EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu | Shein
The EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and harm a hoped-for London listing by the fast-fashion seller Shein. The potential change comes amid growing disquiet among retailers based in mainland Europe, the UK and the US about rising […]
UK’s smallest post office run by same postmistress for 47 years closes | UK | News
A postmistress who has run what is believed to be the UK’s smallest Post Office from her rural village home is retiring after serving customers – for 47 years. Jane Tudor, 77, is stepping down after running Bobbington Post Office near Stourbridge, West Midlands, from her bungalow since 1977. The Post Office measures just one […]
Giulio Cesare Glyndebourne review: Handel’s opera hits all right notes | Theatre | Entertainment
Glory, romance, misery, revenge, treachery and plotting, all to a score of beautiful music, Handel’s Giulio Cesare (that’s Julius Caesar in Italian) has everything. And David McVicar’s direction, first seen nearly 20 years ago at Glyndebourne, brings even more. When I first saw this five years ago, I thought it was the most perfect production I had ever […]
Coco Gauff storms through Wimbledon match to set potential showdown with British underdog | Tennis | Sport
Coco Gauff stormed through her second-round match at Wimbledon to set up a potential meeting with a British underdog ranked 296 places below her. The second seed needed just an hour and seven minutes to breeze past qualifier Anca Todoni 6-2 6-1 on Court 1 on Wednesday. She could now face Brit qualifier Sonay Kartal, […]
‘We thought we were going to die,’ says passenger aboard turbulent Air Europa flight
Passengers aboard an Air Europa flight diverted to northeastern Brazil due to severe turbulence on Monday said they feared for their lives during the incident, which injured around 40 people, four of whom were taken to intensive care units. “There are passengers with fractures and injuries to their arms, faces and legs,” one passenger told Reuters […]
Next James Bond movie ‘release date’ and the three directors ‘in contention’ | Films | Entertainment
According to World of Reel, All Quiet on the Western Front’s Edward Berger is under consideration at EON Productions. Other names include The King’s David Michod and Venom: The Last Dance’s Kelly Marcel. Additionally, this outlet highlighted that the next Bond movie “is still a few years away. The earliest we’d be getting this 007 […]
Police launch Euro 2024 investigation after stewards filmed ‘punching and kicking fan’ | Football | Sport
Frankfurt Police are investigating a video which appears to show stewards at the Euro 2024 showdown between Portugal and Slovenia punching and kicking a fan. The footage obtained by Portuguese media showed the altercation, which occurred while play was underway at Deutsche Bank Park. It shows two fans being restrained by a group of stewards […]
King Charles fans hit back at Edinburgh anti-monarchy mob | Royal | News
An anti-monarchy mob got more than they bargained for when royal fans turned out to support King Charles. The group from Republic, which campaigns to abolish the monarchy, turned out in Edinburgh today as the King and Queen attended the Order of the Thistle Service at St Giles’ Cathedral. The group chanted: “Not my King!” […]
Marlon Brando ‘couldn’t stand’ Clint Eastwood and thought acting was ‘bulls***’ | Films | Entertainment
Marlon Brando is considered one of the greatest actors of all time, winning the two Oscars, including for The Godfather. Yet it turns out the Hollywood star who died 20 years ago didn’t think much of his own acting or the craft in general, In a new interview with The New York Times, Eddie Murphy […]
UEFA investigate Turkey hero Merih Demiral’s goal celebration in Euro 2024 win vs Austria | Football | Sport
UEFA have opened an investigation following alleged ‘inappropriate behaviour’ from Merih Demiral during Turkey’s win over Austria on Tuesday night. Demiral scored both goals in a 2-1 win as Turkey booked their spot in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The former Juventus centre-back is alleged to have performed a ‘Wolf’s Salute’, which is associated with a […]