Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery has spoken out about his side and how he isn’t looking too far ahead with Middlesbrough and Everton in his sights. It has been nothing short of a great calendar year for Aston Villa in 2023, ending it in the top three of…
Climate activists block Amsterdam highway in protest against ING
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Around 300 climate activists were held by police in Amsterdam on Saturday for blocking a major highway in the Dutch capital for several hours to demand an immediate end to the financing of fossil fuel projects by the country’s larg…
World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell
(Reuters) – New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on Monday. The fireworks illuminated the cloudy night sky and were accompanied by a laser light and animation show. Here’…
Boy George stars in Peter Pan at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
Peter Pan is set to fly into Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena to bring a post-Christmas treat for children and families, starring pop star Boy George. This big budget extravaganza adaptation of J.M Barrie’s much-loved tale promises a spectacular spin on t…
Chancellor Scholz visits flood-hit areas in northern Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was visiting the flood-hit areas in the country’s northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday after storms caused disaster in several states. Scholz travelled to the town of Verden, some 90 kilometres north-west of the state …
National Lottery and EuroMillions warning for Brits as £8million in prizes unclaimed
By Paul Greaves Lucky Brits could be sitting on a fortune without knowing it – with more than £8million in prize money still to be claimed. National Lottery and EuroMillions tickets bought in 12 locations across the country have yet to pay out. Seven o…
Dalai Lama: Compassion and inner peace can help world heal in 2024
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, has appealed to people’s compassion and inner peace as a prerequisite for a better world at the turn of the year. “Despite the many challenges that we are facing today, I feel optimistic th…
Sydney and Auckland welcome New Year with spectacular shows
Celebrations for the start of 2024 are well under way with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific welcoming in the New Year. In Sydney, a mega light show lit up the sky against the world-famous backdrop of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Accord…
New Year: IPAC tasks leaders on delivery, says no room for excuses in 2024
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has challenged elected leaders in Nigeria to tackle the year 2024 with resolve and without excuses. IPAC’s newly elected National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, gave the charge in a New Year message, saying that the c…
Austria is said to sanction blackmail to keep Raiffeisen in Russia
Austria is seeking to remove Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) from a Ukrainian blacklist of sponsors of the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in return for supporting the latest EU sanctions on Russia, Reuters reports citing unnamed sources. R…