- Friday, February 28, 2025
After more than 12 hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted the Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey of nine charges which he was accused of committing between 2004 and 2013 at a time when he was working at London’s Old Vic theatre. Spacey, who was also celebrating his 64th birthday on…
JUNIOR doctors in England will walk out for four days from August 11-15, their fifth round of strikes so far in a long-running pay dispute with the government, the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Wednesday (26). Earlier this month, junior doctors were offered a six per cent pay rise…
INDIA captain Rohit Sharma cannot wait to welcome a fit-again Jasprit Bumrah back into the side before the 50-overs home World Cup but is not sure that would be as early as next month’s tour of Ireland. Pace spearhead Bumrah, who has not played international cricket since last September, is…
England is expected to witness a surge in the number of people living with major health conditions, which will rise nine times faster than the healthy working-age population, according to projections by the Health Foundation. The analysis reveals that by 2040 nearly one in five people will have health conditions…
PEOPLE from an ethnic minority with learning disabilities have a life expectancy that is almost half that of their white counterparts, a survey has shown, sparking calls for a “quantum change” in care provided to the group. Research by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, published on Tuesday (25), found…
COMEDIAN Romesh Ranganathan has urged men to become women’s allies by standing up against misogyny and sexism. Ranganathan has partnered with London mayor Sadiq Khan for a campaign that aims to give men and boys the confidence to challenge sexist behaviour and misogynistic attitudes, in a bid to tackle violence…
When 22-year-old American student Amelia Dias completed her final year of studying international relations and law at the University of Edinburgh this summer, she received an apology letter instead of a degree certificate. The letter explained that due to Edinburgh’s participation in the staff boycott of marking and assessment, some…
THE family office of Ravi Ruia, a co-owner of the Mumbai-headquartered Essar Group, has acquired a sprawling mansion estimated to be worth around £113 million in the heart of London as an “attractive investment” in the UK property market. Hanover Lodge, originally designed by British architect John Nash around 1827,…
In a sudden turn of events that has taken both the public and media by surprise, Anju who had legally travelled from India to a remote village in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province converted to Islam and married her Pakistani lover, Nasrullah on Tuesday (25). According to police reports, she now…
WITH Nitesh Tiwari’s last two releases as a director, Dangal and Chhichhore, being huge hits, it was quite a coup for Varun Dhawan to play the lead role in his latest film Bawaal. He takes centrestage opposite Janhvi Kapoor in the romantic drama, which just had its world premiere on Amazon Prime Video and…
