Newlyweds who fled Kabul spend honeymoon in hotel quarantine in London August 26, 2021 A British man who got married in Kabul a week before it fell to the Taliban has described the experience as a “rollercoaster of emotions”. Abdul and Fatima, whose names have been changed, had their wedding at the start of the month and within days the Taliban had arrived outside the capital, which fell into [...]
No patent needed: Thailand develops machine to extract more Covid vaccine August 26, 2021 As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out Covid-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies. Watch the full report.
Armenian brawl: Watch as MPs hurl objects across the floor and grapple with one another August 26, 2021 A brawl broke out in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers hurled objects across the floor of the house and grappled with one another. Watch the full report.
Watch: Dozens of Kabul airport blast victims rushed to hospital August 26, 2021 A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport earlier today, killing at least 13 people including children, a Taliban official said, after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave the area because of a threat by Islamic State. Watch the full report.
Privatising Channel 4 ‘may destroy what is special’ about broadcaster, warns TV boss August 26, 2021 Privatising Channel 4 risks destroying what is “special” about the broadcaster, its chief content officer has said. The Government is currently consulting on plans to privatise the channel. However Ian Katz, chief content officer at Channel 4, questioned the logic behind a potential sale. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, he said: “Pretty much to [...]
Woman who fell from elevated monkey during Bear Grylls race loses damages lawsuit August 26, 2021 A woman who suffered serious leg and shoulder injuries when she fell from an “elevated monkey ring obstacle” during a Bear Grylls Survival Race has lost a High Court damages fight. Margot Harrison, now 59, sued the race organiser and a subcontractor after getting hurt during the event in Enfield, north London, in October 2016 [...]
Stalking trial: Tommy Robinson admits hiring private detective to obtain journalist’s details August 26, 2021 English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson hired a private investigator to obtain personal details about a journalist whose home he went to unannounced, a court has heard. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was in court regarding an application for a stalking protection order after he went to the home of Independent home affairs [...]
Ofcom slaps Chinese state-owned CGTN broadcaster with £200k fine August 26, 2021 Media watchdog Ofcom has fined a Chinese state-owned broadcaster £200,000 for failing to comply with broadcasting rules. The regulator said it had imposed the fine on Star China Media Limited, the licence holder for the China Global Television Network (CGTN), for breaches of its rules around fairness and privacy. CGTN, an international, English-language satellite news [...]
Flatgate: Tory donor Lord Brownlow transferred £52k to pay for Boris Johnson’s lavish Downing Street renovations August 26, 2021 It has appeared that a Conservative Party donor coughed up more than £52,000 to pay for some of the costs of Boris Johnson’s lavish renovations to his Downing Street residence, according to party accounts. The refurbishments to the flat in No 11 sparked sustained scrutiny of Johnson’s finances, with the works vastly exceeding the £30,000 [...]
Pubs to serve 6m fewer pints this bank holiday than pre-Covid, industry body warns August 26, 2021 Industry body The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said today its members expect to lose out on £25m in revenue from pint sales this bank holiday, down 10 per cent on revenue for the same bank holiday in 2019 before Covid arrived. Pubs will serve an estimated six million fewer pints on Monday than [...]
