Simon Rattle avoided conducting at Last Night of the Proms over ‘jingoistic’ elements of concert

London Symphony Orchestra head Simon Rattle avoids conducting at Last Night of the Proms because he thinks closing concert is ‘jingoistic’ Sir Simon Rattle said he has been ‘torn’ over the Last Night of the Proms concert He thinks the Proms is an ‘extraordinary’ way of bringing people together, but he has steered clear of … Read more

China releases footage of its troops conducting live-fire drill near Taiwan

Her trip cancelled in the final days of the Trump administration, US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft instead met virtually Wednesday night with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and told her: ‘The United States will always stand with Taiwan.’ And though she’ll leave office with the president next week, Craft said she still hopes … Read more

Military leaders are ‘conducting high-level talks amid fears Trump could invoke martial law’

Military leaders are reportedly conducting high-level talks about what to do should President Trump invoke martial law during his remaining days in office.   President-elect Joe Biden is set to be sworn into office on January 20, but Trump is still challenging the results of the election and some say he could use the military in … Read more

The Bachelorette: Tayshia Adams eliminates Ben Smith after conducting hometown ‘visits’ at resort

Ben Smith was eliminated by Tayshia Adams after she conducted hometown visits with her four remaining suitors on Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelorette. The 30-year-old Army veteran was completely in love with her and seemed a sure bet for the finale, but Tayshia, 30, could never get him to tell her how he truly felt. … Read more

Josie Gibson can’t stop screaming while conducting an interview aboard a swinging pirate ship ride

She is famed for her down to earth personality and hilarious mishaps.  And on Thursday for a segment on This Morning, Josie Gibson sat aboard a pirate ship at Legoland to conduct an interview, but was unable to stop screaming when the ride unexpectedly swung into action.   The Big Brother star, 35, was posing questions to … Read more