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Suella Braverman ‘asked staff to help her dodge speeding fine’
Indiana Jones in search of the Antikythera MechanismIn the fifth installment of this beloved swashbuckling series of films, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) races against time to retrieve a legendary dial, the Antikythera Mechanism, created by ancient Greek scientist Archimedes in the 3rd century BC,... from the hands of a mad Nazi scientist.
Toddler run over by father diesA 2.5-year-old girl who was run over by her father when he put his pickup truck on reverse without noticing she was behind the vehicle died Saturday afternoon.
May 21, 1864: The Ionian Islands unite with GreeceCorfu, together with the other Ionian islands, formed an autonomous state with its own flag and parliament (Ionian Parliament) in 1800 after Russia and Turkey agreed to this status.However, with the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish war, the Ionian State sided with the Russians, who were eventually defeated.The Ionian Islands were then occupied by the French for eight years.In 1815, with the founding of the United State of the Ionian Islands, Corfu remained for 49 years under English protection and no longer under the French.Finally, in 1863 a treaty was signed in London by the Great Powers according to which England renounced the protection of the Ionian Islands.
White theatregoers urged not to attend play aimed at black audiencesA theatre in east London says that one-off performance of race satire Tambo & Bones will be ‘free from the white gaze’While the theatre’s website stated that “no one is excluded”, promotional material made it clear that white theatregoers are not welcome.The UK’s first black police and crime commissioner (PCC) condemned the event, warning that it set a “poor and dangerous precedent”.Festus Akinbusoye, the PCC for Bedfordshire, “strongly urged” the theatre and the play’s director to cancel its Black Out event.
Army had to hire bearskin caps from film studios and fancy dress shops for CoronationEight bearskins were hired from film studios and fancy dress shops as 'contingencies' amid an unprecedented strain on army resources
Greek PM Wins Most Votes But Needs New Ballot to Rule Alone* Sunday’s vote was the first using a new proportional system* The result means there will likely be another electionPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on the verge of securing the highest votes in Greece's upcoming general election on Sunday. However, probably, he will not attain the necessary majority to establish a government independently, thus increasing the likelihood of another election taking place in approximately one month.Mitsotakis, representing the centre-right New Democracy party, has garnered over 40.8% of the votes, with nearly 90% of the ballots counted. This performance surpasses initial expectations. The leftist Syriza party, led by former Premier Alexis Tsipras, has received approximately 20% of the support.