Chris Packham joins protest over Sea Life penguins ‘kept in the dark’

Chris Packham and other celebrity environmentalists have joined a protest by animal welfare campaigners who are calling for the relocation of gentoo penguins kept in a windowless basement at a London aquarium. The broadcaster and naturalist was...

Galamsey, chiefs, and the fatal illusion of state control: Why Ghana must return power to the people -Manaseh Mawufemor Mintah writes

Across the world, the most enduring conflicts are about land, not merely as territory, but as a means of ancestry, identity, and survival. From Gaza to Kashmir, from Crimea to the Falkland Islands, whoever controls land determines the destiny of...

Trump’s Tariffs: What’s In Effect, What Could Be In Store?

President of the Unitd States, Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an series of tariffs that target products and countries. With a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain...

Two-Tier Keir Starmer about to deliver a disaster for law and order in UK

Labour's prison Bill is a disaster (Image: Getty) Our joke, woke, two-tiered justice system is about to get a whole lot worse as Keir and his bunch of halfwits bring forward their Sentencing Bill on Tuesday. This bill should be renamed, the...

Prince Andrew’s fall from grace and lost titles

Sir, Prince Andrew must take us all for fools (“Andrew gives up titles”, Oct 18). Saying he will not use his titles and conferred honours is nothing to the point. He still retains them and they have not been taken away, which public opinion...

Tina Malone opens up on 12 stone weight loss and makes weight loss jab claim

Tina Malone (Image: Tim Merry/Mirror Express) Tina Malone has shared an insight into her weight loss journey and the struggles she still faces despite shedding 12-and-a-half-stone and dropping from a size 32 to a size 6. The actress, best known...

MARINES: American Marines Employ Drones

October 20, 2025: Over the last twenty years the U.S. Marine Corps/USMC has been reorganizing itself. The most recent effort has been the adoption of drone warfare, as it continues to evolve in the Ukraine War. The marines expect thousands of...

Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?

US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all...

Factbox-Trump’s tariffs: What’s in effect and what could be in store?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as...

Galamsey, Chiefs, and the Fatal Illusion of State Control: Why Ghana must return power to the people

Across the world, the most enduring conflicts are about land, not merely as territory, but as a means of ancestry, identity, and survival. From Gaza to Kashmir, from Crimea to the Falkland Islands, whoever controls land determines the destiny of...

Inside the new wild claims blowing lid off Prince Andrew’s Epstein fiasco

Prince Andrew’s attempt to draw a line under his multiple scandals by “voluntarily” dropping his royal titles and withdrawing into the shadows is already unravelling. King Charles’ younger brother, 65, was forced to give up being the Duke of York...

BBC Z-Cars and Netflix The Crown star dies as tribute issued to 'extraordinary actor'

John Woodvine (left) as Admiral of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin in The Falklands Play(Image: BBC) A statement has been issued to confirm the sad news that veteran actor John Woodvine has died aged 96. The actor was renowned for his role as...

Coronation Street star was 'really nervous' during wild Deirdre Barlow bedroom scene

Coronation Street has many beloved characters and one of those is Dev Alahan, who has been a staple of the ITV soap for more than 25 years. Dev, played by Jimmi Harkishin, is known for his charm and wit, entertaining not only his children but also...

Denis Walsh: Are you really opposed to cheating in sport?

We think cheating in sport is black and white. We say we are opposed to it. Or does that depend? Here are some questions: where does foul play end and cheating start? Where is the intersection between cynicism and cheating? How much are you...

Why UK’s Prince Andrew lost his royal title

The United Kingdom’s Prince Andrew on Friday announced that he would give up the title of the Duke of York days before the publication of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who had accused him of raping her after being trafficked by...

Assignment: Ukiah-NC to CA: Drop dead

(NOTE: Upon learning we live part-time in North Carolina, friends have requested information about relocating. They receive responses like this.) Dear California Resident: Thank you on behalf of the North Carolina Visitors and Relocation Bureau!...

Who Is Ex-Prince Andrew? All About the Disgraced Royal Who Recently Gave Up His Titles By Lynsey Eidell and Christopher Rudolph 12

NEED TO KNOW The former Prince Andrew, born in 1960, is the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip In recent years, he has experienced a fall from grace due to his former friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein In...

Argentina’s Chainsaw Economics Meets Ballot-Box Reality and a Weary Nation

Javier Milei came to power with a promise to take a chainsaw to Argentina’s bloated state. Two years later, markets are thrilled by the numbers—but Argentines are exhausted by the cost. Shuttered workshops, pricier buses, and shrinking paychecks...

End of the road for ‘Air Miles Andy’ as UK’s King Charles moves to cut loose scandal-hit brother

LONDON, Oct 18 — Losing his title as Duke of York caps a remarkable fall from grace for Britain’s scandal-tarred Prince Andrew and appears to end once and for all the royal career of King Charles III’s younger brother. The second son of Queen...

All Creatures Great & Small season 6 cast: Meet the main & guest characters, plus the actors who play them

Tonight (16 October) sees the next episode of one of our go to comfort TV shows, All Creatures Great and Small on Channel 5 at 9pm, and we've got all the details you need on the cast. The sixth season kicked off in September, and saw us return to...