London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Television history: A century of broadcasting as BBC marks its 100th birthday January 4, 2022 The BBC has launched three new online collections looking at the broadcaster’s most iconic objects, people and contributors over the last century.
A bloody year for journalism: Dozens of reporters and media workers were killed in 2021 January 4, 2022 A total of 45 reporters and media workers were killed doing their jobs over the past year, with the highest number in strife-torn Afghanistan, the world’s largest organisation of journalists has said. The figure represents one of the lowest death tolls in 30 years, since the International Federation of Journalists began publishing annual reports in [...]
Boost white blood cells in immune system as they are able to fight off Omicron variant, Covid scientists find January 4, 2022 The immune system’s white blood cells are able to mount an immune response against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to a new study. Due to Omicron having a higher number of mutations than other Covid variants, it can sometimes slip past the antibodies created by vaccination or infection. However, if the virus still does [...]
The Royal Family in 2022: Queen’s extravagant Platinum Jubilee, Prince Andrew’s lawsuit and Harry’s tell-all memoirs January 2, 2022 The Queen is set to become the first-ever British monarch to celebrate 70 years on the throne in 2022, as she will reach her historic Platinum Jubilee this year. The national Jubilee festivities are taking place in June over a four-day holiday weekend. But the Queen is actually set to pass the milestone on February [...]
This year: Channel 4 gears up for a bumpy year as privatisation remains on the cards January 1, 2022 With another year approaching, the debate around Channel 4’s privatisation continues to lurk behind our TV screens.
Happy New Year: World says hello to 2022 as millions celebrate across the UK January 1, 2022 Millions of Brits welcomed the new year with confetti, drinks, fireworks and cheers across the UK. As the new year marched across the globe, time zone by time zone, tens of millions of people across the UK waited for 2022 to arrive in Britain, and it sure did when skies across the country were lit [...]
All eyes on Prince Andrew after Maxwell conviction: ‘Ghislaine did not act alone. Others must be held accountable’ December 30, 2021 Attention is shifting towards Prince Andrew following the conviction of Jeffrey Epstein confidante and socialite Ghislaine Maxwell yesterday. Maxwell, 60, who was labelled “dangerous” by the prosecution, faces the rest of her life in jail for helping to entice vulnerable teenagers to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s various properties for him to sexually abuse between 1994 [...]
Vinyl purchases at highest level since 1990 with ABBA and Amy Winehouse classics leading the comeback December 29, 2021 Physical records have made a 2021 comeback, with over five million LP vinyls purchased over the past 12 months – a jump of eight per cent or higher on 2020 and a 14th consecutive year of growth since the format’s low point in 2007.
Hong Kong national security police arrest six in media outlet raid December 29, 2021 Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police arrested at least six current and former staff at the office of an online pro-democracy media outlet in the early hours of this morning. It forms part of the Beijing’s independent media crackdown, with Stand News its latest target for its alleged “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”. The [...]
No way (home): Latest Spider-Man instalment tops $1bn worldwide December 27, 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the first film produced during the pandemic to have grossed more than $1bn worldwide. After beating the likes of No Time to Die and Chinese war film The Battle of Lake Changjin, No Way Home – which sees cameos from former Spider-mans Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield – has [...]