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Russia warns UK will pay for supplying drones to Ukraine
Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war after British-made drones were used in strikes, but the MoD says it stands against Russian aggression.
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British couple on honeymoon killed in helicopter crash on Greek island
The newlyweds, named as Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, were killed alongside their Greek pilot.
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IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus
Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents.
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- Feb 28 - How is ATP Carbon Tracker trying to help players longer their carbon footprint?
- Jan 31 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media companies Discord, TikTok, X and Snap reprimanded before a US congressional hearing for not doing enough to protect children online
- Jan 11 - All-female city council makes history in Minnesota
- Jan 1 - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE become BRICS members
- Dec 30 - Alabama plans to use nitrogen gas to execute man who once survived botched execution
- Jan 20 - Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
- Jan 17 - Two royal health announcements in one day show different approach since late queen
- Jan 16 - Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa Republican Caucuses, first voting in US Presidential primaries, with Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, second and third
- Jan 8 - Francis Urges Ban on Surrogacy, Calling It ‘Despicable’
- Dec 18 - Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples
- Dec 15 - New report reveals homelessness in the US increased by 12%, with more than 650,000 people experiencing homeless one night in January 2023
- Dec 13 - COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?
- Dec 12 - First Indigenous Winner of Miss Canada United World
Speakeasy News
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Lubaina Himid: The Place We Call Home
16 August 2026The artist invited to take over the British Pavillion at this year's Venice Biennale is Lubaina Himid, who for most of her career fought for visibility as part of the British Black Arts Movement. Her installation, Presenting History: Testing Translation, meditates on the nature of belonging and the place we call home. Lubaina Himid was … Continue reading "Lubaina Himid: The Place We Call Home"
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Paul McCartney, Photographer, in Aix
10 August 2026An exhibition in Aix-en-Provence gives visitors an inside experience of the tumultuous years 1963-1964, when The Beatles rose to unprecedented fame. More than 200 photos taken by Paul McCartney as the group toured the world take us behind the scenes of Beatlemania. McCartney had been a keen photographer since he was his child. The photos … Continue reading "Paul McCartney, Photographer, in Aix"
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New Reading Guide Coming Soon
10 August 2026Thank you to our many readers who answered our questionnaire on the works you plan to study with your students in LLCER Terminale. The favourite was the film Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese. Watch this space for a new Reading Guide on the film, to be published in November. Martin Scorsese … Continue reading "New Reading Guide Coming Soon"