Four-person Inspiration4 mission will orbit Earth for up to four days, marking latest step in space tourismThe world’s first crew of “amateur astronauts” is preparing to blast off on a mission that will carry them into orbit before bringing them back d…
‘A more human LinkedIn’: Spain media project helping Covid jobless
Un Mismo Equipo allows unemployed and often homeless people to advertise their skills to potential employers The Covid crisis came scything through Alejandro’s* life with a speed, ferocity and vindictive thoroughness that stuns him to this day. Almost …
Small World review – full-throttle trafficking tale goes off the rails
Polish director Patryk Vega’s usually slick technique fails him utterly here in this lurid story about a cop investigating a girl’s kidnapping by the Russian mafiaPatryk Vega is the Polish writer-director whose hardboiled thrillers have found commercia…
Von der Leyen: EU must acquire ‘political will’ to build own military
European Commission president says in state of union speech that bloc must learn lessons from US withdrawal from AfghanistanThe EU must learn the lessons of the abrupt end of the US-led mission in Afghanistan and acquire the “political will” to build u…
Covid live news: EU pledges 200m more jabs to other countries; France health worker vaccine rule comes into effect
EU to share millions of jabs to speed up global immunisation; French health workers must now be vaccinatedSingapore reports worst daily Covid case tally in more than a yearAnalysis: Why Kerala is still in the grip of India’s second wave of CovidStrict …
Green protesters bring M25 traffic to a halt for second time this week
Police arrest activists as Insulate Britain activists target London traffic during morning rush-hourDozens of environmental protesters have blocked traffic on Britain’s busiest motorway for the second time in three days.Activists from Insulate Britain …
Grandmother of Eitan Biran investigated over his alleged abduction – reports
Italian prosecutors had already placed cable car crash survivor’s maternal grandfather under investigation after he brought the child to IsraelThe maternal grandmother of a six-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash in northern Ita…
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will reshape Middle East, official warns
Gulf states are having to reconsider their alliances and especially whether they can still trust the US, says senior sourceThe Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a shattering earthquake that will shape the Middle East for many years, a senior Gulf of…
Six countries invited to arms fair are on Foreign Office human rights list
Department for International Trade sent invitations even though nations are of ‘particular concern’Six nations listed by the Foreign Office as “human rights priority countries” have been invited by the British government to send delegations to Europe’s…
Contents of Karl Lagerfeld’s eight houses up for grabs at Sotheby’s
Bowls used by world’s most spoilt cat among the more than 1,000 lots that belonged to late fashion designerDishes used to feed one of the world’s most pampered cats and hundreds of pairs of fingerless gloves will be among more than 1,000 lots at eight …