If you want to understand why people are still risking everything to cross the Channel, let me take you to a quiet street near Dunkirk, where chaos is in the air. A group of around 40 or 50 people – migrants who have just failed in their latest attempt to cross the Channel – are
Month: April 2024
Names often play a pivotal role in stories—and like many aspects of fiction, their importance is reflected in the real world. The novels of award-winning young adult author Darcie Little Badger draw on the power of names: In Elatsoe, Little Badger’s 2020 debut, the titular character carries the name of a legendary ancestor. Little Badger’s
The Post Office’s chief executive has been “exonerated of all misconduct allegations” following an investigation into bullying allegations. The organisation said Nick Read would continue to lead it following the independent review. Allegations about his behaviour emerged earlier this year when Henry Staunton, the former Post Office chairman, told a House of Commons select committee
The families of OJ Simpson’s murdered ex-wife and her friend will be paid from his estate, the executor of his will has suggested. The former NFL star and Hollywood actor died aged 76 of cancer on 10 April. He was cleared of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in what was dubbed “trial of the
The government is “working on operationalising” Rwanda flights, a minister has said – amid reports RAF planes could be used for the controversial deportation scheme. Laura Trott did not deny a story in The Times newspaper which said migrants might have to be flown to the east African nation on RAF Voyagers because the Home
Zendaya is ready to play ball. The Euphoria star—who is co-chairing the 2024 Met Gala in New York on May 6—is gearing up for fashion’s biggest night alongside stylist Law Roach. “We have some ideas,” she exclusively told E! News‘ Will Marfuggi at the Challengers premiere in Los Angeles April 16. “It felt like the right time to
If you’ve been missing out on seeing magicians commit major heists on the big screen, good news, it looks like the dry spell will be over soon. Although Now You See Me 3 was announced all the way back in 2015, the threequel has been making notable progress over the last several years, particularly with
For many men, glasses are an essential component of everyday life. Whether you wear prescription glasses, shades, or protective eyewear, picking up a case is a good idea to prevent damage. Glasses can be many things, but durable is usually not one of them. It takes only one stupid mistake to destroy an expensive pair
by Regina Avalos, April 14, 2024 (Photo: Paramount+) Star Trek: Lower Decks will end its upcoming fifth season. Paramount+ renewed the series for a fifth season ahead of its season four premiere in September. The streamer revealed the cancellation of the animated series when announcing the renewal of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Starring Tawny
Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. It’s been a quiet start to the week news-wise, and TBH, I don’t hate it. Let’s hit a few highlights and get to the “it” books of the week. p.s. Don’t know what to get
In the circumstances, the numbers could hardly look much better. A year or two ago, the conventional wisdom was that America was facing a terrific recession. Instead, according to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund, the US has outperformed pretty much every other major economy in the world (including China). In its latest
When the first pictures of downed Iranian rockets emerged on Sunday morning, they didn’t look real. Even seasoned military spokesman Peter Lerner was fooled. “I thought it was fake news,” he told Sky News. The huge black tubes littering the Dead Sea and other parts of Israel seemed too colossal to be genuine. We had
Just one look inside Emma Roberts‘ home, and you may be left screaming with delight. The Scream Queens alum recently opened the doors to the Los Angeles pad she shares with her 3-year-old son Rhodes. “What I love about this house is it speaks for itself where it is like a grown-up dollhouse,” Emma told Architectural Digest in a video
New defeats for the government’s Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday – forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak’s stop the boats plan. Downing Street wants to get the bill – which declares Rwanda a safe country and stops appeals from asylum seekers being sent
A judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has warned the former president about “intimidating” potential jurors in the case. Justice Juan Merchan warned he would not tolerate Trump speaking while potential jurors were questioned in court on Tuesday. He said the former president was audibly uttering something while his lawyers were questioning prospective jury
More jurors have been dismissed on the second day of Donald Trump’s hush money case – as he claimed outside court that the trial “should never have been brought”. No one has yet been chosen on the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates in the historic trial which started on Monday. Several others were
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