By Chris Dorrell Digital advertising group Brave Bison has abandoned its attempts to take over Mission Group, criticising the firm for refusing to engage in “constructive dialogue”. The AIM-listed firm submitted two bids for Mission Group, with the sec…
How Berliners are fighting to preserve their vast utopian park
First-time visitors to the vast open area in the middle of Berlin often need a minute to take it all in. Stretching out before their eyes is a disused airfield that was constructed by the Nazis in the German capital’s Tempelhof district long ago. After…
California’s pelicans are starving and scientists may know why
There’s a broken link in the food chain of California’s brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation’s most striking success stories. Emaciated birds are turning up in California’s ponds, reservoirs, backyards and even San Francisco’s Or…
Civic Orchestra of Chicago Venezuelan fellow brings music to migrants
Lina Yamin and six other musicians found themselves breathing heavily as they held back tears while performing Monday for a special crowd. The 33-year-old from Venezuela said the musicians, most of whom come from other countries themselves, tried to ke…
Dust settles on European elections as centre-right declares victory
The EU’s centre-right celebrated victory after provisional results for the European Parliament elections boosted the chances of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of a second term, in a vote that also saw a surge of the far right. “Toda…
Dust settles on European elections as centre-right declares victory
The EU’s centre-right celebrated victory after provisional results for the European Parliament elections boosted the chances of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of a second term, in a vote that also saw a surge of the far right. “Toda…
Dust settles on European elections as centre-right declares victory
The EU’s centre-right celebrated victory after provisional results for the European Parliament elections boosted the chances of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of a second term, in a vote that also saw a surge of the far right. “Toda…
EU’s worst nightmare: A QUARTER of all MEPs to be anti-Brussels – Belgium PM quits, Macron holds snap vote and Scholtz humiliated
Hard right anti-Brussels parties made the biggest shock in the EU elections, holding almost a quarter of the seats. In a blow for French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz, the results are expected to help shift the European pa…
EU visa fee surges for Nigerians, other African nationals
Nigerians and other African nationals seeking a Schengen Visa to enter the European Union will have to more an extra £10 as the visa fee surged to £90 from £80. This is according to the latest data released by Schengen visa statistics at the weekend. T…
Fire at former St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School in Ordnance Street, Chatham thought to be arson attack
A derelict school has been deliberately set on fire. Firefighters were called to the small fire at the former St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School site, in Ordnance Street, Chatham, just before 3pm yesterday (June 9). Four fire engines attended…