More than 1, 200 people have died and at least 1, 700 were injured in Paktika province in Southeast Afghanistan, after a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake. The Taliban in Afghanistan has appealed for international support after the rescue efforts are being hampered by heavy rain and hail. The earthquake struck about 27miles (44km) from…
The Duke of Cambridge celebrates his 40th birthday on Tuesday and will spend it privately with his family. He has deliberately avoided the traditional royal photo and gone for something that portrays him “at work: on an issue that his staff says is very close to his heart Homelessness. Back in 2009, he slept out…
London Underground workers and Network Rail have also gone on strike in a dispute over pensions and job losses. Today sees the first of three national rail strikes across England, Scotland, and Wales as two more are planned for Thursday and Saturday. Now the RMT Union is advising not to travel. Only a fifth of…
The Jumbo restaurant, a famous Hong Kong Floating restaurant that closed in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, capsized on Sunday near the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea days after it was towed away from the harbour where it operated for nearly 50 years. The vessel encountered adverse conditions and began to…
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Three Women and our most eloquent and faithful chronicler of human desire ( Esquire), Lisa Taddeo’s Ghost Lover is a collection of nine riveting, fearless and ferocious short stories which brings to life the fever of obsession, the blindness of life and the mania of grief, exploring…
“Smoke & Mirrors” – at The Tabernacle Gallery, 35 Powis Square off Portobello Road, London W11 2AY. Nearest tubes – Notting Hill Gate or Ladbroke Grove. Sat – 9 am – 11.30 pm, Sun 9 am – 10 pm, Closes 10 pm Sun 19 June. A show of photographs, video, and installations is available to…
England Vs NZ at Trent Bridge Day 5 of 5 New Zealand 553 (Mitchell 190 off 318, 23 fours, 4 sixes, Bundell 106 off 198, 14 fours, M Bracewell 49 off 87, 9 fours, Anderson 3-62, Broad 2-107, Stokes 2-85) & 284 ao off 84.4 ov Mitchell 62 off 131, 4 fours, 1 six, Conway…
Yea Bookshop and Art Gallery in One? and the chance of Live Music? What more can you want from a visit there?
Caroline Knowles delves into London’s plutocrat’s paradise with more resident billionaires than New York, Hong Kong, or Moscow. Far from trickling down, their wealth is burning up the environment and swallowing up the city. Knowles walks the streets of London from the City to suburban Surrey Via Kensington, Notting Hill, Mayfair, and elsewhere. Her walks…
Justin Bieber has had to postpone three of his Bieber’s Justice World Tour shows which began in February due to facial paralysis, a Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near someone’s ears. The 28-year-old Canadian-born singer said in a three-minute Instagram video “As you can see this eye is not blinking.…