Een jonge, onbekende wapenproducent timmert aan de weg in Europa, ondanks de rommelige achtergrond van de oprichter.
The Ukrainian army's net gains — their first in more than two years — were marginal, representing only 0.02% of Ukrainian territory.
A second-string Nottingham Forest served up the shock of the Premier League weekend as they ran through an insipid Chelsea side in west London to keep their dual bid for Premier League safety and European glory alive.
After Vítor Pereira announced eight changes from the team that beat Aston Villa in the Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday night, and with the second leg just three days away, the Forest boss said he had “changed the players but not the spirit” of his team. If there were eyebrows raised when the news came in, Pereira’s appraisal turned out to be entirely correct. His understudies – led by the two-goal Taiwo Awoniyi and the winger Dilane Bakwa – were every inch the match of the many amortised investments that lined up for their opponents.
Continue reading...Counter-terror police investigate latest incident after series of attacks on Jewish-linked premises
Two people have been arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in Golders Green.
A 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested at an address in Romford, east London, where officers were also carrying out searches, the Metropolitan police said.
Continue reading...It took six years and a lot of soul-searching for the coach nicknamed Salvador Milagros to return in 2023. After more miracles, he is off again
In the final minutes before Villarreal met Copenhagen in December, they came down the tunnel, marched on to the pitch, lined up before the ballboys holding out that starry tarpaulin like firemen waiting for a leap from a burning building, and listened to the Champions League anthem blasting out. Only there was no die besten that night, no grosse sportliche veranstaltung and no grandes équipes either. No lyrics at all, in fact. Someone somewhere had put on the Europa League tune by mistake, so they shifted their feet and looked awkward instead. Then they went out and got beaten again. But that was then and this was now and this time the DJ played the right record and everyone danced, singing along to the chorus, life good again.
That was December, before week six in the Champions League, and Villarreal were soon gone. Without a win, having picked up a single point in eight games, they were the second worst team there and eliminated early: the continent’s premier competition, it seemed, was not their place, some kind of musical metaphor in that mix-up. But this was May, five months on, and they had just beaten Levante 5-1, securing the opportunity to go back and try again. They had done that early too. So at the full-time whistle on Saturday afternoon, week 34 in La Liga, the right anthem did go round the Ceramica, and so did the players, setting off on a lap of honour. Above them, message appeared on the scoreboard. “We are a Champions League team (again),” it said.
Continue reading...More than a quarter of 20- to 34-year-olds still live with their parents. No wonder they are escaping into virtual properties that they can decorate and furnish as they like
Name: Cosy gaming.
Age: Has its origins in social simulation games such as Harvest Moon (1996) and The Sims (2000).
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"You might not know Paul Pressler's name. But your life has been profoundly affected by the fruits of his labor. [...] Pressler in the eighties and nineties pushed the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's second-largest faith group, into a civil war that drove moderates from its ranks. As the architect of the SBC's so-called conservative resurgence, Pressler—or the Judge, as many knew him—played a crucial role in the marriage of the Republican Party and the white evangelical voters who still sustain its power. [...] That legacy began to crumble in 2017, when Rollins filed a lawsuit in Harris County alleging that Pressler had raped him repeatedly over decades and that prominent Southern Baptist figures and churches had concealed or mishandled evidence that Pressler was a sexual predator." Texas Monthly, He Remade the Southern Baptist Convention in His Image. Then Came the Abuse Allegations.
(CW: Rape and sexual assault of minors by powerful figures.)
(CW: Rape and sexual assault of minors by powerful figures.)
The Oasis, a Cincinnati-based radio network (94.5 FM, 97.7 FM, and 106.7 FM) recently learned that a much-smaller North Carolina station was selling its own call letters as a fundraising move. When they learned those call letters were "WKRP", Oasis instantly bought them - and thus WKRP is really now on the air in Cincinnati as of this morning.
The deal actually went down a month ago. The smaller North Carolina station announced they were selling the call letter rights back in January, and broadcasters in Cincinnati instantly took notice, hoping to capitalize on the fame of the sitcom of the late 1970s. The deal was finalized in April, and the Oasis team spent a month in preparation - including tapping original cast member Gary Sandy, who played program director Andy Travis, to pre-record some station announcements. And at midnight today (12:00 am Monday May 4th), the station announced its switchover with a continuous loop of the program's theme song until morning broadcast properly began. The new WKRP plans to keep up its programming for the most part (which already was similar to the the rock roster from the original sitcom - but station managers are quick to say that their DJs will also not be channeling "Dr. Johnny Fever", and that they also DO NOT plan a turkey drop.
The deal actually went down a month ago. The smaller North Carolina station announced they were selling the call letter rights back in January, and broadcasters in Cincinnati instantly took notice, hoping to capitalize on the fame of the sitcom of the late 1970s. The deal was finalized in April, and the Oasis team spent a month in preparation - including tapping original cast member Gary Sandy, who played program director Andy Travis, to pre-record some station announcements. And at midnight today (12:00 am Monday May 4th), the station announced its switchover with a continuous loop of the program's theme song until morning broadcast properly began. The new WKRP plans to keep up its programming for the most part (which already was similar to the the rock roster from the original sitcom - but station managers are quick to say that their DJs will also not be channeling "Dr. Johnny Fever", and that they also DO NOT plan a turkey drop.
LEIPZIG (ANP) - Nadat een auto is ingereden op een menigte in Leipzig zijn zeker twee doden gevallen, zegt burgemeester Burkhard Jung tegen media. De vermoedelijke dader is aangehouden, schrijft de Leipziger Volkszeitung.