‘They forgot about the clock expert?’ Excuses for spiraling Big Ben costs provokes bemusement and anger online

The cost of repairing Big Ben, Westminster’s world famous Elizabeth Tower, has increased by £18.6m ($24.2) due to ‘unforeseen’ issues including WWII bomb damage and the need for a clock expert, triggering Twitter. … Read More >‘They forgot about the clock expert?’ Excuses for spiraling Big Ben costs provokes bemusement and anger online

Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference

As part of a WWII document trove declassified ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Yalta summit, never before seen photographs show US and British leaders and officers arriving in Crimea and touring Sevastopol with Soviet hosts. … Read More >Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference

United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread

Major airlines across the world have suspended travel in and out of China in an attempt to stem the rapid spread of the deadly new coronavirus strain which has killed more than 130 people since the outbreak started last month. … Read More >United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread

‘Major defeat for the US’: Backlash at home & abroad for BoJo’s govt after allowing Huawei a role in 5G network rollout

The UK government’s decision to allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to continue working on Britain’s 5G networks – with ‘restricted’ access – has provoked anger from high profile figures in both the UK and the US. … Read More >‘Major defeat for the US’: Backlash at home & abroad for BoJo’s govt after allowing Huawei a role in 5G network rollout

‘So much for special relationship’: UK foreign sec roasted online after US rejects extradition request for American agent’s wife

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been ridiculed on social media for a weak response to Washington rejecting the extradition request for Anne Sacoolas, a US agent’s spouse charged with teenager Harry Dunn’s death. … Read More >‘So much for special relationship’: UK foreign sec roasted online after US rejects extradition request for American agent’s wife