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Omega and Swatch’s $260 MoonSwatch Looks Out of This World
You read that right, $260. Plus this playful take on the iconic Speedmaster comes in multiple colors and is made from the group’s Bioceramic material.Continue Reading
Oscars 2022: When are the awards, who is hosting, how to watch and nominations
T he Oscars is the film industry’s biggest extravaganza of the year. Excitement has been building around the potential nominations ahead of the shortlist being released in early February. Every year the prestigious awards ceremony attracts a whole galaxy of Hollywood stars and the A-list put on a show-stopping displayContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia: why Boris Johnson not getting an instant deal is down to history
The spiking oil price has turned attention, as ever, to Saudi Arabia. The state has long enjoyed a deserved reputation as the industry’s key player because of its ability to quickly turn on the taps to pump extra oil onto an overheating market to bring the price down. Despite theContinue Reading
Hakimi ‘fed up and wants to leave PSG’ as Messi and Neymar ‘don’t speak to him’
ACHRAF HAKIMI is reportedly looking to QUIT Paris Saint-Germain after falling out with Lionel Messi and Neymar. Journalist Daniel Riolo claims the flying full-back is ‘fed up and wants to leave’ as PSG’s South American stars ‘don’t speak with him’. 2 Achraf Hakimi is looking to quit PSG after justContinue Reading
Did the COVID lockdowns work? Here’s what we know two years on
cktravels.com/Shutterstock Since the UK first entered lockdown on March 23 2020, little in the pandemic has attracted so much attention and controversy as this decision to grind social and economic life to a halt. Was it the right thing to do? Properly evaluating the effectiveness of any health-oriented treatment, beContinue Reading
Ukraine: how boycotting everything Russian — and blaming Russian society rather than Putin — is xenophobic
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked global outrage and a desire to show support for Ukrainian citizens. Many people who are not in Ukraine have felt desperate to do something positive, something that will help. Some have donated clothing and blankets. Others have registered to host refugees. And everywhereContinue Reading
Ukraine: aid workers were forced out of Syria – the same thing could happen in this war
In the midst of brutal war, healthcare and humanitarian aid workers represent hope. They travel to areas riven by conflict and ease the suffering of the most vulnerable through moving displays of humanity. Coming from a range of international organisations, they administer healthcare, distribute donations and support and manage emergencyContinue Reading
Charles Dickens Museum’s TikTok bid falls foul of four-letter word
T he Charles Dickens Museum’s attempts to expand its social media reach have fallen foul of TikTok’s strict guidelines because his name includes “a rude word”. The museum in Holborn, based in the house where the novelist lived and wrote classics including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby, set up anContinue Reading
Bestia: Oscar-nominated film exposes how the powerful in Chile still don’t pay for human rights abuses
Hugo Covarrubias This article contains references to sexual assault and rape that some may find distressing. Chilean stop-motion animation film Bestia, up for an Oscar in the shorts category, has exposed wounds in a country still grappling with the demons of its past. Bestia, directed by Hugo Corruvias, tells theContinue Reading
‘May kill or be killed’ – Former tennis star admits he is fighting for his life defending Ukraine from Russian invasion
FORMER tennis star Alexandr Dolgopolov has admitted he could ‘kill or be killed’ after returning to his native Ukraine to enlist and fight Russia’s invasion. Like compatriot Sergiy Stakhovsky, 33-year-old Dolgopolov has swapped his racquets for guns in the last 12 months. 2 Alexandr Dolgopolov shakes Roger Federer’s hand atContinue Reading