Anyone who has endured London’s Central Line during the heatwave will doubtless sympathise with their fellow commuters in Vienna, where things have got so bad the authorities have started handing out free deodorant on the city’s U-Bahn trains. While London Underground gave out free water to help travellers cope with its sauna-like trains in 2016,…
US President Donald Trump took a pessimistic view of talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker set for Wednesday aimed at averting a trade war. In a tweet on Tuesday night, Trump said both the United States and the European Union should drop all tariffs, barriers and subsidies. "That would finally be called Free Market and Fair Trade!"…
There’s a circular bruise blossoming on the right hand side of 19-year-old Rupa Begum’s cheek, and she’s working hard to cover it. Gently, she smears pale concealer over her face with her fingertips and blends it into the skin. She checks her reflection in a small turquoise mirror, and breaks into a smile. “Now nobody…
A Kuwaiti social media star ignited a backlash after criticising a law allowing domestic workers one day off a week, prompting cosmetic brands to sever ties with her. Sondos Alqattan, a make-up artist, had uploaded a video on social media earlier this month bemoaning new regulations that allow domestic workers a day off every week…
Egyptian archaeologists have opened a mysterious 30-ton black sarcophagus to find the skeletons of what are thought to be three ancient warriors floating in red sewage water. The world has been transfixed by the unopened 2,000-year-old sarcophagus since it was discovered in Alexandria several weeks ago, with some internet users warning Egypt not to open…
A gunman dressed all in black opened fire on a busy Toronto street, leaving two people dead and another 12 injured – including a young girl. The 29-year-old attacker also died following the rampage in the Canadian city’s Greektown district on Sunday night. A video from one witness shows a man dressed in black clothes and a…
A British caver hailed a hero for helping to save the lives of 12 boys and their football coach trapped deep inside a Thai cave has said he may take action against Elon Musk after the billionaire entrepreneur called him a “pedo” online. The Tesla CEO lashed out on Sunday evening at Vernon Unsworth, 63, in an…
A secretly recorded tape of Donald Trump discussing a hush-money payment to a Playboy model over an alleged affair has led to a public row between the US president and his former lawyer. The audio, released to US media by representatives for Michael Cohen, confirms Mr Trump discussed buying the rights to the story two…
France has long defended its ‘exception culturelle’ with subsidies, quotas and tax breaks to protect French films, music and television from the ravages of a market economy. Now it is arming itself to fight the digital dominance of Netflix, the £100 billion American film and television streaming service. France’s three biggest broadcasters have set…
A blue-coloured Spanish wine is making a troubled début in France, with leading experts challenging the claim that the colour is natural and local winemakers arguing that the description on its label is illegal. Véronique Cheynier, director of research at the prestigious National Institute of Agricultural Research, cast doubt on the producer’s assertion that the…