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Greece’s ‘Watergate’ explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal
After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis. One of them was corruption, which has eaten away at accountability in GreekContinue Reading
Doctors missed the cause of my headaches for 3 years – now my little girl faces life without her daddy
HEADACHES can be debilitating, so when dad Alex Stangoe was suffering with them, he got them checked out. He’d been struggling since 2017 with the ailment and initially, scans showed that there was nothing to be worried about. Go Fund Me Alex Stangoe was diagnosed with incurable melanoma and isContinue Reading
COVID: inhalable and nasal vaccines could offer more durable protection than regular shots
Skylines/Shutterstock As the pandemic continues, many countries are rolling out COVID booster vaccines. In the UK, the autumn booster campaign is offering a fourth dose to those at higher risk from a COVID infection, including people with certain underlying medical conditions, and those aged over 50. The autumn booster shotsContinue Reading
Man Utd legend visits old pal Solskjaer at new coaching role after sacking
MANCHESTER United legend Roy Keane has paid a visit to ex-teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in Norway. It’s approaching 12 months since the 49-year-old was sacked by the Red Devils. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been coaching his son’s Under-14s team since his Man United sacking Roy Keane visited his ex-ManchesterContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here’s why
Vladmir Putin is very popular in Serbia. Sasa Dzambic Photography Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according toContinue Reading
EastEnders: Christmas wedding for Jay Brown and dying Lola Pearce?
E astEnders is reportedly lining up a Christmas wedding for Jay Brown and Lola Pearce. Viewers of the soap have recently seen Lola (Danielle Bishop) receive the devastating news that she has an incurable brain tumour. The mum-of-one will however find some happiness in her final days, with an insiderContinue Reading
1962’s Sino-Indian border war lasted four weeks – internment of India’s Chinese community lasted years
The internment centre at Deoli in Rajasthan where Chinese people were held for up to five years after the month-long border conflict. indiadeoli.wordpress.com As the Cuban missile crisis gripped the world’s attention 60 years ago, a less remembered conflict broke out high in the mountain passes of the Himalayas. TensionsContinue Reading
Girls are held up as figureheads of political change, but they don’t want to do it alone
Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Girls are at the centre of global movements for indigenous rights, climate justice, gender equality and civil rights. Educational activist Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel peace prize at 17. Greta Thunberg has inspired millions of her peers to campaign for climate action: she began a series ofContinue Reading
Lab-grown blood given to humans in world-first trial aimed at combatting rare disorders
Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images LONDON — Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial that U.K.Continue Reading
Man Utd get nightmare draw in Europa League knockouts against Barcelona with stunning two-legged tie between Euro giants
MANCHESTER UNITED will have to beat Barcelona for a place in the Europa League round of 16. Erik ten Hag’s side were handed a horror play-off tie against the Spanish juggernauts. 1 Mancheste United were drawn against XXXX in the Europa League play-off roundCredit: EPA The Red Devils must negotiateContinue Reading