San Francisco’s historic Sir Francis Drake hotel has changed its name to the Beacon Grand in bid to cut links with Elizabethan explorer because of his role in the slave trade The Sir Francis Drake Hotel was shuttered early on in the Covid pandemic Now the 416-room San Francisco hotel will be reopened as The Beacon Grand Californian city has recently […]

Global markets tumble after Putin orders invasion: FTSE falls by 1.5% or 115 points to 7,370 and DAX, Nikkei and CAC40 also plunge as worsening Ukraine crisis spooks investors FTSE 100 drops by 1.53% or 115 points to 7,370 in early trading in London today Germany’s DAX falls 2.07% to 14,731 and CAC 40 in Paris drops 1.91% to 6,659 […]

Boris Johnson has said the ‘first barrage of UK economic sanctions against Russia’ will be revealed today. The Prime Minister has warned Vladimir Putin is bent on a ‘full scale invasion of Ukraine’. It comes after ominous footage showed Russian tanks entering eastern regions of the country held by Moscow-backed separatist rebel soldiers. Yesterday Putin formally recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as […]

Freedom Convoy DC trucker reveals plans to clog capital’s vital Beltway interstate and likens impending protest to ‘a giant boa constrictor that squeezes, chokes and swallows’ Bob Bolus is leading a fleet of truckers from Pennsylvania to Washington this week as part of a wider-protest against vaccine mandates and other policies He said the aim is to shutdown the  Capital […]

Kate Middleton is set to spend two days on a solo trip this week and will be reunited with her royal 'doppelganger' from Denmark's royal family. The Duchess of Cambridge will be in Copenhagen from tomorrow (Tuesday, February 22) as part of a working trip with her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. While the 40-year-old is there, she will […]

The biggest bout in independent British wrestling history is set to take place next month. Ring of Honor's Jonathan Gresham shocked the world on Sunday when he stepped up to challenge Progress Wrestling's champion Cara Noir. Gresham has been spending time in the UK, competing in a Progress ring, since his parent company went on a hiatus at the end […]

TWO women who say they were switched at birth more than 50 years ago have shared how they made the shocking discovery. Tina Ennis said she was trying to find information about her grandfather when she came across something she was not expecting. Ennis and Kathryn Jones claim that Ennis was switched at birth at Duncan Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in […]

Ukraine: Tobias Ellwood comments on threat of Russian invasion We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said today it is “highly likely” that […]

Scott Morrison lashes out at ‘reckless’ Beijing as Chinese warship points a laser at Australian aircraft Chinese Navy vessels pointed lasers at Australian defence force aircraft The plane was flying over the Timor Sea at the time of Thursday incident Australian defence chiefs branded the action as ‘unsafe military conduct’  Scott Morrison has condemned as an act of intimidation the […]