Giant snake seen on the loose in Scottish town
This is the unusual moment a giant snake was spotted on the loose in the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. It comes amid concerns there could be more of the reptiles on the loose in the area.
He also wants to "get planting trees".
The Queen is unlikely to watch Oprah Winfrey’s box office interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, but her courtiers have told The Sunday Times that Her Majesty is “pretty cheesed off” with the whole affair. According to a report from the British newspaper’s royal correspondent Roya Nikkhah and the well-connected Tim Shipman, Queen Elizabeth […]
Kids won't want to swap these dishes for crisps!
China said on Sunday it has plans to set up COVID-19 vaccination stations to vaccinate Chinese citizens abroad and is also ready to work with the International Olympic Committee to help provide vaccines to Olympic athletes for upcoming events. China has developed several vaccines domestically and has begun its own vaccination drive, with plans to vaccinate 40% of its population by July. China's top government diplomat Wang Yi made the comments during his annual news conference held on Sunday.
The monarch will increase public engagements to "where the focus is"
Two-hour special will air on Sunday 7 March
The former head of women police in a southern Afghanistan province was seriously wounded and her husband — also a police officer — was killed Sunday in an attack by unidentified gunmen, provincial officials said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for Helmand's provincial governor, said unidentified gunmen opened fire on the couple in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.
Education secretary said teachers were among public sector workers set to face "pay restraint".
China’s foreign minister warned the Biden administration on Sunday to roll back former President Donald Trump’s “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory. The Chinese claim to Taiwan, which split with the mainland in 1949, is an “insurmountable red line,” Wang Yi said at a news conference during the annual meeting of China’s ceremonial legislature.
Interior design: a taste of the tropics in HackneyOnce a motley collection of bedsits, this Victorian house is now an artist’s little slice of paradise ‘It was an absolute wreck, with windows falling out, no heating and not much in the way of plumbing or electrics’: Blue Curry at his Hackney home. Photograph: Rachael Smith/The Observer
A virus-shaped vase, anyone? Why Covid is a muse for today’s artists. The pandemic has has inspired a range of works, from portraits of celebrities in masks to the coronavirus modelled in clay
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Samuel West: 'On screen I mostly play evil members of the establishment or Victorian perverts'. The actor on his pandemic poetry jukebox, life lessons of the Moomins, the pros and cons of Twitter, and how to reboot regional theatre
Afghans dread the ‘danger hours’ as fragile gains of 20 years slip away. As the deadline for US withdrawal looms, the Taliban are seizing their chance and the death toll rises daily
The boy died after he was rescued alongside a 34-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy from the flat in Greenwich.
Amanda Spielman said children are ‘adaptable and flexible’ around things like mask-wearing and testing
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are “too big” to sacrifice the rest of their Premier League campaign to focus on the Champions League - even if it represents their best chance of salvaging a poor season. Winning the Champions League would offer a route back into next season’s elite tournament but there is still a long way to go on that front even though they hold a 2-0 lead heading into next week’s last-16 second leg against RB Leipzig.
Morgan has criticised the duke and duchess of Sussex multiple times in recent weeks
NHS England calls up people aged 56-59 for Covid vaccine. Matt Hancock urges everyone eligible to book after eight in 10 people in England aged 65-69 took up offer
La finale di Sanremo 2021, che ha visto trionfare i Maneskin seguiti da Fedez-Michielin ed Ermal Meta, ha fatto registrare un ascolto medio di 10.715.000 spettatori con il 53,5% di share. La media dell'ultima serata dell'edizione 2020 era stata di 11.477.000 spettatori con il 60,6% di share. In termini di ascolto medio, ieri sera gli Amarello hanno fatto però meglio del festival di Claudio Baglioni del 2019 (che ebbe un ascolto medio in finale di 10.622.000 e si chiuse all'1.34). In termini di share, invece la media di ieri è la peggiore degli ultimi cinque anni, visto che a fare peggio fu la finale del festival di Conti del 2016 con il 52,52% di share. La prima parte della finale è stata vista da 13.203.000 spettatori, pari al 49,9% di share: l'anno scorso era stata seguita da 13.638.000 spettatori con il 56,8% di share. La seconda parte del Festival 2021 (rilevata nei dati di oggi fino all'1.59 di notte) è stata invece seguita da 7.730.000 spettatori con il 62,5% di share: l'anno scorso la seconda parte era invece stata vista da 8.969.000 spettatori con il 68,8% di share.