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‘We can live or die, but we are going to the UK’: the Calais refugees clinging desperately to a dream
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:40
As you look down on a patch of ground in a pleasant neighbourhood in Calais, a large number of creamy grey boulders are visible. Squeezed in between these enormous rocks are dozens of frayed tents. Smoke from wood fires floats in the air as groups of men and boys walk …
Cher reveals Lucille Ball’s advice pushed her to leave Sonny Bono
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:40
It was the showbiz breakup that set the stage for a decades-long music career and entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now, the singer Cher has revealed what finally made her leave Sonny Bono and strike out on her own: the Hollywood legend Lucille Ball reminded her …
Louise Haigh ‘told to quit by No 10 over possible breach of ministerial code’
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:35
Louise Haigh was advised to resign by No 10 for a possible breach of the ministerial code, after she did not declare her spent conviction for fraud to the government when she became a cabinet minister. Multiple sources said that Morgan Mc Sweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, delivered the …
Schmidt gears up for Ireland homecoming with Prendergast on his mind
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:31
If you know anything of Joe Schmidt, then he’ll have popped into your head every other time referee Chris Busby penalisedthe Wallabies at Murrayfield last Sunday. You could imagine the coach formulating the email that would wing its way to World Rugby – coincidentally where Schmidt spent 12 months of …
Abandoning Ukraine means ‘infinitely higher’ long-term costs, head of MI6 says
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:30
Abandoning Ukraine would jeopardise British, European and American security and lead to “infinitely higher” costs in the long term, the head of MI6 warned in a speech that amounted to a plea to Donald Trump to continue supporting Kyiv. Richard Moore, giving a rare speech in Paris, said he believed …
Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:29
Bolivia’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition of the country’s former top anti-narcotics official to the US to face charges of trafficking narcotics. Maximiliano Dávila Pérez briefly served as Bolivia’s top counter-narcotics official in 2019, before then president Evo Morales resigned. He later served as a police commander in …
Syrian rebels launch surprise attack on Aleppo
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:12
Islamist militants based in north-western Syria have launched a major offensive that has led to fierce fighting on the outskirts of Aleppo, with insurgents capturing territory for the first time in four years as Syrian government forces pummelled rebel-held areas. Fighters from the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) began …
In wake of Laos backpacker deaths, questions linger in Vang Vieng
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 14:00
The music is still playing and the alcohol is still flowing at the bars along one of the party streets in Vang Vieng. Inside a popular venue, a voice over the speaker announces a special offer on beers, as disco lights flicker on the floor. Small paper flags from nations …
‘People demand more’: office Christmas parties pivot from alcohol to activities
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 13:52
From telling your boss what you really think of them, to an ill-advised hook-up with a colleague, the traditional British office Christmas party usually supplies enough drama to provide ammunition for workplace gossip well into January. Now, though, the annual booze-fuelled debauch appears to be falling out of favour as …
Royal Mail fails to deliver about a quarter of first-class post on time
Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 13:52
Royal Mailfailed to deliver about a quarter of first-class post on time in recent months, marking a worsening in its recent delivery performance, when it is already under investigation for missing delivery targets. The company that owns Royal Mail, International Distribution Services (IDS) said about 76% of first-class mail arrived …
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