Tripwire boss steps down over support for Texas abortion law
Getty Images The Texas law has proven controversial, prompting protests such as this 1 September rally outside the state capitol The president of game-studio Tripwire Interactive has stepped down after tweeting support for a controversial new abortion law in Texas. The Texas law bans abortions from as early as six weeks into pregnancy. John Gibson […]
A coat for all seasons
Tim Rooke/Rex Whether on the street or the silver screen, the trench coat has endured as a fashion staple. Katya Foreman explores its history – and looks to its future. That the trench coat, one of Britain’s most enduring clothing icons, is intrinsically linked to the rain makes pure sartorial sense. What remains intriguing, however, […]
Tech warning after busy weekend for Cumbria’s mountain rescuers
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team Volunteers were called out 14 times over the weekend Warm weather and the start of the school holidays meant an “unprecedentedly” busy weekend for mountain rescue volunteers. Cumbria’s mountain rescue teams were called out 14 times in the Lake District in just two days. The leader of one of the teams […]
Photo of trio taken 35 years ago goes on show at Tate
Ingrid Pollard. All rights reserved, DACS From left: Mark De-Lisser, Edmund Rudder and Marcellous Copeland were photographed by award-winning photographer Ingrid Pollard at Tulse Hill School in 1989 Three men featured in a photograph taken 35 years ago said it was “surreal” that the image was part of a major exhibition in London. Mark De-Lisser, […]
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas’s military commander. A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. A warrant was also issued for Mohammed […]
Counting the cost of Olympic dreams
His training partner McIntosh is also convinced they made the best decision. “I’ve already seen a big improvement in my training,” she said. “I’ve put two points on my PB in the past four weeks and five points on my training PB. “Here we have all the facilities, but it’s really helpful to be able […]
Cheltenham screenwriter ‘very lucky’ for role
Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage The name of Gloucestershire born writer Jon Foster (third from left) featured quite high up in the credits of the latest Paddington movie, Paddington in Peru A Cheltenham screenwriter said he was “very lucky” to be asked to co-write the latest Paddington movie. Paddington in Peru arrived in British cinemas on 8 […]
The meaning of the colour green
(Thinkstock) The week’s best arts and culture reads – including writers’ last works, horrible creative geniuses and an appreciation of verdant hues. Deep into green Michael Gorra | New York Review of Books | 10 September 2014 Michel Pastoureau draws on superstition and legend, art and costume, industry, science, high and low culture to explain […]
PM’s ‘migration pressure’ and King’s ‘secret profits’
PA Media The paper says a five-point plan being pushed by Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has the support of the New Conservative group of around 20 MPs. In an article for the paper, its chairman, Miriam Cates, says failing to deliver on migration is more serious than failing to cut taxes. She argues that mass […]
Ukraine thrown into war’s bleak future as drones open new front
BBC The black box sits on the army truck dashboard like a talisman, its tiny screen lighting up with warnings when Russian drones are above us. We are driving fast along a country road in the darkness near the front lines outside Kharkiv. Like many in this war, the soldiers inside have come to revere […]