By Jess Jones A former MI6 chief has sounded the alarm bells over what he calls a potentially calamitous takeover of The Telegraph by an Abu Dhabi-backed firm. Sir Richard Dearlove, who led the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1999 to 2004, sai…
Tector, Dockrell’s combined efforts seal 2-1 T20I series win over Zimbabwe
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 10 (ANI): Harry Tector and George Dockrell’s unbeaten stand clinched the third T20I match as well as the series for Ireland against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Ireland fabricated a commanding performance both with the bat and the ba…
‘I tried mince pies for the first time – they weren’t what I expected and I hated it’
By Arike Idris & Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz Love them or hate them, mince pies are a staple item of any British Christmas celebration – but when Arike Idris decided to try them for the first time ever, she wasn’t impressed. Mince pies, a sweet pie filled wi…
“Career suicide”: Adele on what people thought getting pregnant at height of her success
California [US], December 10 (ANI): Singer Adele opened out about becoming a mother at the peak of her career, applauding herself for overcoming what she calls “career suicide,” reported People. Adele said that getting pregnant while at the height of h…
“I want to ask Rahul Gandhi…”: G Kishan Reddy’s jibe on Congress silence over seizure of cash from Dheeraj Sahu
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Amid the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) barb over the seizure of huge amounts of cash during the Income Tax raids at the premises linked to Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu in Jharkhand, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy asked…
German city opens new synagogue, replacing building destroyed in 1938
A new synagogue has opened in Magdeburg in eastern Germany on Sunday, some 85 years after it was destroyed in a pogrom. “The new synagogue stands for peaceful coexistence and pluralism,” said Saxony-Anhalt’s state premier Reiner Haseloff at a ceremony …
Tudun Biri bombing: Southern Kaduna professors back Tinubu’s call for investigation
The Forum of Southern Kaduna Professors has backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and many others over calls for a thorough investigation of the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. They also applaud…
Putin denounces Ukraine’s leaders and praises armaments industry
Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the leadership of Ukraine, which he invaded, as “idiots and neo-fascists.” “They have gone completely mad, or to put it more simply, they have become completely brazen,” Putin said with a glass of champagne…
Iran starts EU diplomat trial on espionage allegations in Tehran
A European Union employee from Sweden accused by the Iranian regime of espionage went on trial in Tehran on Saturday, according to both the EU and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Johan Floderus, 33, was arrested at Tehran’s airport in April 2022 a…
Norway rule biathlon World Cup relays
Norway extended their winning run in men’s biathlon World Cup relays to nine races spanning almost two years on Sunday, and the nation also won the women’s race. Sturla Holm Lægreid, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen domina…