Dying Syrian grandmother allowed to come to UK in Home Office U-turn
A Syrian grandmother who is dying of cancer has been given permission to come to the UK to spend her final days with the grandchildren
Eccentric musician Swamp Dogg at 82: ‘There’s no sympathy for octogenarians’
Swamp Dogg has only just stopped seeing monsters. Since being spiked with LSD back in the 1960s, which also influenced his distinct take on left-field
South Korea’s conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate
South Korea’s conservative People Power party has picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the 3 June presidential election, which was called
Sinner set for hero’s welcome in Rome but how will the locker room react?
Jannik Sinner could not help but crack a wry smile when he faced the media before the US Open last year in the aftermath of
Cramped Victorian prisons limiting rehabilitation, chief inspector says
The cramped conditions of Victorian prisons in England and Wales are limiting the rehabilitation opportunities for thousands of offenders, an official watchdog has said. As
‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media
View image in fullscreen As Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the global broadcaster whose
Jack Draper strolls into Madrid Open final as clay breakthrough rolls on
When he arrived in Madrid two weeks ago, Jack Draper was still just trying to find his rhythm on clay, a surface he knew he
US designates two powerful Haitian gangs as terrorist groups
The United States has designated a powerful Haitian gang alliance, whose members have taken control of almost all the capital city as a “transnational terrorist
‘My moment of glory’: Nicolas Cage lookalikes assemble in London
On a sunny, bustling late afternoon outside a cinema in Soho, central London, more than 100 people have gathered, a number of whom sort of,
Venezuela rejects UN ruling to refrain from holding election in disputed region
Venezuela’s government has said it “categorically” rejected a ruling from the U N’s top court ordering the South American country to refrain from holding elections