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How the Nazis tried to erase a Czech village – and British miners helped stop them
The village of Lidice, located a few miles outside the Czechoslovak capital Prague, was the site of a paroxysm of vindictive, pitiless Nazi violence. On the night of June 9 1942, SS guards attempted to completely obliterate the village by killing or deporting its inhabitants, by eliminating every trace ofContinue Reading
Ukraine: British POWs sentenced to death after ‘show trial’ which appears to violate Geneva Conventions
Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with Moroccan Brahim Saadoun, who were captured after the siege of the the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Image taken from footage of the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Two Britons captured while fighting in Ukraine’s armed forces have been sentencedContinue Reading
Premier League clubs to spend more than EVER as transfer window opens and Newcastle set sights on challenging big boys
TAKE your position, strap yourself in and hold on to your hat — the transfer window is officially open. And with Saudi-owned Newcastle ready to splash their petrodollars and cause an almighty stir, it promises to be a hell of a ride. 6 Darwin Nunez looks set to be oneContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: POW’s death sentence – a return of the ‘show trials’?
Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with Moroccan Brahim Saadoun, who were captured after the siege of the the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Image taken from footage of the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic The shocking news that two Britons fighting with the Ukrainian armed forcesContinue Reading
Man accused of murdering wife and children found dead in Midlands Prison
A man accused of murdering his wife and two young children at their south Dublin home in 2020 has been found dead at Midlands Prison. Sameer Syed (38) was due to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court on June 15th for the murder of his wife Seema Banu (37),Continue Reading
Transfer news LIVE: Latest updates and gossip as window opens
LIVERPOOL have offered £68m up front, rising to £85m with add-ons for Darwin Nunez’ according to reports. The Benfica striker is said to be keen to join the Reds over Man Utd, but Jurgen Klopp and FSG reportedly have no interest in a bidding war. Meanwhile Inter Milan have steppedContinue Reading
Hybrid working post-COVID: how young professionals can optimise their time in the office (and why they should)
Pressmaster/Shutterstock During the pandemic, around 100 million people in Europe switched to working from home – nearly half of them for the first time. This shift was rapid, with employees quickly noticing the benefits of remote work. These can include freedom from commuting, more time for personal wellbeing and increasedContinue Reading
The tactics Tory rebels could use to derail Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is keen to move on from the confidence vote that, while showing a victory on paper for him, reveals an extremely divided Conservative Party. Choppy waters lie ahead for the prime minister and his government, whose ambitious legislative agenda is now threatened by Tory MPs planning to rebelContinue Reading
FDA decision on Novavax’s Covid shots could be delayed to review changes in manufacturing
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration needs to review changes to Novavax‘s manufacturing process beforeContinue Reading
Cardboard Citizens’ Chris Sonnex on theatre as activism: “it’s about changing the individual world”
W hile I’m being taken to meet Chris Sonnex at a small community centre in Walthamstow, one of his colleagues tells me that he’s going to change the world. “And he’s in a hurry to do it,” she says as we headed through the corridors on a rainy Wednesday. ItContinue Reading