PSG fans sprayed with tear gas by baton-wielding riot police in Paris as thousands take to the streets to celebrate their side beating RB Leipzig to reach the Champions League final for the first time ever Thousands took the streets of Paris after PSG’s Champions League victory Paris is currently under strict measures due to … Read more
Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators who gathered in central Beirut today to protest the government’s handling of a deadly explosion which has turned the city into a disaster zone. Around 5,000 people have gathered in Martyrs’ Square in the city centre to vent their fury at Lebanon’s political elite, with some … Read more
Thank you, Chairman Cicilline, Ranking Member Sensenbrenner, and members of the Subcommittee. I’m Jeff Bezos. I founded Amazon 26 years ago with the long-term mission of making it Earth’s most customer-centric company. My mom, Jackie, had me when she was a 17-year-old high school student in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Being pregnant in high school was … Read more
An anti-racism protest in Tempe, Arizona, turned chaotic on Monday night when police began firing tear gas into a crowd as several cities around the US saw their 61st consecutive night of unrest. The Tempe demonstration began peacefully at about 5pm as roughly 200 people gathered in Tempe Beach Park to show support for the … Read more
Boohoo’s billionaire owners may be forced to tear down a set of ‘unsightly’ gates to the entrance of their Georgian mansion after flouting planning rules. The Kamani family are locked in a row with their council after building a new super-sized entrance to their Cheshire country manor. The company founder Mahmud Kamani had planning for … Read more
Britain is set to tear up its extradition agreement with Hong Kong today as Dominic Raab warns the country must be ‘very careful’ in its dealings with China. In a move that will further escalate tensions, the Foreign Secretary is expected to announce that the Government will no longer hand over suspects to the former … Read more
Boris Johnson vowed today to bulldoze Britain’s bloated planning system to help get the economy moving again. Relaunching his Government, the Prime Minister pledged to bring forward ‘the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War’. He said the move, which will see ministers take the axe to … Read more
He was named the Father of the Nation after his peaceful struggle to lead India to independence from the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience, organising boycotts against British institutions in a tactic that would influence the world. The political and spiritual leader famously staged 17 hunger strikes … Read more
Priti Patel has read the riot act to the Bristol police chief whose officers failed to stop Black Lives Matter protesters ripping down a slave trader’s statue. The Home Secretary is demanding the culprits face prosecution as she doubles down her zero tolerance approach to wanton criminality during the demonstrations. She stamped down her authority … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in the harbour – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around it, … Read more