Giorno: 13 Maggio 2023

The Lotus Emira: Sophisticated design meets sublime dynamics

Read More A spirited drive: The Lotus Emira’s power-to-weight ratio gives it great performance and the car has impressive levels of front-end grip and stability through high-speed bends. Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus, had a brilliant idea — make a sports car with a low kerb weight and marry it with a powertrain with […]

Zimbabwean author wins appeal against her protest conviction

Read More Crackdown: Tsitsi Dangarembga has encouraged Zimbabweans to continue protesting. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga this week won an appeal against an “inciting violence” conviction she received for staging a silent protest.  The award-winning author and filmmaker was given a Z$70 000 (US$200) fine and a six-month suspended sentence in September […]

BAE investigating alleged sabotage of next-generation Royal Navy warship

Read More An investigation has begun into an alleged incident of sabotage onboard a next-generation Royal Navy warship at a Scottish shipyard. Dozens of cables on HMS Glasgow, which is expected to enter into service in the late 2020s, were “damaged intentionally” according to BAE Systems, the main contractor responsible for the construction and fitting […]

Revealed: richer graduates in England will pay less for degree than poorer students

Read More The government’s student loan reforms will benefit the country’s best-paid graduates at the expense of nursing graduates, teachers and other lower- and middle-income earners, new research reveals. Under the biggest reforms of student loans in England for more than a decade, many lower-paid earners face an increase in their total lifetime repayments of […]

Membership of anti-monarchy group Republic almost doubles in wake of coronation arrests

Read More The anti-monarchy group Republic’s membership has almost doubled in a week following the high-profile arrest of its chief executive, Graham Smith, during last weekend’s coronation. The news comes as a poll reveals that almost nine in 10 Britons did not pledge allegiance to King Charles during the ceremony, despite being encouraged to do […]

Tory anarchy breaks out as revolt looms on Brexit laws

Read More Rishi Sunak was losing control of an increasingly anarchic Tory party on Saturday as former cabinet ministers openly criticised the direction of policy under his leadership and dozens of backbench MPs plotted a new rebellion over Brexit. Amid recriminations over the heavy Conservative losses in recent council elections, and with pro-Brexit MPs incensed […]

Trump cancels Iowa rally due to tornado warning: ‘Be safe out there!’

Former President Trump canceled a scheduled rally in Iowa Saturday night in a move he says was due to inclement weather. “Unfortunately, due to the tornado warnings in Des Moines, we are forced to cancel today’s outdoor rally at the Lauridsen Amphitheater,” the former president posted on Truth Social Saturday afternoon. “Stay tuned, we will […]