Tass/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Western backing in the face of Russia’s military build-up and announced an expansion of the army. “Support for Ukraine is the biggest since 2014,” he told MPs ahead of visits by British, Polish and Dutch leaders. Top US and Russian officials are due to hold fresh talks
Month: February 2022
The New York Times has purchased the popular online word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. The free and simple game was created by software engineer Josh Wardle. It was released last October and now boasts millions of players. Speaking to the BBC’s Ben Boulos, Countdown star Susie Dent said she hoped the game
Reuters Boris Johnson is focused on “saving his own skin” rather than key issues, after findings into No 10 lockdown parties were published, Sir Keir Starmer says. The update delivered by Sue Gray blamed a “failure of leadership” for rule breaking in Downing Street. Mr Johnson met Tory MPs on Monday to reassure them about
Reuters An updated report on lockdown parties in No 10 will be published by Sue Gray once police finish their inquiries, Downing Street has said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Tory MPs on Monday to reassure them and promise a shake-up of how No 10 is run. Ms Gray concluded there was a “failure
Getty Images Whoopi Goldberg is facing a backlash after she said on a US talk show that the Holocaust “was not about race”. The actress and television personality said on ABC’s The View that the Nazi genocide of the Jews involved “two groups of white people”. Critics pointed out that Hitler himself had vented his
Longleat safari park has welcomed a new addition to its koala clan at England’s only koala colony. The southern koala joey arrived into the world six months ago and is the first of its kind to be born in Europe. Its mother Violet was brought to England from Australia over three years ago and has