[ad_1] WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London’s High Court said the US must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty. US prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial on 18 counts, all bar one under the Espionage Act,…
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain is in the running to host the 2029 world athletics championships, UK Athletics chief executive Jack Buckner said on Monday. London staged the event in 2017, while Glasgow hosted the world indoor championships last weekend. “We’d love to have another crack at 2029 and a world championships,” Buckner told the BBC. “We…
[ad_1] Britain’s Trident nuclear-deterrent system misfired during a test last month, sending a missile crashing into the ocean off the Florida coast near the submarine that launched it, The Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an “anomaly” had occurred during the test but said Britain’s “nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure…
[ad_1] Last Updated: February 06, 2024, 09:16 IST London, United Kingdom (UK) Britain is betting big on AI. (Image: Reuters/Representative) Nearly 90 million pounds would go towards the hubs, which will focus on using AI in areas including healthcare, chemistry and mathematics, and a partnership with the United States on responsible AI. Britain on Tuesday…
[ad_1] Nestled in the English countryside is the unlikely headquarters of one of the U.K.’s fastest growing TV channels. Talking Pictures, run by 74-year-old Noel Cronin and his daughter Sarah, airs nothing but classic old TV shows and movies. The content is vintage, and so is the way the channel is put together: Neil builds…
[ad_1] The family television station making a splash by taking a look back – CBS News Watch CBS News As powerhouse corporations dominate the global media landscape, one home-run TV station is bucking the trend and pulling in viewers nostalgic for another era. Haley Ott has more on the Talking Pictures family, whose network has…
[ad_1] Britain will send 20,000 armed forces personnel to one of Nato’s largest exercises since the Cold War, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Monday, warning of increasing threats to the Western-led alliance. The deployment, which Shapps characterised as the UK’s biggest to Nato in four decades, is aimed at “providing vital reassurance” over the…
[ad_1] London — A 26-year-old man who tried to sell what he claimed was a walking stick used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced for defrauding eBay buyers. Dru Marshall, from Hampshire in southern England, claimed he was a senior footman at Windsor Castle and that the proceeds from the sale of…
[ad_1] Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in “The Full Monty” about a group of unemployed steel workers who launched new careers as strippers died “suddenly” on Saturday, his publicist said in a statement. “His wife and family were with him,” the statement said, and that his “family asks for privacy at this time.”…
[ad_1] Last Updated: December 16, 2023, 10:00 IST Britain is starting to take the impact of social media more seriously. Britain could look at further measures to protect young teenagers from the risks of social media in the new year following the introduction of new online safety laws focused on children and the removal of…
