• Monday, March 10, 2025

London mayor announces new funding worth £2m to shield children,…

London mayor Sadiq Khan on Wednesday (17) announced £2 million of new funding to support children and young people at risk of being exploited by criminal gangs. With millions of Londoners being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis and low-income families in the capital being hit hardest as food and energy…

‘Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in’:…

Billionaire Elon Musk, the chief executive of electric automaker Tesla Inc TSLA.O and rocket company SpaceX, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying soccer club Manchester United MANU.N, before posting later that he said it as a joke. Musk has a history of being unconventional, posting irreverent tweets. It is…

London set for hosepipe ban from Aug 24

Thames Water, which serves customers in and around the British capital London, said on Wednesday it was banning customers from using a hosepipe from Aug. 24, citing prolonged dry weather. Britain officially declared a drought in parts of England on Friday following England’s driest July in nearly 90 years, a…

PM Modi, French President Macron discuss Ukraine conflict and its…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday discussed the Ukraine conflict with French President Emmanuel Macron in a telephonic conversation. “The Head of State and the Prime Minister of India exchanged views on the Russian-led war in Ukraine and its destabilising consequences for the rest of the world. The President of…

UK inflation jumps to 40-year high

British inflation surged to a new 40-year high in July on rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday, adding to a cost-of-living crisis as the country faces the prospect of recession. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) accelerated to 10.1 percent last month from 9.4 percent in June — a 40-year…

Royal Air Force recruitment head resigns over ‘effective pause’ on…

The recruitment head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has stepped down amid concerns that the pursuit of diversity efforts led to an “effective pause” on hiring white men, according to media reports. The Group Captain is believed to have handed in her notice recently in the wake of the…

Amol Rajan to succeed Jeremy Paxman as University Challenge host

British Indian journalist Amol Rajan is the frontrunner to succeed Jeremy Paxman as University Challenge host, The Telegraph reported. Rajan has been the BBC‘s Media Editor since December 2016 and a presenter on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 since 2021. Paxman, 72, who is leaving the quiz show after 28 years, revealed in May 2021…

Robert De Niro to star in in Warner Bros mob…

Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro is set to play the lead in filmmaker Barry Levinson’s mob drama “Wise Guys” set at Warner Bros. “Wise Guys” is a period piece centred on Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of Italian Americans running two separate crime families during the mid-20th century.…

Mark Ruffalo confirms next Avengers film won’t happen without She-Hulk

Mark Ruffalo, one of the biggest MCU stars who plays Mr. Bruce Banner in the insanely popular film franchise, claims that a new Avengers film is not possible if She-Hulk does not play a part in it. For the uninitiated, Tatiana Maslany plays the female version of The Hulk in…

Kanye West trolled online for using trash bags to display…

American rapper-turned-fashion designer Kanye West has been slammed online for selling his latest clothing collection out of trash bags. According to Page Six, a New-York based Twitter user shared a photo showing dishevelled merchandise stuffed into large black garbage bags on the floor of a Gap store. It was captioned,…