the last week, 1.3 million Brits have been infected with the bug. That’s up from 1.1 million the week before and medics have now urgedContinue Reading
