I want Madeleine McCann to be alive, safe and well. Having said that, Grenfell survivors still haven’t been rehoused and living in hotels. NHS is collapsing. There is something dodgy about this case.
It's my duty to report Rishi Sunak has 12 houses, one is a £7 mln pound house in Kensington, one is a £1.5, 12 acre, Georgian Mansion.
He is a multi millionaire, ex banker that voted for huge cuts to public services while at the same time voting to cut taxes to the richest 1%.
Mbappe is donating his entire international match fees to charity, because he feels he should not be paid to represent his country.
He is a patron of the Preiers de Cordees association, a charity which helps organise sports activities for children with disabilities.
Liverpool footballer Howard Gayle has turned down an MBE nomination, saying it would be a betrayal to Africans who suffered at the hands of the British Empire.
As you get older, you'll realise that a £250 watch and a £25 watch both tell the same time.
A Michael Kors wallet and a Primark wallet hold the same amount of money.
A £500,000 and a £100,000 house host the same loneliness.
True happiness is not found in materialistic things.
Update on this:
The bride in this video is safe.
29-year-old Lebanese bride Israa Seblani, a doctor working in the US, helped to check on the injured nearby, before fleeing central Beirut’s Saifi square to safety.
I don't understand McGregor's fan base.
Conor tried to attack Aldo.
Conor threw bottles at Diaz.
Conor attacked a bus and nearly blinded a person.
Conor insulted Khabib’s dad and his religion.
Don't be a hypocrite. Mcgregor got what he deserved.
#UFC229
This isn't the Third Reich. This is Madison Square Garden, New York, 1939.
Worth remembering.
History teaches that no country is immune to the growth of xenophobia. We must remain vigilant and active to counter hate crime.
Rishi Sunak can keep his Nando and McDonalds vouchers, I want Universal Basic Income for everybody in the UK and beyond.
UBI can dramatically reduce poverty, insecurity and the use of food banks while saving on the bureaucracy of current social welfare administration.
Steven Gerrard has a worse win record (52.27%) compared to these awful managers:
Mark Warburton, 65.85% - Sacked
Padro Caixinha, 53.85% - Sacked
Graeme Murty, 62.07% - Unconsidered
It's my duty to tell you that Amber Rudd's brother Roland has a PR firm - Finsbury. It represents construction company - Kier. They got the Hinkley Point C gig. Back then Amber Rudd was Energy Secretary but she didn't declare interest. Classic example of
#corruption
.
Ermənistan ordusuna dəstək üçün fond yaradılıb. Kart hesabı 1 həftə əvvəl rusiyalılara paylanıb, pullar toplanmağa başlanıb. Bu gün məlum olub fondu yaradan azərbaycanlılar imiş. Pulu nağdlaşdırıb itiblər.
The last power plant in Gaza has completely shut down, due to lack of fuel, there is no electricity at all. Hospitals are closing down, water sources are contaminated, and most residents can't leave.
What Netanyahu is doing to the Palestinians is a crime against humanity
She is still trying to find joy in a wedding she took so long to prepare.
"There is a lot of damage, many people were killed and wounded. But also if I want to look at us, myself, my husband, the photographer - how we escaped unharmed, I thank God for protecting us."
440 pairs of women's shoes were hung on one of the city walls in Istanbul. This is the number of women murdered by their husbands in Turkey during last year.
Thread. Yuri Gagarin in photos.
On April 12, 1961, he became the first man to travel into space.
I'm sure you have not seen some of these photos.
Hyde Park Hotel, 13 July 1961, London.
After the blast, she and her husband tried to compose themselves and carry on with their celebrations.
“My husband told me to continue, we can’t stop. I was like okay, why not, we continue...Then we went to have a dinner.”
So when I've reached the post office, something very interesting happened.
I've asked how much do I need to pay for the trip, taxi driver refused to take any payment and said something that I'll never forgot. He said: "Welcome to Scotland".
Portugal went to the polls on Sunday with PM Antonio Costa's Socialists won a second straight term after presiding over a period of solid economic growth following years of austerity.
Memo to right-wing nutters:
Priti Patel's parents Anjana and Sushil Patel were not economic immigrants but refugees escaping Idi Amin's Uganda - If the UK wouldn't have taken 30,000 of Asians escaping 'Butcher of Uganda', she wouldn't be here at all.
Pass it on.
According to Andrew Neil, I shouldn't take part in next Scottish independence referendum because I was born in Azerbaijan, even though lived my whole life in Scotland.
According to Andrew Neil, I should have blue eyes with blonde hair with union jack flag in order to vote.
Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović and unveiled in 1966, these Stone Flowers serves as a reminder of the atrocities perpetrated in the Jasenovac concentration camp.
The camp was established and operated solely by the governing Ustaše regime rather than by the Third Reich.
The Guardian's Joshua Surtees described them as follows:
“Erected in tranquil fields in the middle of nowhere, Spomeniks – which means monuments in Serbo-Croatian – look like alien landings, crop circles or Pink Floyd album covers.”
340 MPs just voted for the reunification of Ireland, the independence of Scotland and the dissolution of the union.
Grab the popcorn and enjoy the show.
Thread. Russia's declining influence can be seen throughout the post-Soviet world and here's few signs:
* Vladimir Putin’s jet also landed in Uzbekistan – but president Shavkat Mirziyoyev was not there to welcome him, sending his Prime Minister Abdulla Oripov instead.
The unique style of the Yugoslavian monuments—which looked to Western modernism for inspiration—is objectively much different from the representative art found in its Soviet neighbours.
This interesting landmark was created as a monument to the revolution at Grmec.
The concept art (left) by Wayne Haag for the 2017 film Alien Covenant which depicts some nature of ancient alien temple is inspired by this gem.
Ilirska Bistrica dedicated to the fighters of the 4th Yugoslavian Army who liberated this area during WWII.
The remains of 284 of these soldiers who died during this fight are interred in a mass tomb beneath the monument.
Different symbols in public art reflect the particular style of past or current regimes, and taking notice uncovers layers of history of a place hiding in plain sight.
This creative architectural design as erected for honoring towards Battle of Kozara.
Those far right thugs in George Square today are the same bunch of criminals that shout "Fenian" to Scots from Irish background, "F*ggot" to people from sexual minorities, "dirty n***rs, ch**kies and p*kis" to people from ethnic minorities. This is happening far too often.
British right-wing journalists will write dozens of articles on Meghan Markle, but not one on Prince Andrew's ties to Epstein.
Racism is blinding the UK.
Located on the Smetovi mountain; the monument was built in 1968. It is dedicated to fallen fighters of Zenica Partisan Detachment – an anti-Nazi resistance movement.
Russian rapper Oxxxymiron cancelled his six sold-out shows in Moscow and St Petersburg as a protest against the war. He wrote:
“I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine.”
Celtic who have won 10 trophies in a row, winning 34 cup games straight, won 8 leagues in a row, dropped 10 points in last 30 games, won 9 of last 10 league games but according to some fools don’t deserve to be champions because they have lost 11 points from 24 remaining.
Iceland has no army, navy or airforce. And it jails corrupt bankers and politicians.
South Korea sentenced their former president to 24 years in prison for corruption.
UK makes corrupt politicians and criminal bankers - Lords and government.
Poor statement.
Joseph Stalin signed a pact with Hitler, clearing the way for the invasion of Poland in 1939. Do schools not teach history anymore? Both Hitler and Stalin were totalitarian butchers with the blood of tens of millions of innocent people on their hands.
Very important point. Kylian Mbappe, the son of a Cameroonian father and Algerian mother, and his success presents a living, breathing counter to the anti-immigration, nationalist and toxic campaign of Marine Le Pen and her allies.
#ImAlreadyHome
The unique style of the Yugoslavian monuments—which looked to Western modernism for inspiration—is objectively much different from the representative art found in its Soviet neighbors.
The BBC is preparing to move its channel licences, in order to keep its ability to broadcast outside of the UK.
As a result of an impending no-deal Brexit, the BBC is looking at having its international channels licensed in either the Republic of Ireland or The Netherlands.
My first visit to Edinburgh was also interesting. Edinburgh looked like a city from tales with amazing restaurants and festivals.
I especially love sunsets in Edinburgh. You always get amazing views from Arthur's seat and Edinburgh castle.
Today is a special day. Today marks 20 years since I moved to Scotland. Happy Scottish anniversary to me🍾
As 2018 ends, I would like to share some of my favourite memories of Glasgow. My home city.
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the US west coast are refusing to handle any Russian cargo in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents about 20,000 workers at 29 ports.
Different symbols in public art reflect the particular style of past or current regimes, and taking notice uncovers layers of history of a place hiding in plain sight.
Thread. Apparently there's a major tension and inter-ethnic conflict among Chechens and Buryats in Russian Armed Forces.
Around 100 soldiers were reportedly drawn into the exchange of fire in the village of Kyselivka, in occupied Kherson Oblast.
Some folks asking me how I ended up in Scotland?
I came to Scotland after Andy Halliday's poor performance in Azerbaijan to show him how to play football.
This spomenik at Sinj commemorates the 24 executed fighters of the 1st Split Partisan Detachment who were executed on this spot by Ustaše forces after they were captured in the process of rebelling against Axis occupation.
The UK is preparing to announce a fresh package of military aid for Ukraine and has demonstrated new missile systems and armoured vehicles that it believes can help Kyiv in the next phases of fighting.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he will attend this month’s NATO summit in Madrid, becoming the country’s first leader to join a top meeting of the transatlantic group.
Yugoslavia was quick to adopt a new aesthetic, influenced by the art scene in the Slavic and Jewish diaspora communities in the US. The abstract-expressionism of David Smith and Mark Rothko soon enough became a hallmark of Yugoslavian identity.
Spomenik in Montenegro