Stella Assange, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s wife, said the “world is watching” her husband’s extradition appeal hearing Tuesday. “We have two big days ahead. We don’t know what to expect, but you’re here because the world is watching. They have to know they can’t get away with this,” Stella Assange said at a protest outside … Read more
This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Ivan Putrov and Olga Smirnova unite for Ukraine ballet gala (Image: GETTY) Stars from the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet will be joined by a host of overseas stars flying in from as far away … Read more
London ticket prices, eh? At least for £395 you get to gawp at two Hollywood stars in Plaza Suite, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick on high form in a sub-par play just down the road (which is sadly not paved for most of us with precious metals). In this wildly radical, techtastic reboot … Read more
The big news is that Russian prima ballerina Olga Smirnova is making her UK debut since sensationally quitting the Bolshoi Ballet and leaving her country in protest over the invasion of Ukraine. Olga will perform this Sunday at the London Palladium for Ukrainian ballet legend Ivan Putrov’s glittering Dance For Ukraine II gala. She will … Read more
The hysteria was palpable in North London last night, the faithful and early believers gathered at the altar of the latest music sensation. When the slim figure in a peach silk, shirt, wide trousers and fantastic black and white tassled loafers (yes, I want them) finally appeared, the screams blew the roof. Old and young … Read more
This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping heading to a group photo session during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev | AFP | … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted February 9, 2024 1:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The suspect in a London chemical attack that left a woman hospitalized with life-changing injuries and injured her two young daughters likely has vanished in the River Thames, police said Friday. Metropolitan Police … Read more
Staff at the transportation body ran “extensive simulations” at Willesden Green station during the trial to gather more training data, the documents say. These included members of staff falling on the floor, and some of these tests happened when the station was closed. “You will see the BTP [British Transport Police] officer holding a machete … Read more
Giant gantry cranes and off loading freighter in Haifa container port, Israel. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — Shares of Danish shipping giant Maersk slumped more than 14% in early trade Thursday after it flagged “high uncertainty” in its 2024 earnings outlook amid Red Sea disruptions and an oversupply of shipping … Read more
Leader of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming prime minister of the Netherlands are dwindling after coalition talks fell into disarray Tuesday. Pieter Omtzigt, founder and leader of the upstart center-right New Social Contract (NSC), walked away from negotiations, … Read more
