One of the few things The Crown showed well is that Americans adored Princess Diana. Whenever she visited the US, she was greeted like a rock star. I’m sure that was true of Diana’s reception in every country, but Americans’ love for Diana was a particular thorn in the Windsors’ side. The Windsors were absolutely…
A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market. Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley, writing to you from London. That eerie…
The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, thoughtlessly undermined the confidence of officers to deal with dangerous people by sharing a critical social media post after the Golders Green stabbings, according to the head of the Metropolitan police. Officers were filmed detaining the suspect after two Jewish people were stabbed in the north-west London suburb on…
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Eyck Freymann on the biggest flashpoint of them all.
Iran says it will respond with “long and painful strikes” on US positions across the Gulf region if Washington renews attacks, and has restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating the plans of the United States for a coalition to reopen the waterway. Two months into the US-Israel war on Iran, the strait…
Thousands of American whiskeys were tasted blind by the Beverage Testing Institute. These bottles rose above the rest. Every year, the Beverage Testing Institute convenes a blind tasting panel to evaluate thousands of American whiskeys, judging each bottle anonymously to determine which truly stand above the rest. Without the influence of brand reputation or marketing hype, the process has…
The Met Gala is one of the most exclusive events of the year, with many stars scrambling to get an invite. But there are some celebrities and people of note who will be snubbing this year’s event entirely, whether it be because Met Gala chair Anna Wintour has “banned” them, they are boycotting it, or…
In my second season of management, 1993-94, my Bournemouth side of what is now League One, were drawn against Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in a second-round League cup tie. We travelled up to Blackburn for the first leg on a Tuesday and, after a sleep in the afternoon, we all attended a pre-match meeting….
NatWest said the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East could cost it £140m amid slowing growth and rising inflation even as it reported profits ahead of expectations. Overall, the FTSE 100 lender booked a £283m impairment charge and said that almost half of that was because of a reassessment of its economic…
