News bulletin 2021/12/31 21:15

AFP UK
Istanbul airport shuts as snow blankets southeast Europe
Children and tourists rejoiced after Istanbul was hit by its first snowstorm of the winter
23 hours ago
AFP
Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO
The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday.
2 days ago
France 24
Gambia continue giant-killing spree with 1-0 victory over Guinea, advance to quarter finals
Musa Barrow scored a 71st-minute winner as Gambia continued their giant killing spree at the Africa Cup of Nations by pulling off an upset 1-0 win over Guinea in Bafoussam on Monday to advance to the quarter-finals. Striker Barrow, one of the outstanding performers at the tournament, was set up by a defence-splitting pass from Yusupha Bobb but still had to take the ball away from the Guinea defence with his right foot and then put it onto his left for a fine finish to settle the last-16 tie.The
17 hours ago
The Independent
Ukraine crisis: UK begins withdrawing embassy staff from Kiev as Russia war fears mount
Embassy will remain open for essential work despite ‘growing threat’ from Russia, Foreign Office despite
a day ago
Digital Spy
ITV responds to reports Simon Cowell's Walk The Line is being axed
Following reports that Simon Cowell's new show Walk The Line will be axed, ITV has responded with a statement, neither confirming nor denying the rumours.
2 days ago
Digital Spy
Exclusive: Hollyoaks star Emma Lau responds to Serena and Becky's racism story
Hollyoaks star Emma Lau has spoken about the show's decision to explore racism in a new storyline for her character Serena Chen-Williams.
16 hours ago
The Independent
Michael Cohen claims Trump told him Don Jr should go to jail over Ivanka
Michael Cohen claims Trump told him Don Jr should go to jail over Ivanka
2 days ago
The Independent
Smaller crowd than expected protests vaccine mandates in Washington DC
Organiser hopes event will help change narrative from saying that anti-vaxxers are a ‘bunch of weirdos and freaks who don’t care about humanity’
2 days ago
The Independent
Rita Ora dons Thierry Mugler designs in tribute to the fashion designer
The French fashion designer has died aged 73.
20 hours ago
PA Media: Motoring
Police use Twitter to find stolen transit van that is little boy’s ‘lifeline’
Within hours of the social media appeal, Harvey had his stolen transit van returned.
a day ago
Evening Standard
Group of lab monkeys who escaped from lorry crash in Pennsylvania found
A group of lab monkeys who escaped from a lorry crash in the US state of Pennsylvania have now been found after an urgent hunt by the authorities. Several of the monkeys had escaped when a lorry carrying a trailer of 100 of them crashed on Friday. The spokeswoman, Kristen Nordlund, said three of the monkeys were dead after being “humanely” euthanised, but did not elaborate on why they were euthanised or how the other monkeys came to be found.
2 days ago
AFP UK
Residents rejoice as a blanket of snow covers Istanbul
Residents and tourists take the opportunity to go for a winter walk as long-awaited snow covers Istanbul.
2 days ago
AFP
Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia for first time since gem theft soured ties
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to Saudi Arabia in more than 30 years following decades of diplomatic tension sparked by a jewel theft from a Saudi palace.
2 days ago
The Independent
In global 5G race, European Union is told to step up pace
A European Union watchdog has warned that the EU faces much bigger economic and security threats unless member countries step up cooperation
17 hours ago
France 24
Fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73
French designer Thierry Mugler, who reigned over fashion in the 1980s and died on Sunday, was as famous for his fantastical couture as for his blockbuster fashion shows. He was 73. Mugler's daring collections came to define the decade's power dressing, with his clothes noted for their structured and sophisticated silhouettes, showcased by his extravagant shows."I always thought that fashion was not enough on its own and that it had to be shown in its musical and theatrical environment," he once
a day ago
The Independent
Blind man who rescued 5 after Oklahoma City bombing dies
Raymond Washburn, a blind man who was credited with helping rescue five people from the rubble of the Alfred P
a day ago
Reuters
Under-fire Unilever culls 1,500 management jobs as reshapes
LONDON (Reuters) -Unilever unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut about 1,500 management jobs in a restructuring aimed at easing shareholders' concerns after a failed takeover bid and reports an activist investor had built a stake in the consumer goods giant. The maker of Dove soap and Magnum ice cream, which employs about 149,000 people worldwide, said on Tuesday the revamp would create five product-focused divisions - beauty and wellbeing, personal care, home care, nutrition, and ice cream. The move, which Unilever said has been in the works over the past year, echoes the reshaping by arch-rival Procter & Gamble (P&G) three years ago https://www.reuters.com/article/us-procter-gamble-strategy-idUKKCN1ND37M when it created six similar business units, in its biggest reorganisation in two decades.
2 hours ago
Reuters
Bank of England on track for second rate rise in under two months
Britain's central bank looks on course to raise interest rates next week for the second time in less than two months, reversing more of its COVID-19 pandemic stimulus, after inflation jumped to its highest in nearly 30 years. Most economists polled by Reuters last week expect the BoE to raise rates to 0.5% on Feb. 3 from 0.25%. "They need to do something in the short term to reinforce their credibility, anchor inflation expectations, and perhaps support sterling as well, to improve the inflation outlook," said Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at consultants Pantheon Macroeconomics.
21 hours ago
PA Media: Entertainment
Miles Kane reveals how Paul O’Grady stepped in to help him complete song
Don’t Let It Get You Down features on indie rocker Kane’s new album.
2 days ago
The Independent
Number of seals born on Norfolk beach ‘up 25-fold in 20 years’
Number of seals born on Norfolk beach ‘up 25-fold in 20 years’
2 days ago

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