The aurora borealis has lit up the night sky with rare sightings across the UK, Europe and the northern hemisphere. The northern lights were spotted in Whitley Bay on the north-east coast; Essex; Cambridgeshire; and Wokingham in Berkshire. They were also sighted in Suffolk, Kent, Hampshire and Liverpool. Kathleen Cunnea, in Great Horkesley, Essex, said: […]
When Barack and Michelle Obama visited Ireland in 2011 they drank Guinness, visited the birthplace of the president’s great-great-great-grandfather and made pitch-perfect jokes and speeches. The reception was rapturous. Their current foray into Irish culture is proving more divisive. The Obamas are not here in person but as executive producers of a comedy drama series, […]
The official motto of the 68th edition of Eurovision is “united by music”, but as the continent’s beglittered and sequined masses descended on the Swedish city of Malmö for Saturday’s grand final, music’s ability to heal and bridge divides was looking in serious doubt. In the run-up to the song contest’s main event, the Netherlands’ […]
Standard Liège, the Belgian club owned by turmoil-hit US investment group 777 Partners, were forced to postpone their league game on Friday after protesting fans blocked the team coach from reaching the stadium. Fans of Standard, 10-time Belgian champions, have stepped up protests this season against Miami-based 777, whose legal and financial worries have led […]
Vitesse Arnhem are a cautionary tale. At first glance, it is possible to fall into the trap of thinking that they hit the jackpot 14 years ago. Vitesse, a Dutch club with little history of success, had their identity transformed after a takeover led by the Georgian former footballer Merab Jordania. Allegations of links between […]
Novak Djokovic received medical treatment after being struck on the head by a bottle while attempting to sign autographs following his opening win at the Italian Open in Rome. Djokovic, the top seed, reached the third round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Corentin Moutet of France. After completing his on-court interview, Djokovic approached fans […]
Mediators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar are working to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to end attacks on Gaza. Hamas agreed to this deal proposal. US Central Intelligence Agency-CI chief Bill Barnes is running for the cease-fire agreement. He arrived in Jerusalem from Doha, Qatar on Monday. On this day, […]
Ingredients : 3 cups of chicken stock, 2 cups of cauliflower pieces, 2 tablespoons of minced mushrooms, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 3 tablespoons of minced onion, half a cup of milk, 2 tablespoons of flour, 50 grams of butter, 1/3 of a cup of cooking cream, white. 1 teaspoon of pepper powder, a little […]
A few days of continuous heat wave has left. No sun or wind. Monday morning is different. There is no sun in the sky, it is covered with clouds. A gentle breeze is blowing. The electric fan did not have to run the previous night. Even though the fan was running slowly, the thin scarf […]
Ismail Khan, a mango grower of Shivganj in Chapainawabganj, is used to seeing buds on mango trees at the beginning of February. But he saw an exception this time. It took the end of February and even the first week of March in some places to start budding. Mukul came late. The next loss was […]