"The camera never lies," goes the old adage. But how true is that? Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock As a victim or suspect of a crime, or witness to an offence, you may find your actions, behaviour and character scrutinised by the police or a barrister using CCTV footage. You may assume all theContinue Reading
T he brother of Anthony Minghella said he is still living in “agony” 15 years on from the Oscar-winning director’s death. The British filmmaker won best director for romantic war drama The English Patient, which starred Ralph Fiennes, and received three more nods from the Academy Awards. Dominic Minghella, whoContinue Reading
EPA/Chris Ison The Iraq war remains the UK’s most investigated foreign policy decision of the past 50 years. As the world marks 20 years since the invasion that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, we have to ask, has the UK learned any lessons from what happened in 2003? TheContinue Reading
kirill_makarov via Shutterstock Following political developments in the past fortnight, two state-level policy changes in the Middle East are likely to combine to have a substantial impact on regional stability. On March 10, in a deal brokered by China and signed in Beijing, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to reestablishContinue Reading
L iam Neeson has issued a blunt message to Northern Ireland politicians to get back to work. The Co Antrim-born Hollywood star expressed frustration at the Stormont impasse over post Brexit trading arrangements. The devolved powersharing institutions are currently in cold storage due to a DUP boycott in protest atContinue Reading
The mass killings of Iraqis started on the night of March 19 2003 with the US-led coalition’s “shock and awe” bombing of Baghdad. They called it “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. Millions around the world sat transfixed in front of their TV screens, watching as bombs and missiles exploded. The reports cameContinue Reading
Warning: this article may contain spoilers. HBO’s hit TV adaptation of the popular video game The Last of Us has just aired its season one finale. While there are some aspects of the series’ premise that are far from realistic (such as the possibility of a fungal pandemic), other elementsContinue Reading
The UK government is keen to "maximise the potential" of AI Shutterstock / TierneyMJ In the area of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the UK budget can be a barometer of technological development and hype. However, there is a worrying drive towards deregulation in the background – combined withContinue Reading
Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, politicians continue to repeat the errors of the past by taking information from security briefings that they want to hear. Ahead of the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation, US and UK politicians used some of the intelligence gathered by western security agencies toContinue Reading
COPS investigating Kyle Walker’s flashing have been slammed for ignoring his “violence against women” after no action was taken. Married Three Lions star Walker, 32, was questioned by cops on the eve of his side’s FA Cup quarter-final against Burnley. 5 Cops investigating Kyle Walker’s flashing shame have been slammed 5 He wasContinue Reading
