Monthly Archives: March 2016
Island gunman makes human rights abuse claim
Spree killer Anders Breivik is claiming his human rights are being violated by keeping him in isolation for murdering 77 people on a Norwegian...
Indian pilots invoke Earhart spirit
Last Tuesday marked International Women’s Day – a day for women worldwide to burst through barriers.
Never ones to shirk a challenge, an all-female Air...
Home Office pushes up visa fees
Fees for visas across most categories increase from today (March 18).
The changes, which were announced in January, mean most fees, including short-term visitor visas...
New film highlights symptom for kidney and bladder cancers
Around 17,450 people in England are diagnosed every year, 7,600 people die annually
Public Health England’s latest Be Clear on Cancer campaign features, Black and...
Motown tribute opens in West End
The cast of Motown The Musical were joined by guests including Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson to celebrate the opening night of the new...
MJ estate to net $75Om in Sony sale
Michael Jackson’s estate and Sony have agreed on the transfer of the King of Pop’s 50 percent stake in their joint Sony/ATV venture for...
Will Dos Santos suffer another memory loss?
José Eduardo dos Santos’s announcement that he intends to step down as Angola’s president in 2018 has been met with a mixture of surprise...
Google ignores gay sex video ban
Internet behemoth Google has decided to dig its heels in over demands from Kenya to block access to a video portraying gay sex.
Kenyan band...
Outrage over mysterious trade unionist death
International trade unions are calling for Gambia’s hard line government to investigate the mysterious death of a union leader and lift its ban on...
New UK Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire
Ms Josephine Gauld has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in succession to Mr Mark Bensberg, who will be...
