Martin Tiser, Zayn Malik’s brother-in-law, has been jailed for four years over county lines drug dealing in Bradford. Zayn found fame with his former boy band One Direction. Martin Tiser, the brother-in-law of former One Direction star Zayn Malik, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a county lines drug…
She is favoured to join the next Bond film thanks to her ties with director Denis Villeneuve and Jezz Bezos. Sydney Sweeney is reportedly the leading contender to become the next Bond girl, with her name now sitting at the top of the casting sheet for the upcoming James Bond film. The Euphoria and White Lotus star has a…
Actor questions dress-code policy after incident goes viral Actor and director Yasir Hussain has raised his voice against discriminatory treatment reported at some of Karachi’s upscale clubs and restaurants, where patrons wearing traditional attire are allegedly being denied service. In an Instagram Story posted on Friday, Hussain responded to reports that a man was turned…
Global concert raised millions and questions of representation “It’s 12 noon in London, 7AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it’s time for Live Aid.” This television announcement on July 13, 1985, heralded over 16 hours of music broadcast from Wembley Stadium in London and John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia that united close to…
When the living fail to protect the dignity of the dead, can they claim the right to construct their afterlives? When I was writing my Master’s dissertation, a friend pursuing his PhD introduced me to Nicola Wright’s work on the Digital Afterlife – a body of research that examines what happens when rituals, practices and…
The EU tariff is markedly steeper than the 20-percent levy Trump had unveiled in April EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday Brussels avoid hitting back at US tariff as it seeks a deal. BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday that Brussels will continue to hold off on hitting back at…
Moscow says Lavrov’s talks with Kim held in a ‘warm comradely atmosphere’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his full support for its war in Ukraine during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pyongyang state media said Sunday. Lavrov’s visit to North Korea was the latest in a series of high-profile trips…
Tehran is suspected by Western countries and Israel of seeking to develop an atomic bomb Russia’s foreign affairs ministry on Sunday described reports claiming that President Vladimir Putin had encouraged his Iranian ally to accept a “zero enrichment” agreement on its nuclear programme as “defamation”. US news outlet Axios reported on Saturday, citing three anonymous…
Israel imposed a total aid blockade on Gaza amid an impasse in truce negotiations A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel. The Handala, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left the port of Syracuse shortly after…
Only 150,000 litres of fuel have been allowed in over the past few days Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled. Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian militant…
