Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 12 Mar 2018
Sir Ken Dodd, last musical great, dead at 90 Stand-up comic Sir Ken Dodd, known as the last of the great musical hall entertainers, has died at the age of 90, two days after marrying his partner of 40 years. One of the best-loved of British comedians, he was known for his rambling live shows which were often up to five hours long. In his 1960s...
Video: Arsenal beat Milan to end ‘nightmare week’ on a high
Description Aaron Ramsey celebrates Arsenal’s second goal against AC Milan at the San Siro Credits Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Alt Text Arsenal AC Milan Europa League San Siro Aaron Ramsey Arsene Wenger’s side take control of the Europa League tie with a 2-0 victory at the …read more Source: The...
Premier League transfer news: Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane, Paulo Dybala
Description Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has been one of the Premier League’s best players this season Credits Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Alt Text Mohamed Salah Real Madrid transfer news Liverpool Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane targets Liverpool star striker Salah as his top …read more Source: The...
Champions League: PSG are no match for holders Real Madrid
Description Real Madrid players celebrate beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Credits Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Real Madrid PSG Champions League French giants are knocked out of Europe as Real ease to victory in Paris Match Report …read more Source: The...
Could England boycott the Russia World Cup?
Credits Mladen Antonov/AFP?getty Images Alt Text There are now fewer than 100 days to go to the start of the Russia World Cup Foreign Office plays down Boris Johnson threat after alleged Kremlin poisoning One-Minute Read Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – 5:30am …read more Source: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 28 Dec 2017
Stranded air passengers sleep on luggage belts Hundreds of passengers were stranded at airports last night, thanks to snow and ice. At Stansted, where 300 were left without flights, a witness told Sky News that customers were sleeping on the luggage carousel belts. A weather warning is in place for ice this morning, after some motorists were...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 24 Dec 2017
North Korea: new sanctions are ‘an act of war’ North Korea’s foreign ministry says new UN sanctions are an act of war and those who voted for them will “pay a heavy price for what they have done”. The first official reaction from Pyongyang argued that the sanctions will restrict vital oil supplies and are tantamount...
US vetos UN resolution on Jerusalem
Credits Drew Angerer/Getty Images Alt Text Nikki Haley condemns a UN resolution on the placement of the US embassy in Israel The rest of the Security Council backed the resolution rejecting Trump’s decision to recognise Israeli capital One-Minute Read Tuesday, December 19, 2017 – 6:50am …read more Source: The...
The five most interesting claims in the Donald Trump dossier
Credits Win McNamee/Getty Images Alt Text Donald Trump surrounded by his cabinet takes a more measured tone than on Twitter The former MI6 officer who compiled the report says 70-90% of it is true Analysis Kyler Sumter Thursday, November 16, 2017 …read more Source: The...
Donald Trump ‘being played’ by Putin, former officials say
Description Trump and Putin meet at the Apec summit in Vietnam on Saturday Credits MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Trump and Putin meet again at the APEC Summit in Vietnam on the weekend James Clapper and John Brennan say the President’s stance on …read more Source: The...
