For 15 years, the acclaimed company has been a voice of dissent. Will it finally perform in a free country?In the 15 years of its existence, the Belarus Free theatre has never had an ordinary season, being forced to perform in makeshift locations as it eked out a clandestine existence Read more
Crowds of police officers wearing helmets and hi-vis jackets moved in to break up the ‘well-established and planned’ all-night unlicensed music event in Thetford Forest. Via: Ravers confront police trying to shut forest rave amid new crackdown on illegal parties
A Melbourne mother has written an honest open letter about the realities of being a mum to a one-year-old during the coronavirus lockdown, and it has struck a chord with parents around the world. Via: Mum whose son has spent 'half of his life in coronavirus lockdown' pens open letter Read more
Marvin and Lucille Stone celebrated their 60th anniversary by putting on their original wedding attire and posing for a special photo shoot in Kearney, Nebraska. The wedding dress was handcrafted. Via: Couple celebrates 60th anniversary with a photo shoot in their original wedding attire in Nebraska
New docuseries, Love Fraud exposes how Richard Smith, a serial con man bilked over $1 million from dozens of victims that he wooed into marriage – only to drain their accounts and vanish days later Via: New doc Love Fraud exposes prolific online dating con man Richard Scott Smith who Read more
DOMINIC LAWSON: Good luck getting into your favourite restaurant today, if you haven’t booked long in advance. This Bank Holiday Monday is the final day of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Via: DOMINIC LAWSON: Now we've got the appetite back, we must all keep eating for Britain
Mustapha Adib, the ambassador to Germany, is backed by four former prime ministers as French president flies in to press for new political pactLebanon’s ambassador to Germany could become the crisis-stricken country’s next prime minister after getting the support of senior Sunni politicians.Mustapha Adib was named by four former prime Read more
Several Conservative backbenchers argue that focus must be on supporting a continued economic recoveryThe chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has been urged not to introduce tax hikes in his November budget by Conservative backbenchers who argue they would damage economic recovery.The intervention followed speculation the Treasury could raise £20bn through extra levies Read more
Often touted as an easy solution to overwatering, the practice of placing ice cubes in orchids has become a ‘comedy horticultural moment’One piece of houseplant folklore resurfaces from time to time: that we should water our plants with ice cubes.For years everything from Reader’s Digest to Reddit offered up ice Read more
Electricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mixCarbon emissions from Britain’s electricity system plunged by more than a third during the coronavirus lockdown after renewable energy played its largest ever role helping to keep the lights on, according to a report.During Read more