Flood death toll in Germany hits 110 with dozens trapped and hundreds still unaccounted for July 16, 2021 Rescue operations and the search for hundreds still unaccounted for continue across Germany, Belgium and Holland, with at least 110 people having died in devastating floods. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was “stunned” by the devastation and pledged support to the families of those killed and to cities and towns facing significant damage. “In [...]
Priti Patel’s encryption war is a master key for surveillance September 24, 2021 Priti Patel has put encryption in her sights. The Home Secretary has backed a campaign to prevent Facebook rolling out end-to-end encryption across its many platforms, accusing secure messaging sites of harbouring pedofiles. Patel wants a back door to privacy. This month, the Home Office launched a new fund to combat child sexual abuse material [...]
Formula 1 must remember fans as on-track rivalries bloom November 9, 2021 An injury-time score, a shot at goal in the red, a final-over victory. Whatever the occasion, sports fans love a tight affair. The 2005 Ashes, the 2018-19 Premier League title race, and now the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship; it could really be that close. The closest intra-team championship in the last five years came [...]
PA Awards 2021: The Finalists December 6, 2021 The City A.M. PA Awards was founded in 2019 as a celebration for the too often unsung heroes, who so frequently go above and beyond in their field, helping their companies to achieve the impossible. After this most challenging of years we will be celebrating those men and women who have proven themselves to be an [...]
BREAKING – Kenya in shock as election descends into chaos: Electoral committee falls apart and fighting erupts August 15, 2022 Kenya’s electoral committee has fallen apart in a surprise development that is sending shockwaves through Kenya. Four committee members have “distanced” themselves from the IEBC in an unprecedented historic move. The four officials walked out minutes before the electoral body was supposed to announce formal election results this afternoon. In dramatic scenes in Nairobi, fighting [...]
Not a good morning for Putin: 500 Russian soldiers killed, rouble crashes, bankrun in Moscow, Russia kicked out of SWIFT February 28, 2022 Tens of thousands of Russians are trying to take out cash across the Russian capital of Moscow, while the Russian rouble is down by nearly 30 per cent cent against the US dollar this morning after Western nations moved to block Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system. The rouble was trading at a [...]
Anton Ferdinand: England should be barred from hosting 2030 World Cup July 13, 2021 England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday evening was marred by scores of ticketless fans trying to break into Wembley, while Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were subjected to racist abuse on social media. Following the debacle, Anton Ferdinand said this evening he believes England should be barred from hosting another major [...]
Boris Johnson offers Tokyo 2020 support after meeting with Japanese PM Suga June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson today gave the Tokyo Olympics a show of support at a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and backed efforts to ensure the Games go ahead safely. The Tokyo 2020 Games, which were postponed last year due to Covid-19, is scheduled to start on 23 July. “The prime minister expressed his support [...]
UK Energy Strategy: Experts weigh in on plans to transform the domestic energy sector April 7, 2022 Analysts and experts assess the state of the UK's energy sector with the government announcing plans to boost domestic production.
Framing Britney Spears: A glimpse of the hell of celebrity February 20, 2021 “Choose your own destiny” reads Britney Spears’ t-shirt on a recent Instagram post. You could be forgiven for thinking she did just that. Britney is the working class girl from Kentwood, Louisiana who found fame as a precocious child in the Disney Club before rising to the summit of the pop world with hits including [...]