Two weeks into Russia’s war on Ukraine and the small sense of optimism some of us felt this time last week at the strength of the resistance to Putin’s war machine has given way to dismay at the atrocities we are now seeing daily as Russian forces lay siege toContinue Reading
DAILY coronavirus infections in the UK have hit 71,259 today, new data has revealed. It’s an increase of 56 per cent on last week’s cases, when infections hit 45,656. PA Coronavirus cases have risen in the last few days as experts warn of a new hybrid Covid variant[/caption] Infections haveContinue Reading
Newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol. Xinhua/Alamy South Korea has elected a new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who now has the task of tackling a housing crisis, a cost of living crisis and a decision about whether to restart dialogue with neighbouring North Korea. The 2022 elections took place as South KoreaContinue Reading
W here do you turn after your last attempt at Eurovision glory ended in an unmitigated nul points catastrophe? TikTok, of course! Sam Ryder, the social-media-sensation-turned-major-record-label-signee, has today been confirmed by the BBC as the man we’ll be shipping off to Turin for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May,Continue Reading
ELEVEN players on Gunners’ wishlist Arsenal reportedly have 11 players on their transfer wishlist – with two new strikers at the top of it. The Gunners are also eager to sign a midfielder and could recruit a right-back, a left-sided centre-back and a winger, depending on the budget available. QualifyingContinue Reading
The World Health Organization officially declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. Now, two years later, there’s light for some at the end of the tunnel. In many wealthier countries, which have benefited from several rounds of vaccination, the worst of the pandemic is over. We’ve got here byContinue Reading
The west has responded to the invasion of Ukraine by imposing economic sanctions on Russia. There has been plenty of discussion about whether economic sanctions are an appropriate response, what they hope to achieve and what the results will be – not only for Russia but for the world. EconomicContinue Reading
As Russian tanks rolled into a foreign capital city, a BBC commentator captured the anguish of the moment: “And now must we stand by impotent and guilty watching the destruction of a nation … I think the feeling must be one of shame at this.” The year was 1956, theContinue Reading
Lolampa, a Turkana herder, with his goats and sheep. Samuel Derbyshire, Author provided Loura Ekaale sits down on his carved wooden stool. He sips a cup of black instant coffee, a substance he has taken to calling his “medicine” (inexplicably, he claims it helps him fall asleep). I have beenContinue Reading
VW’s all-electric people carrier has finally been revealed. It’s bursting with tech, can power your home, and even remembers how you drive.Continue Reading
