North Korea testing new intercontinental missile, says US
The official said neither test showed the range or capability of an ICBM, but they were intended to “test elements of this new system” before North Korea…
Russian tourists stranded on beaches as the fallout from war in Ukraine reaches Asia
Thousands of Russian tourists have been stranded in beach resorts in south east Asia as flights home are cancelled and amid growing anxiety that the Ukrainian war…
Fact-checking Russian claims of US labs making lethal biological weapons in Ukraine
Dr Filippa Lentzos, co-director of the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London, debunked similar claims that the Russians made about a lab in…
US gives Liz Truss brick from original White House that Britain burned down in 1814
Liz Truss, the UK Foreign Secretary, has been given a brick from the original White House that was burned down by the British in 1814, as a…
Dropping mad! Pigeons plied with contraceptives to curb corrosive poo
Brussels is putting its pigeon population on the contraceptive pill to solve the city’s growing pest problem. City hall bosses have ruled out more drastic action like…
Ukraine-Russia evening briefing: Five developments as Kyiv warns of Chernobyl ‘terror attack’
Read the full story here. 2. Russia’s 40-mile convoy makes move to encircle Kyiv Russia is feared to be readying a massive assault on Kyiv after a…
Chemical weapons attack by Russia in Ukraine could force Nato to act, warns minister
In August 2012, Barack Obama, the then US president, warned that their use by Bashar al-Assad’s government would be a “red line” for intervention by the United…
‘They came to my country and killed my people … but I still treat them,’ says Ukrainian doctor saving lives on both sides
Ukraine’s high command has done a good job of suppressing both the numbers and details of their own casualties since the war began, while publicising Russian losses….
Russian state television goes off message by broadcasting criticism of war
Russian state television has broadcast calls for Vladimir Putin, the country’s president, to stop his war in Ukraine during a programme in which pundits openly likened the…
Why the Ukraine crisis could add £400 to your family holiday – and how to protect your money
One of the big advantages of booking your holiday with a tour operator is the security it gives you. You are protected against the company going out…
The best hotels near Amsterdam airport
A hostel (which also has private rooms) 12 minutes from the airport using public transport. Staff are helpful and welcoming. It’s simple, spotless, functional and fine for…
10 secret corners of Greece for your next summer holiday
The wild one: Naxos Mykonos and Santorini might grab the headlines, but with its lost-in-the-past villages, endless sandy beaches and low-key tavernas serving succulent local dishes, their…
Forget ‘Londongrad’ – the French Riviera is the Russian elite’s real playground
Sechin, chief executive of energy giant Rosneft, was the first major figure targeted on the Côte d’Azur as his yacht, the Amore Vero, was seized by French…
What I’ve learned from half a century of skiing – and why it will never be quite like the 60s heyday
Strengthening appeal Then: January 1965 As a 22-year-old, I would never have swapped the village pub crawl – tame though it was half a century before the…
Midlifers on tour: why now is the time to holiday with friends again
But the time to do this is not at the end of a boozy meal. Dr Smith suggests discussing such issues before you’ve even gone on holiday. …
Who’s behind the Buzzer? The chilling mystery of Russia’s ‘ghost’ radio station
For these operators, huddled around their sets while disembodied messages emerged from the static, it was a formative experience. “You’re listening and all of a sudden you…
John Tomlinson: It’s a puritanical age now – look at the treatment of JK Rowling
His retirement plan, if it ever comes to that, involves masterclasses, gardening and making willow baskets from wood harvested in his own two-acre plot. Last year, he…
Is ‘community theatre’ really going to unite a divided Britain?
In fact, the notion that the non-trained may well act and speak differently, and yes, whisper it, in a less markedly competent fashion than battle-hardened thesps, can…
Is ‘community theatre’ really going to unite a divided Britain?
In fact, the notion that the non-trained may well act and speak differently, and yes, whisper it, in a less markedly competent fashion than battle-hardened thesps, can…
What now for McMafia? Why TV drama has a Russia problem
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has torn the phrase culture wars from the petty squabbles of keyboard warriors onto the actual front line of a real shooting…
What now for McMafia? Why TV drama has a Russia problem
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has torn the phrase culture wars from the petty squabbles of keyboard warriors onto the actual front line of a real shooting…
TV’s dirtiest cops: how The Shield took toxic masculinity to the limit
The question is always this: what’s the greatest American TV series, The Sopranos or The Wire? The answer (the real answer) is The Shield, the thundering, breakneck, perilously dark cop…
TV’s dirtiest cops: how The Shield took toxic masculinity to the limit
The question is always this: what’s the greatest American TV series, The Sopranos or The Wire? The answer (the real answer) is The Shield, the thundering, breakneck, perilously dark cop…
What’s on TV tonight: Grantchester, F1: Drive to Survive, and more
Jeremy Kyle: Death on DaytimeChannel 4, 9pmHaving touched upon it in Dispatches: TV on Trial around the time the news broke in 2019, Channel 4 returns to…
What’s on TV tonight: Grantchester, F1: Drive to Survive, and more
Jeremy Kyle: Death on DaytimeChannel 4, 9pmHaving touched upon it in Dispatches: TV on Trial around the time the news broke in 2019, Channel 4 returns to…