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This Is How the Global Energy Crisis Ends
With future price rises baked in and some countries on the verge of rationing gas, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better.Continue Reading
Juliet Stevenson finally brings The Doctor to the West End
A ward-winning actress Juliet Stevenson is bringing her play The Doctor to the West End two years after the Covid pandemic prevented it opening. The star, whose roles include the 1990 film Truly, Madly, Deeply, won acclaim for the role at the Almeida Theatre in Islington and was preparing to openContinue Reading
Viktor Orbán: Hungary’s controversial authoritarian prime minister secures yet another term in national election
Having held power continuously since 2010, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is the longest serving prime minister in Europe. Now, as the dust settles on the latest election, he is beginning yet another four-year term. Orbán faced down a challenge from a six party-strong opposition during the election campaign to hold onContinue Reading
Ukraine war: inside the complex web of Russia’s warring intelligence agencies
Russian intelligence chief Sergey Beseda and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, were placed under house arrest on March 9. Beseda and Bolyukh oversaw the foreign intelligence branch of the FSB, which is the Russian security service. They were allegedly the main proponents of the assumption that Ukraine would swiftly collapse, whichContinue Reading
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal LIVE: Stream, TV channel, team news for HUGE Premier League clash UNDERWAY – latest updates
Crystal Palace 1-0 Arsenal 16. The Eagles have lift off! Conor Gallagher sends the free-kick curling dangerously into the box from deep, Joachim Andersen challenges at the back post and – more by luck than judgement – knocks it back into the middle for Jean-Philippe Mateta to head home. ArsenalContinue Reading
Pakistan: extra time for Imran Khan as parliament rejects no-confidence vote
Pakistan’s parliament has been dissolved by its president Arif Alv, after a vote of no confidence in prime minister Imran Khan did not go ahead. Elections are likely to follow and the question of who will lead Pakistan into its 76th year remains uncertain. High drama continues after a weekContinue Reading
Man jailed for sexually assaulting his best friend while she slept in his house
A Wicklow man who sexually assaulted his best friend after she fell asleep in his house has been jailed for 15 months. The woman described in her victim impact statement how she had trusted the man and he had “not only robbed me of a friendship but robbed me ofContinue Reading
The Charles Causley Trust 2022 Young People’s Poetry Competition is open for entries!
In celebration of the work of the Cornish poet Charles Causley, the Young People’s Poetry Competition aims to encourage and enable young writers to have a go at writing poetry themselves. Charles Causley wrote prolifically for adults and for young people and much of his inspiration came from what wasContinue Reading
More than 142,000 use online payment plans to pay their Self Assessment tax bill
More than 142,000 customers have used HMRC’s online Time to Pay facility to spread the cost of their Self Assessment tax bill since April 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. The Self Assessment deadline for 2020/21 tax returns was 31 January but, this year, HMRC gave customers untilContinue Reading
“Invest or sell” MP tells owners of neglected Plymouth buildings
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has today called on the owners of disused and neglected buildings in Plymouth to invest in them, or sell to someone who will. He has released a Buildings at Risk List, naming ten iconic buildings that have fallen into disuse, including The Palace Theatre, the Reel Cinema andContinue Reading