Getty Images How are you feeling? There has been a vibe in BBC HQ that friends, colleagues and family have been having a grottier year than usual – shaking off one cold only to rapidly catch another, rolling from infection to infection. “The reality is we’re lacking data and so we have got a lot […]
ATN Belarus Rico Krieger appeared in a heavily choreographed interview on Belarusian state television A German man who has been sentenced to death in Belarus for terrorism has been shown in a heavily choreographed interview on state-controlled television, apparently confessing to planting explosives near a railway line. There is no direct evidence of that in […]
PA Media The new Labour government has been in power for just over three weeks. In that time, it says ministers have found government departments in a much worse state than they thought. On Monday, the Chancellor will argue the public finances are in a bad place – and that will mean tough decisions. To […]
Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is one of most notorious names in drug war history, synonymous with the fearsome power and corrosive influence of the most important drug cartel in the world. The last of an original generation of drug cartel leaders, he created the Sinaloa Cartel alongside Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman from the remnants of […]
Many of Saturday’s papers lead with sabotage attacks on France’s high-speed rail network. Source link
Ceremony ends with Olympic flame lit and Celine Dion’s performance Celine Dion has returned to the stage for the first time since revealing a serious health condition, delivering a typical powerhouse performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The Canadian superstar had been rumoured to be singing a duet with Lady Gaga, but instead went […]
François-Xavier Marit/AFP The Olympic opening ceremony presents the host country with the opportunity to wow the world with a uniquely spectacular show. The opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was just that – the organisers ditched the traditional ceremony, and became the first Games to hold the opening event within a city as a […]
When organisers first revealed plans to hold the opening ceremony along the river in the heart of the city, rather than in a stadium as is usual, there were some raised eyebrows and questions over how they would manage such a huge security operation. The Seine itself had been under scrutiny for water cleanliness, while […]
Getty Images The kids have finished school and it’s time for the great summer getaway, with millions of Brits setting off on their holidays. It’s likely to be a busy time on the roads, with the RAC predicting a “weekend of woe”. The motoring organisation says some 13.8 million trips could be made between Friday […]
Getty Images JD Vance questioned why some leading politicians did not have children in a 2021 interview Donald Trump’s vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has defended resurfaced comments in which he called Democratic politicians a “bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives”. His remarks, made in 2021, have been roundly criticised this week, with Jennifer […]