Wiki leaker Julian Assange loses bid to get skipping bail charges dropped
Julian Assange has lost his legal battle to walk free from the Ecuadorian embassy after a judge ruled he should still be charged over an outstanding UK arrest warrant. The Wikileaks founder has been in his Knightsbridge bolthole in central London since 2012 after rape and sexual assault allegations were made in Sweden and he skipped bail. The 46-year-old denied the accusation and feared extradition would lead to him being sent on to US authorities over leaking sensitive documents including...
S.Pellegrino Young Chef finalist Killian Crowley shares his signature recipe
Winner of the regional UK & Ireland final of this year’s S.Pellegrino Young Chef competition, Killian Crowley is heavily inspired by Irish produce. At the finals held towards the end of last year, Killian’s signature dish – Turbot, Kohlrabi, Sea purslane – impressed judges and won him a place in the S.Pellegrino Young Chef global final, taking place in May, held in Milan to coincide with Milan Food City Week. Following his success in the regional leg of the competition,...
Study reveals the best places to find true love this Valentine’s Day
Lonely Britons are more likely to meet the love of their life at a social gathering than at work or through dating, a study found. Researchers polled 2,000 adults and found a quarter of married couples met on a night or day out with friends. A fifth met through work and one in 10 tied the knot with their childhood sweetheart. It also emerged two in five Brits would be willing to uproot their lives and move somewhere new in...
Film Review: The Shape Of Water
In eyes of Guillermo del Toro, ‘monster’ is a relative term. So when Richard Jenkins’ Giles, our nominal narrator, tells us that The Shape of Water is a story “of love & loss, and the monster who tried to destroy it all,” it would be unwise to assume that the antagonist he refers to is the piscine humanoid at the heart of this otherworldly fable. The latest offering from del Toro’s beloved cabinet of curiosities, The Shape of Water is...
Cut immigration & border forces won’t be able to do their job properly- shock new report exposes Theresa May’s Brexit chaos
Tory cuts to immigration staff mean they can’t cope with existing workload, let alone prepare for Brexit. Government refuses to show clarity over post Brexit immigration. 3 million EU born citizens still face unnecessary uncertainty. British businesses with EU employees unable to prepare. Austerity-hit immigration department regularly makes mistakes. EU born citizens detained in Britain’s cruel immigration detention system. Theresa May’s Hostile Environment which passes immigration enforcement from government to landlords, bosses and doctors may be pointlessly cruel. Policy flip-flops...
Watch: shocking scene as woman dragged out of hearing into oil lobby legislation for mentioning how much the industry is paying legislators behind it
A Democrat candidate who has campaigned against lobbyists, especially oil lobbyists buying access to politicians in her area of West Virginia which has been heavily affected by fracking, was thrown out of a public hearing for attempting to detail some of the vast array of donations that lawmakers behind it had been given by the oil industry. Lissa Lucas who is running for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 (Ritchie and Pleasants) this year was attending a hearing...
Think Brexit fanatics are angry? History may judge them even harsher
Why can’t Remainers just accept ‘they lost’, that it was a ‘democratic vote’, and just get on with their lives? Why can’t they just get with the programme? I’ll tell you. I'd consider myself a kind person. I've had some highs in my life, but it's definitely slapped me about a fair bit too. As a result, I continually try to empathise, to be polite, fair, and to do the right thing. They're about the only traits I pride myself...
These are the best Chinese restaurants in London
This month, Chinese New Year celebrations will take place across the globe, celebrating the arrival of a new Lunar Year – Year of the Dog. Falling on Friday 16th February, many Chinese New Year celebrations will continue into the weekend, with plenty of official celebrations taking place in central London on Sunday February 18th (including an annual parade). Naturally, food is a huge part of Chinese New Year, with many Chinese and East Asian families using the time to cook...
Ben Stokes pleads not guilty to affray
Cricketer Ben Stokes today pleaded not guilty to affray after an incident outside a nightclub. Stokes, 26, appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court along with defendants Ryan Ali, 28, and Ryan Hale, 26, Each of the three men pleaded not guilty to public order offences and the case was sent to crown court. District Judge Simon Cooper asked the three men to stand, telling them: "I've decided your trial will take place in Bristol Crown Court on 12 March. ''You are...