As many as 3 people were injured after a bomb concealed in a letter or a parcel exploded at Lidl’s headquarters in Neckarsulm, Germany on Wednesday. Roughly 100 people were evacuated as the police cleared the building and used a sniffer dog to search for further explosives. Two employees received minor injuries, while one was […]
If this works out, then I’m looking forward to sending a personal bill to London for my share of the reparations owed for the famine, and other offences caused over the past 800 odd years. A west brit I may be, but I have my eye on getting a PlayStation five, and if reparations are […]
A Dutch court has ruled to end a government-imposed covid-curfew, calling the restriction a “far-reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and privacy”, and arguing that it curtailed Dutch citizens’ rights to demonstrate and freely assemble. The court said in a statement that “the curfew must be lifted immediately” and claimed that through […]
As many as 23 of Berlin’s new “green” electric buses stopped running during the recent cold snap and had to be replaced with diesel alternatives, German media has reported. According to the Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin’s main public transport operator, the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), last week’s low temperatures caused problems with the electric vehicles batteries, with […]
The decision means Trump’s road to another presidential bid remains wide open.
Technically, of course, it’s not a proposal to send people to jail for going on holiday. But taken in the round, the intended effect of it is to scare the living daylights out of any Briton who fancies a week or so of debauchery in Santa Ponza: Failing to quarantine in a designated hotel after […]
The CDC has recommended that people fit their mask more closely, or double up in order to reduce air leakage and enhance their protection by an estimated 90%.
“Mistakes were made” regarding the use of Article 16, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, referring to the controversial blunder that caused turbulence regarding Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit status. The comment was made in an address to the European Parliament regarding the EU’s vaccine rollout, which she admitted had been far too slow, and […]
The result of last night’s vote was 56 to 44. That wasn’t on the main question, about whether former President Trump is guilty of inciting an insurrection against his own country’s Government. That vote will come later. Last night’s vote, actually, was about whether the US Senate has the authority to put Trump on trial […]
French nun Sister Andre will celebrate her 117th birthday later this week.
The public health chief said that might not happen before autumn, when vaccination rates are high enough to create herd immunity.
Elon Musk’s car company Tesla has purchased 1.5bn dollars (or 1.2 billion euros) worth of Bitcoin, and plans to start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for their products in future. This surge in interest caused the price of Bitcoin to spike 17% to $44,220 – a record high for the cryptocurrency. This comes mere days […]