Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has fled the country after escaping from house arrest, her lawyer said. Ms Ovsyannikova interrupted a live broadcast in March to protest against the war in Ukraine, holding up a sign which read in English: “No war. Russians against war.” In Russian it read: “NO WAR. Stop the
What is gothic lit exactly? People are sometimes torn — but there are certain commonalities. The main character is usually isolated, either in a mansion or cottage or boarding school, or in a world of characters who have knowledge they can’t access, or both. There are secrets. There’s a creeping, a suspense. The big twists
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn (£38bn) takeover of Twitter after months of toing and froing over the deal. His first move was to fire the social media company’s top leadership, which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the platform. Musk sacked Twitter’s chief executive Parag Agrawal, chief financial
A former US spy has pleaded guilty to causing the death of Harry Dunn by careless driving, following a three-year campaign for justice by the teenager’s family. Anne Sacoolas, 45, was appearing at the Old Bailey in London. She entered the plea via video-link from Washington. Harry’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, held their
Jeremy Hunt has revealed he is reversing “almost all” of the tax cuts announced in his predecessor’s mini-budget and is scaling back support for energy bills. In an emergency statement, the chancellor said a 1p cut to income tax will be delayed “indefinitely” until the UK’s finances improve instead of being introduced in April 2023
Kanye West is to buy the social media platform Parler, the company’s current owner has announced. Parlement Technologies said it had reached an agreement in principle to sell the “pioneering uncancelable free speech platform” to the rapper, who now goes by the name Ye. West said: “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to
You wouldn’t think that missing architects would fall within the OSP’s bailiwick. And yet they did on NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 2 using the most tangential of reasoning. The Sandhagens had done work with the Seabees, including a missile command center built into a mountain. Yes, the kind of projects the Sandhagens had done would
The public has seen a number of major developments in the entertainment industry over the past year. But one that’s arguably filled many fans with the most joy is Brendan Fraser’s comeback. The beloved actor has come back to the spotlight in full force, and people have since referred to this resurgence as the “Brennaisance.”
BADVOID never fails to amaze us with the music he releases. Garnering support from world-class artists such as Marshmello, Zeds Dead, Whipped Cream, Slushii, Ghastly, Sikdope, and more, BADVOID has set himself up for several ground-breaking shows that will showcase his ongoing mission to push his musical boundaries within the bass music genre. Now, he’s
Puppets and Puppets NYFW runway show. Photography courtesy of StarfaceIncluding a new fragrance from Jean Paul Gaultier. By Sarah Mariotti and Natasha Boateng Date October 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Starface launches its infamous pimple patch in a new colourway Puppets and Puppets Spring 2023 NYFW runway show. Photography courtesy of Starface This past New York
From meet-cute to mom. Exactly two years after meeting girlfriend Sharna Burgess, Brian Austin Green marked the milestone day with an epic social media tribute to the Dancing With The Stars pro. “October 16th 2 years ago was a day like any other day, but I made plans to meet someone new for coffee,” the actor recalled on Instagram. “My
Financial markets have reacted positively to the new chancellor’s cull of more costly measures in his predecessor’s disastrous mini-budget. Jeremy Hunt revealed in a televised statement that he would no longer be proceeding with almost all the controversial package, including the reduction in the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 19% from next
A firefighter who was nine months pregnant and involved in a car accident has been hailed a “true public servant” after she put herself aside and stepped in to help others in the smash. Megan Warfield, a firefighter in the US state of Maryland, was just a week away from her due date when she
Patrick Radden Keefe is an expert in long-form journalism, and his particular specialty is the so-called “write around,” in which a journalist constructs a profile of an individual, even if that person can’t or doesn’t want to be interviewed. In Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (15.5 hours), Keefe compiles 12 such
Labour has called for Liz Truss to face parliament today after three Tory MPs broke ranks to demand that she quits. The prime minister is facing calls to resign from within her own party just six weeks after entering Number 10, following the economic turmoil in the wake of the mini-budget. Tory MPs Crispin Blunt,
House music duo Dave + Sam release an official music video for their latest track, “Love Feels” out via Moodswing Music. It is the follow up single to their debut project No Shade released via Defected Records Classic Imprint. Dave (Dave Giles II) is also fresh off a co-write on Beyonce’s “Cozy” on the Renaissance