Looted painting displayed in press conference by Mar del Plata Prosecutors Office in Argentina Credit: Belen Cano for Public Prosecutor’s Office A painting looted by Nazis in World War II has been turned over to the Argentine police after a years-long search led the rightful owners to a property listing that showed it hanging on…
Jennifer McKiernanpolitical reporter “I don’t accept that I’m simply jumping ship to save my skin”, says Danny Kruger Conservative MP Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK. Kruger has been an MP since 2019, and sat on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s team as a shadow work and pensions…
The Somerset Eel Recovery Project releasing eels into the River Brue – credit, Somerset Eel Recovery Project According to the reporter Amelia Hill, residents of southwest England used to be able to pay their land rent with their catch of European eel. She continues: songs were sung about the eel, lanes and canals and beaches…
The Conservative Party has written to Sir Keir Starmer demanding answers over the extent of Downing Street’s knowledge of Lord Mandelson’s links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Tories also called for the prime minister to release documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment, including evidence that shows how No 10 reacted when they learned of his ties…
NYC teen Asher Rosenfeld reads to special needs kids with his program Audibles with Asher During the height of the pandemic lockdown, Asher Rosenfeld, a New York City 12-year-old began the Audibles with Asher program, hosting weekly individual reading sessions over Zoom for children and young adults with special needs. He wanted to give them…
BBC Sport’s Joe Lynskey looks back at the boxing career of former world champion Ricky Hatton, who has died at the age of 46. Source link
40 years ago today, the Penang Bridge officially opened connecting the Malay Peninsula with the island of Penang. Stretching 5.2 miles across the Penang Strait, it’s the second-longest bridge over water in Malaysia. Architects decided to use a cable-stayed suspension design similar to the Golden Gate Bridge rather than the steel-tied arch style of the…
Reuters A memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk will be held on 21 September at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, a venue which can seat more than 60,000 people. Turning Point USA, the organisation Kirk co-founded, made the announcement on social media, inviting the public to celebrate his “remarkable life and enduring legacy”. Kirk,…
Jake Scrace on his kite-surfing tow-up over Isle of Wight for Guinness World Record – SWNS A British kite-surfer has set a new world record for flying over 1,500 feet in the air above an iconic landmark. Jake Scrace was lifted 450 meters above the spectacular Isle of Wight coastline after being towed-up by a…
Daniel SandfordUK correspondent, central London and Maia Davies Aerial video shows scale of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest More than 100,000 people have joined a march in central London organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with a counter-protest by anti-racism campaigners also taking place. Protesters forming the “Unite the Kingdom” rally have gathered in Whitehall where…
