Blood is red and there is no debating that, right? Wrong. Crabs, lobsters, spiders and octopuses all have blue blood. There are even tales of the blue people of Kentucky. The term “blue blood” has been used since 1811 to describe royal families and the nobility. Having pale skin wasContinue Reading
RoClickMag/Shutterstock The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a serious humanitarian crisis. Of Ukraine’s 44 million people, almost one-quarter have been displaced. Around 3.7 million have escaped to neighbouring European countries, while around 6.5 million are estimated to be displaced inside Ukraine. Tragically, deaths and injuries continue to rise.Continue Reading
Hungary’s ultra-conservative prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has preserved his two-thirds super majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. Orbán faced a coalition of six major opposition parties, who made the historic decision to run together under the United for Hungary coalition. Participating parties spanned the political spectrum, including the green LMPContinue Reading
armyinform.com.ua, CC BY-SA Over recent years, Russia has often boasted about the capabilities of its precision-guided missiles (PGMs). Two years ago the Defence Ministry released a video of its Tornado-S precision missile which, it said, can strike targets to within one metre. Given that such precise munitions also provide theContinue Reading
LEAH WILLIAMSON will captain the Lionesses at the Euros in July with the team looking to win the tournament on home soil. And Chelsea defender Millie Bright has been confirmed as England’s vice-skipper with Ellen White next in line. 2 Leah Williamson will captain England at the Women’s Euros thisContinue Reading
With future price rises baked in and some countries on the verge of rationing gas, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better.Continue Reading
A ward-winning actress Juliet Stevenson is bringing her play The Doctor to the West End two years after the Covid pandemic prevented it opening. The star, whose roles include the 1990 film Truly, Madly, Deeply, won acclaim for the role at the Almeida Theatre in Islington and was preparing to openContinue Reading
Having held power continuously since 2010, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is the longest serving prime minister in Europe. Now, as the dust settles on the latest election, he is beginning yet another four-year term. Orbán faced down a challenge from a six party-strong opposition during the election campaign to hold onContinue Reading
Russian intelligence chief Sergey Beseda and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, were placed under house arrest on March 9. Beseda and Bolyukh oversaw the foreign intelligence branch of the FSB, which is the Russian security service. They were allegedly the main proponents of the assumption that Ukraine would swiftly collapse, whichContinue Reading
Crystal Palace 1-0 Arsenal 16. The Eagles have lift off! Conor Gallagher sends the free-kick curling dangerously into the box from deep, Joachim Andersen challenges at the back post and – more by luck than judgement – knocks it back into the middle for Jean-Philippe Mateta to head home. ArsenalContinue Reading
