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Revealed: untold story of the CIA/Stasi double agent abandoned after 22 years of service
I was naked, tied to a hard chair with handcuffs. Three or four burly fellows in uniform are standing around me, one of them behind me with a truncheon… ‘Sie sind ein Verräter! [You are a traitor!],’ they snap. These are the words of double agent “M”, who operated forContinue Reading
Martin Lewis urges everyone to check if they’re owed up to £280 cash back
IF you had to work from home at any point because of coronavirus you could be due hundreds of pounds back according to Martin Lewis. Even if you only worked from home for a day you could be due a whole years tax relief. Even if you didn’t claim taxContinue Reading
Monkeypox: World Health Organization declares it a global health emergency – here’s what that means
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency. The committee of independent advisers who met on Thursday July 21 2022, were split on their decision on whether to call the growing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) – theContinue Reading
Death literacy: why it’s important to talk about dying
When it comes to talking about death, we have no shortage of euphemisms. This is perhaps most famously illustrated in Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch from 1971. A pet shop worker insists to a customer that his new parrot is “not dead but resting, stunned, pining for the fjords, kippingContinue Reading
DC League of Super-Pets review: Sassy, sweary and super self-aware
Review at a glance I n this sassy and super self-aware kids cartoon about Superman’s pet Labrador, Krypto (Dwayne Johnson), we learn that with great power comes great cursing. A doddery New York turtle, Merton (Russian Doll’s Natasha Lyonne), gains the gift of speed and having whizzed into a field,Continue Reading
London 2012 Olympics: how it boosted medal winning but failed to inspire a generation
Ten years ago, London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hosting the Games had been sold to the British public on the slogan that it would “inspire a generation”. The idea of inspiring a generation chimed with the basic aim of the Olympic Movement, which is to “build aContinue Reading
Is Arsenal vs Sevilla on TV? Live stream, kick-off time and team news
ARSENAL return home for the final leg of their pre-season schedule when they face Sevilla in an Emirates Cup clash. The Gunners capped off the America tour with a phenomenal 4-0 win over London rivals Chelsea. 2 Arsenal humiliated Chelsea in OrlandoCredit: The Mega Agency 2 Sevilla’s last pre-season fixtureContinue Reading
Italian government collapse: the political chess moves behind Mario Draghi’s resignation
Political instability in Italy is nothing new – the country has had 67 governments in less than 75 years. Its politicians are often shortsighted, moved by special interests and career concerns, rather than by the common good. This is what’s behind the collapse of the most recent government – theContinue Reading
Your Final Resting Place Could Be a Coffin Made of Mushrooms
Loop wants to rebuild the world with ecological structures made of fungal mycelium. Its proof of concept? Living coffins.Continue Reading
Comic-Con: Two new Avengers films are in the works and they will end Phase 6 of the MCU
T here are officially two new Avengers films in the works and they are going to end Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The news was announced by Marvel boss Kevin Feige at San Diego’s Comic-Con, which took place over the weekend. Both forthcoming films – titled Avengers:Continue Reading