From the Fanad peninsula in Ireland to the forested beaches of Finland, these are your favourite escapes without the fear of getting frazzled • Tell us about your favourite food festival – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Saulkrasti’s long beaches and scented pine forests are an hour from Riga on the frequent local train. The forests come right down to the long, long sandy beach and the re...
From the Fanad peninsula in Ireland to the forested beaches of Finland, these are your favourite escapes without the fear of getting frazzled • Tell us about your favourite food festival – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Saulkrasti’s long beaches and scented pine forests are an hour from Riga on the frequent local train. The forests come right down to the long, long sandy beach and the relaxing and well-marked trail takes you the 4km from Saulkrasti station through the trees to the big dune and blue river at Balta Kapa. We enjoyed a July picnic in the forest and occasional dips in the Mediterranean-warm Baltic, before returning happy to Riga. Bruce Continue reading...
People in Thornton-Cleveleys want answers on the impact of widespread contamination around the chemical plant “Everything I wanted was finally coming to fruition. A house, a change of job and getting married,” says Liz Hurst, looking out to sea on a hot evening in Blackpool. “But then all of a sudden, everything was put on hold.” Fifteen years ago, Hurst was diagnosed with kidney cancer aged 32. C...
People in Thornton-Cleveleys want answers on the impact of widespread contamination around the chemical plant “Everything I wanted was finally coming to fruition. A house, a change of job and getting married,” says Liz Hurst, looking out to sea on a hot evening in Blackpool. “But then all of a sudden, everything was put on hold.” Fifteen years ago, Hurst was diagnosed with kidney cancer aged 32. Continue reading...
Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold Phillips In 1960, the Beatles arrived in the German port city of Hamburg. Inexperienced, keen and – in the case of George Harrison – underage, they were at the start of a two-year spell that would become a key part of Beatles lore, a time when the band honed their skills while entertaining rowdy ...
Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold Phillips In 1960, the Beatles arrived in the German port city of Hamburg. Inexperienced, keen and – in the case of George Harrison – underage, they were at the start of a two-year spell that would become a key part of Beatles lore, a time when the band honed their skills while entertaining rowdy sailors. The Hamburg stint, during which the band played more than 250 gigs between 1960 and 1962, is the focus of a new BBC drama, Hamburg Days, which will tell the story of how the band were beaten into shape by performing near the notorious Reeperbahn. Continue reading...
The rapid spread of the virus has been intensified by misinformation and violence towards volunteers and treatment centres Nearly two months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed an Ebola outbreak in one province, the virus is continuing to spread rapidly, reaching more parts of the country and infecting more people. According to government data from 8 July, 1,759 cases and 60...
The rapid spread of the virus has been intensified by misinformation and violence towards volunteers and treatment centres Nearly two months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed an Ebola outbreak in one province, the virus is continuing to spread rapidly, reaching more parts of the country and infecting more people. According to government data from 8 July, 1,759 cases and 600 deaths have been recorded. The virus has also spread to Uganda, where there have been 20 confirmed cases, including two deaths. Continue reading...
With the singer sporting an array of ties on stage, fans have been customising, repurposing and even creating whole garments from the office neckwear staple Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here When Harry Styles kicked off his Together, Together tour in Amsterdam in May, he bounded on to the stage in navy pleated trousers and a blue shirt, topped off with a colourful f...
With the singer sporting an array of ties on stage, fans have been customising, repurposing and even creating whole garments from the office neckwear staple Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here When Harry Styles kicked off his Together, Together tour in Amsterdam in May, he bounded on to the stage in navy pleated trousers and a blue shirt, topped off with a colourful floral printed tie from Celine. Four days later, Styles paused mid-set at the same stadium to take in the crowd. “There’s a lot of ties in the audience tonight. I see you queens, I see you,” he said. Continue reading...
The actor and activist tells the story of her brutal childhood in the deep south with eloquence and defiance When Laverne Cox was eight years old and growing up in Mobile, Alabama, she saved up her pocket money and bought herself a fan decorated with Japanese geishas. The fan became her favourite plaything, a prop to be used while dancing in imaginary music videos or recreating scenes from Gone Wi...
The actor and activist tells the story of her brutal childhood in the deep south with eloquence and defiance When Laverne Cox was eight years old and growing up in Mobile, Alabama, she saved up her pocket money and bought herself a fan decorated with Japanese geishas. The fan became her favourite plaything, a prop to be used while dancing in imaginary music videos or recreating scenes from Gone With the Wind in which she cast herself as Scarlett O’Hara. “I lit up, animated, whenever that fan was in my hand,” she recalls in her memoir. But when Cox, who was raised as a boy, began fanning herself with it at school, her teacher, Mrs Ridgeway, yanked her furiously out of the classroom, paraded her and her new accessory in front of the other teachers, and then phoned her mother, Gloria. When Gloria came home that evening, she exploded with fury. She said Mrs Ridgeway had told her she too had a son who had been an effeminate child who was now living on the streets of New Orleans and wearing a dress. “You want to be in a dress on the streets in New Orleans?” shouted Gloria, who would habitually call Cox a “sissy” and other homophobic slurs. She then signed her up for conversion therapy, which duly failed. It did, however, reinforce the message that there was something deeply wrong with Cox and that she was ultimately unlovable. Three years later, she tried to kill herself. Continue reading...
Anya Taylor-Joy is looking to break away from her criminal past with one last career-crowning heist, while Will Ferrell stars in a fun new comedy as a washed-up golfer A suitcase full of money in a swanky Vegas hotel room. It’s a conventional way to start a thriller, but even if Lucky never threatens to shatter any paradigms it fulfils its edgy, twisty brief. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Lucky, a woma...
Anya Taylor-Joy is looking to break away from her criminal past with one last career-crowning heist, while Will Ferrell stars in a fun new comedy as a washed-up golfer A suitcase full of money in a swanky Vegas hotel room. It’s a conventional way to start a thriller, but even if Lucky never threatens to shatter any paradigms it fulfils its edgy, twisty brief. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Lucky, a woman who thinks she’s pulled off a career-crowning heist with lover Cary (Drew Starkey), only to wake the following day with a belting hangover in an empty bed. Worse still, while the cash has gone, its original owners haven’t – and soon she has Annette Bening’s mob boss Priscilla on her tail as well as the Feds. Lucky doesn’t hold much back – the first episode is basically one long chase scene – but as long as you leave plausibility concerns at the door, you’ll have a blast. Apple TV, from Wednesday 15 July Continue reading...
China is increasingly being viewed by global investors as not only a growth opportunity but also a potential portfolio diversifier, as higher inflation, market volatility and changing correlations challenge traditional asset-allocation strategies, according to BlackRock’s global chief investment strategist. “China can provide exposure to different economic drivers,” Li Wei said at the asset manage...
China is increasingly being viewed by global investors as not only a growth opportunity but also a potential portfolio diversifier, as higher inflation, market volatility and changing correlations challenge traditional asset-allocation strategies, according to BlackRock’s global chief investment strategist. “China can provide exposure to different economic drivers,” Li Wei said at the asset manager’s 2026 Midyear Outlook in Hong Kong earlier this week. She added that Chinese assets, including...
Tencent announced "Worlds of Play: The Game Art Exhibition," a first-of-its-kind global art exhibition co-hosted with leading game studios from around the world, set to take place during gamescom 2026. Showcasing 40 iconic game titles through gallery-worthy artworks and immersive installations — some making their global debut — the exhibition celebrates the artistry and cultural significance of ga...
Tencent announced "Worlds of Play: The Game Art Exhibition," a first-of-its-kind global art exhibition co-hosted with leading game studios from around the world, set to take place during gamescom 2026. Showcasing 40 iconic game titles through gallery-worthy artworks and immersive installations — some making their global debut — the exhibition celebrates the artistry and cultural significance of game creation. "Worlds of Play" will be open to media, influencers, and the public from August 27 to 2
Europeans Should Embrace The American Revolution Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker , The time has come for Europeans to declare their independence from ruling-class tyranny. We made it to our two-hundred-fiftieth birthday, America. What’s next? Let’s get back to work, so that our descendants can celebrate one thousand . Making sure the American Experiment endures is work , after all. Pro...
Europeans Should Embrace The American Revolution Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker , The time has come for Europeans to declare their independence from ruling-class tyranny. We made it to our two-hundred-fiftieth birthday, America. What’s next? Let’s get back to work, so that our descendants can celebrate one thousand . Making sure the American Experiment endures is work , after all. Protecting American ideals from our ideological enemies is never easy. Well before our nation declared independence from Great Britain, the American system repudiated the whole “ruling class” hierarchy that — to this day! — still oozes from the infected abscesses of the United Kingdom and much of continental Europe. After we fought two world wars in the twentieth century to save Europe from itself, we spent the Cold War period in a bit of a kumbaya stupor during which Americans often equated the beliefs of Western nobles with those who founded and built the United States. But Europe and America have never been the same. The people who built America left Europe behind for good reasons. They rejected Europe’s aristocratic allegiances, its feudal social structures, and its false pretension that blue-blooded “elites” are divinely and innately empowered to rule over everyone else. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are not merely documents establishing America’s political separation from Britain and the legal foundations for its new government. They are revolutionary statements of America’s intent to remove itself from the generational enslavement upon which monarchies, ruling classes, and feudal systems depend. Taken together, the Declaration and Constitution assert fundamental truths that governments throughout human history have tried to obscure from their peoples. Those truths include the recognition that all of us are equal before God; so-called noble aristocrats are not divinely given or entitled to receive more power or privilege than the common man. F...
Solaris Energy Infrastructure ( SEI ) will replace Catalyst Pharmaceuticals ( CPRX ) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 15. Angelini Pharma S.p.A. is acquiring Catalyst Pharmaceuticals in a deal expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions. Solaris Energy Infrastructure is up ~5% in extended trading. More on Solaris Oilfield Infrastruct...
Solaris Energy Infrastructure ( SEI ) will replace Catalyst Pharmaceuticals ( CPRX ) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 15. Angelini Pharma S.p.A. is acquiring Catalyst Pharmaceuticals in a deal expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions. Solaris Energy Infrastructure is up ~5% in extended trading. More on Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Solaris Energy Infrastructure: A Bullish Case For The AI Power Bottleneck Solaris Energy: Renting Generators Has More Risk Than Priced In Shares Solaris Energy Infrastructure: Expensive, But Growing Fast Solaris Energy to buy power generation service provider GESA in cash and stock deal Solaris Energy started Buy at Needham on pivot to provide behind-the-meter gas power to data centers
Widdecombe was a prominent Eurosceptic and known for her socially conservative views Ann Widdecombe, the former MP and MEP has died aged 78. A statement from her management said: “It is with great sadness that today we announce the death of the Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe, DSG. Continue reading...
Widdecombe was a prominent Eurosceptic and known for her socially conservative views Ann Widdecombe, the former MP and MEP has died aged 78. A statement from her management said: “It is with great sadness that today we announce the death of the Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe, DSG. Continue reading...