Australian golfer Ryan Peake, former member of a biker gang, qualified for the British Open thanks to his victory on Sunday at New Zealand Open, a 180 degree turn in his life after a long prison sentence. Ryan Peake, 31, will participate in the prestigious Grand Chelem tournament in Portrush, Northern Ireland, from July 17 … Read more
Just three weeks after his defeat against the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, the British Tyson Fury, two-time world heavyweight champion, announced Monday that he was ending his career at the age of 36. “I’ll keep it short. I would like to announce my retirement from boxing. It was a pleasure. I loved every second”declares … Read more
The undoubtedly very elaborate photo made the front page of the British press this Wednesday, December 18. In the center, American billionaire Elon Musk poses in front of a large portrait of a young Donald Trump. To the right of the Tesla boss stands Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, a British far-right party, and … Read more
Cyclist Matt Richardson has been banned for life from representing Australia after causing a surprise by joining the British team just weeks after winning three Olympic track medals in green and gold, the Australian Cycling Federation announced on Monday ( AusCycling). The 25-year-old runner won silver in the individual sprint and keirin, as well as … Read more
► British man suspected of having fought for kyiv detained by Russia A Russian court confirmed on Tuesday (November 26) that it had placed in pre-trial detention a Briton accused of having fought for the Ukrainian army in the Russian region of Kursk, where kyiv launched a cross-border offensive in August. A court in the … Read more
Assumed tax increases, of 40 billion pounds, against significant investments in public services: the Labor government of Keir Starmer presented on Wednesday its first budget since coming to power in July, already sharply criticized by the conservatives. It is the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, expected at the turn, who has fallen to the … Read more
The head of British diplomacy, David Lammy, will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday, promising to discuss several sensitive issues, such as Ukraine or Hong Kong, in a context of warming diplomatic ties. Mr Lammy is the first British minister to visit China since Labor’s Keir Starmer took office in July. … Read more
British musician Liam Payne, a former member of the boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel, police said, causing deep shock to millions of fans across the world. “Liam James Payne, songwriter and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today … Read more
A bill to legalize assisted dying will be tabled in the British House of Commons on Wednesday, then debated at the end of November, almost ten years after an attempt which was largely rejected. Before coming to power this summer, Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to allow Parliament to decide on assisted dying. The … Read more
The British have been waiting for this for sixty years. Saturday in Barcelona begins the final clash for the 37th America’s Cup, between the defender Team New Zealand and its challenger Ineos Britannia, led by a Ben Ainslie on a mission. Manhandled during the preliminary regattas and long criticized for the lack of reliability of … Read more