Artist and trainee nurse Chloe Slevin has put her third Covid-19-inspired work up for auction, telling Sky News that the money raised would go to LauraLynn, the only children’s hospice in the Republic of Ireland. The 21-year-old artist, also a third-year nursing student at University College Dublin, said she drew …
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Love him or hate him, Joe Rogan is both the most popular podcaster in the world and one of the most controversial, but there’s no doubt about his influence and his millions-strong listener base, which eclipses even those of the corporate media outlets. With a small team, a couple of …
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Senior civil servant Sue Gray has published a 12-page report following her inquiry into allegations government offices, including 10 Downing Street, held lockdown-breaching parties and events on several occasions during the pandemic. Among her findings, Gray noted there were “failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office …
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The market capitalization of streaming services provider Spotify dropped some $2.1 billion within three days after folk-rock legends Neil Young and Joni Mitchell voiced their protest against its most popular podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ demanding to delete the show from the streaming platform over spreading fake pandemic information. The …
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Marking the two-year anniversary of Brexit, the UK government has announced new legislation to address what politicians see as unnecessary “red tape” that was copied over when Britain departed from the European Union. The plan, dubbed the ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’, is designed to allow the UK to “unleash the benefits” …
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Despite repeated warnings from the West in recent weeks over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, EU members are still divided over what sort of sanctions to impose on Moscow and over how much military aid to send to Kiev if an incursion takes place, Poland’s Prime Minister has cautioned. In an …
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Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has declared victory after his Socialist Party secured 117 seats in the country’s 230-seat Parliament, marking only the second time in history the party has secured an outright majority. “An absolute majority doesn’t mean absolute power. It doesn’t mean to govern alone. It’s an increased …
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The US is to keep its planned sanctions against Russia completely secret, so Moscow doesn’t have the opportunity to mitigate them in advance, a senior American official said on Sunday. Speaking to CBS on Sunday, US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland explained that Washington was working on a set …
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Western Europe’s reliance on Russia as its main supplier of natural gas is a serious concern, and the continent needs to focus on diversifying its supplies, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Sunday. Stoltenberg’s comments come as US-driven fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remain high. Moscow stands …
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Israel has apparently reprimanded a soldier for firing rounds into Gaza. That’s all very well, but what about the countless other soldiers who have done the same for years, maiming and killing Palestinian civilians? The soldier, who posted his bravado video to TikTok, reportedly got 10 days in military prison. According to …
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