Month: April 2019

Kim Jong-un has vowed to deliver a “serious blow” to hostile countries he accused of using sanctions to bring the regime “to its knees”, according to the country’s state media. The North Korean leader’s broadside against measures imposed in response to missile and nuclear programmes comes weeks after his second summit with Donald Trump ended…

If, like me, you are a man whose hairline is in fast retreat, Jude Law should be your new hero. A photo of him on the set of The New Pope, wearing nothing but a pair of white Speedos, went mildly viral this week, inspiring responses such as “Jude Law’s Speedo bod is my new…

He may be a long shot in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, but the California representative Eric Swalwell is trying to stand out with a focus on gun violence, including his proposal to spend $15bn on an Australia-style federal ban and buyback of military-style “assault weapons”. Swalwell, a 38-year-old Democratic congressman who represents a district…

Valentino Dixon saw Amen Corner for the very first time on Tuesday, and of course it looked just as pretty as he had pictured it in his mind. Dixon, a talented artist, fell in love with Augusta National while he was serving a 39-to-life sentence in Attica for a murder he did not commit. He…

Jaime Lannister There’s nothing like a good redemption story to thrill viewers – and Jaime Lannister’s is a redemption like no other. He’s the man who dreamed of knightly glory, only to find that the gold all too quickly wore off, leaving him sustained only by the illicit love he feels for his sociopathic twin…

Theresa May has agreed to step down as prime minister before the next election and said she would resign sooner if MPs backed her withdrawal agreement. This has prompted cabinet members to begin jockeying for position to replace her. But the race will not start for real until May formally quits, and she is keeping…

A new species of ancient human, thought to have been under 4ft tall and adapted to climbing trees, has been discovered in the Philippines, providing a twist in the story of human evolution. The specimen, named Homo luzonensis, was excavated from Callao cave on Luzon island in the northern Philippines and has been dated to…

So Manchester United need a 2-1 win at Camp Nou. Can anybody think of a time when they have done that? Yes, you at the back there – baby-faced man in the grey V-neck? Really, this cannot go on. Sooner or later Ole Gunnar Solskjær is going to have to do something as manager that…

Jackie Young said it was a dream come to true to be taken first in the WNBA draft. The Notre Dame guard, who decided to enter the draft early and skip her senior season, was selected No 1 by the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night. She’s the second Irish player to be drafted first…

Japan’s Olympic minister resigned Wednesday after making remarks deemed offensive to the people affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a gaffe that prompted some to question his credentials. Yoshitaka Sakurada said he submitted his resignation to the prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He said he made comments that hurt the feelings those in the disaster-hit…