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Air France: Pilots’ strike hits Euro 2016
The French national airline has asked passengers to check their flight status before travelling, as a pilots' strike coinciding with Euro 2016 caused it to cancel some flights. About a quarter of Air France pilots were on strike but the company said more than 80% of flights went ahead. Some Paris-Marseille flights were...
REVEALED: British Special Forces called in to help France THWART Euro 2016 terror plot
BRITISH Special Forces officers are assisting one of France’s counter terrorist teams following fears a ‘sleeper cell’ from the UK has slipped into the country to launch an attack on the Euro 2016 tournament. Europe and Britain’s secret services are reviewing the worst case scenarios possible after...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro says no referendum this year
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said that a referendum the opposition is trying to call to oust him will not take place this year. There was no time to organise the recall referendum, said Mr Maduro. On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition for the...
Just in time for the Euros! England fan paints his home to look like a FOOTBALL SHIRT
MEET the country's biggest England fan — who has painted his Grade II listed historic cottage to look like a FOOTBALL SHIRT. Former professional footballer Mike Hughes has transformed his 100-year-old fisherman's cottage into a giant England shirt with huge St George's Cross ahead of Euro 2016. The two-bedroom...
Звезду «Папиных дочек» зверски избили
Знакомого зрителям по сериалам "Глухарь" и "Папины дочки" 23-летнего актера Арсения Постнова жестоко избили и ограбили улице Гурьянова в Москве. "Постнов...
Известную певицу расстреляли во время концерта (Видео)
Это видео – последний концерт Кристины Гримми, после него 22-летняя звезда была беспощадно расстреляна неизвестным убийцей. Кадры в Интернет выложили поклонники Гримми,...
Wales 2-1 Slovakia: Allen shines, Skrtel struggles
Wales snatched a late winner against Slovakia in their Euro 2016 opener to make a dramatic return to major tournaments after a 58-year absence. Gareth Bale's dipping free-kick gave Wales a half-time lead and sent their fans into raptures. Slovakia's Ondrej Duda punished passive Welsh defending to equalise. But...
Euro 2016: Marseille clashes leave Britons in hospital
A number of British people are in hospital in France, the UK's ambassador has said following a series of clashes between football fans in Marseille. Violence has broken out between England fans, rival supporters and police for three days in the French port city. There were also clashes in the stadium following England's...
Syria: Bombings rock Damascus suburb Sayyida Zeinab
At least 12 people have been killed in suicide bomb attacks on a suburb of Damascus which is home to Syria's holiest Shia shrine, state media say. Islamic State group said three militants — two carrying explosives belts and one with a car bomb — carried out the attacks in Sayyida Zeinab, 10km (six miles) south...
What is in the Queen’s handbag?
As the British monarch celebrates her 90th birthday, Lindsay Baker delves into the immaculate wardrobe of the most photographed woman in history. Her Majesty the Queen has never yielded to fashion’s whims. As royal designer Sir Norman Hartnell said rather sternly to The New York Times in 1953: “The Queen and the...
Crossing into the alien north… of Paris
In most cities, different neighbourhoods have a different character and those who live in them can develop tribal loyalties — sometimes even a snobbish disdain for some other parts of town. In London the River Thames forms a natural and psychological boundary dividing southerners from northerners, and it's the same in...