Our latest tale of corruption takes us to South Asia, where the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has just escaped an attempt to unseat him. His opponents had pressed the country’s supreme court to investigate him, and although Mr Sharif will retain power, the investigation is far from over. The...
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Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have won the first round of the French presidential election. There will be a second vote on May 7, and the winner will become the next President of France. This unconventional election has seen four frontrunners vying for the presidency – Macron, Le Pen,...
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Voters in France and abroad are heading to the polls today to elect the republic’s new president as the first round of voting begins. An unconventional campaign has left four frontrunners vying for the presidency: the National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen, the anti-establishment banker and former finance minister Emmanuel...
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People always tout the BBC as the jewel in the crown of British television, but somewhere it has really failed to make a mark is period crime drama. ITV really brings home the bacon here – we had years of Agatha Christie adaptations, and the broadcaster has now turned to...
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Say what you like about Donald Trump, but I don’t think anyone could argue he isn’t polarising. The biggest and most polarising act of his presidency so far was the executive order to place a travel ban on the US borders. What was the substance of the order? All refugees...
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Following the surprise decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to call a snap general election, two of our writers give their take on the news. Reece Goodall Theresa May’s announcement was a canny one for two reasons. Since the referendum, losing players have pulled every trick out of the hat to...
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And so, Doctor Who comes roaring back onto our screens – if you planned to spend your Saturday night up to anything other than catching the Doctor’s newest adventure, there’s clearly something off with your priorities. The series kicks off with a new companion and a dangerous foe, with the...
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Between 2006 and 2013, JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiary, JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPM-APAC) took on about 100 Chinese interns and full-time employees. That seems harmless enough in itself, but these hires have been at the centre of a bribery case spread over two continents and worth hundreds...
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They say all publicity is good publicity – try telling that to United Airlines! Two weeks ago, it was castigated for refusing to let two girls in leggings board a plane, but it is now facing another controversy that could do irreparable damage to the company’s reputation and its pockets....
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The seventh season of The Walking Dead has come to an end and, although the show remains popular with viewers, it has seen its ratings decline this time round. Coupled with increased fan dissatisfaction, does this mark the beginning of the end for The Walking Dead? Season 7 kicked...
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According to NUS research, 63% of students agree that there should be a second referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal. Students have been unhappy ever since the vote, as the majority of young people were on the Remain side of the argument – 75% of young voters supported...
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Spy series 24 has returned to our screens in a new spin-off, Legacy. Although it lacks one-man murder machine Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), it is in many other ways much the same show. We’ve the ticking clock, the action, the political machinations and something far less savoury – the same...
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Should a degree be a prerequisite for political office? I ask, because there’s an interesting situation in Kenya at the moment. It seems that the Governor of Mombasa, Ali Hassan Joho, may have forged some of his secondary school qualifications. If this is the case, he could be stripped of...
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