A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands. Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a ...
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The UK National Grid has issued a warning that the UK will not have enough gas to meet demand on Thursday, as temperatures plummeted and imports were hit by outages. It is thought unlikely that the situation will affect supply to households, ...
Read More »Ghanaian delegation excels at Harvard Model UN Summit
The flag of Ghana was lifted high when the country’s 18-member delegation to this year’s Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) Summit in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America excelled after emerging winners in the Social Venture Challenge ...
Read More »Chelsea Handler takes a shot at Ivanka Trump over her father’s sexual misconduct allegations
After Ivanka Trump scolded an NBC and MSNBC reporter for asking questions about her father’s sexual misconduct allegations, comedian and activist Chelsea Handler fired shots at the first daughter over her response. As previously reported, Ivanka didn’t take too kindly ...
Read More »Russian fighter jet ‘shot down’ in Syria
A Russian Sukhoi-25 fighter jet has been shot down in a rebel-held area near Idlib in north Syria, reports say. The pilot was said to have ejected before the crash and been captured, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring ...
Read More »Fidel Castro’s oldest son commits suicide, Cuban state media report
The oldest son of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro committed suicide at the age of 68, Cuban state media announced on Thursday. Fidel “Fidelito” Castro Diaz-Balart is the oldest son of Castro and his first wife, Mirta Diaz Balart. BREAKING: ...
Read More »Would you care if this feature had been written by a robot?
Would you care if a story you read in a newspaper or online was “written” by a machine rather than a stressed-out hack? Would you even be able to tell the difference? Welcome to the world of “robo journalism” – ...
Read More »Meghan laughs off awards ceremony mix-up
Things didn’t quite go to script for Meghan Markle at her latest official event as a royal fiancée. She was attending the Endeavour Fund Awards, which celebrate the achievements of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, with Prince Harry.
Read More »England Under-19 captain Harry Brook dropped for disciplinary reasons
England Under-19 captain Harry Brook missed the last match of their youth World Cup campaign after being dropped for one match for disciplinary reasons. The England and Wales Cricket Board said Brook, 18, was withdrawn after a “breach of team ...
Read More »The Tenth Amendment: Out of the shadows and into the spotlight
This term, Supreme Court watchers are paying close attention to “Masterpiece Cakeshop”—the gay wedding cake case–which could be a landmark in First Amendment jurisprudence. But there’s another case, though getting less attention, that may be just as consequential. That case, technically ...
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