The sparkling wine that was recovered. Western Cape police seized bubbly and crayfish in operations this week. Drugs and guns were also seized in raids, which included the arrest of a woman allegedly trying to throw away a bag of mandrax. Stolen vehicles were also recovered.Stolen bubbly, a huge haul of crayfish tails as well as drugs,…

Image copyright Reuters Anti-government protesters have installed a plaque declaring Thailand “belongs to the people”, in a bold show of opposition to the monarchy. The plaque was laid near Bangkok’s Grand Palace in the latest challenge to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn.Student-led protests calling for reform of the country’s monarchy and political system have been going…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ironman Wales attracts thousands of athletes and spectator from around the world Police have issued safety advice to people planning to visit Pembrokeshire this weekend for what would have been Ironman Wales. This year’s triathlon, due to be held in and around Tenby on Sunday, has been cancelled because…

Image copyright Getty Images Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire has apologised after claims it would pay some head office staff only half of their notice pay.Arcadia, whose High Street brands include Topman, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins, said it was “extremely sorry”.All affected employees would get full pay, the firm said.The Unite union, which had…

Rugby ball (Getty Images) Teddy Iribaren slotted 20 points to send Racing 92 into the European Champions Cup semi-finals with a 36-27 victory at Clermont on Saturday. The Parisians will host title holders Saracens in seven days’ time after the relegated English champions stunned four-time winners Leinster 25-17 in Dublin.”We know we had three matches…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved quickly Friday evening to say he would advance a nominee to succeed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, just hours after her death. In a statement released by his office, the Kentucky Republican vowed to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the seat: “President Trump’s nominee…

Jude Law paces on a bucolic road, shouting into his phone about money and police. He hikes through sun-dappled woods, cues up “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + the Machine, sits down next to a waterfall, sobs operatically for a while, then gently places a child-sized striped T-shirt in the bubbling river and watches…

Image copyright AFP Boris Johnson will spend the weekend considering whether to tighten Covid-19 measures further, after saying the UK was “now seeing a second wave”.The government is understood to be looking at a ban on households in England mixing, and reducing opening hours for pubs and restaurants. At least 13.5 million people, roughly one-in-five…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMatt Hancock: “We are concerned about this rise in cases”A further 2,988 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the UK in the past 24 hours, government data showed.It is the highest number reported on a single day since 22 May and a rise of 1,175 on…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Earlier this week Apple’s value reached $2.3tn (£1.7tn), more than the combined worth of the FTSE 100 US and Asian stock markets have gone into reverse after shares in America’s biggest technology firms tumbled.Companies that have powered US markets to record highs – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook…

Rome, Sept 18, 2020 (AFP) -Simona Halep and defending women’s champion Karolina Pliskova both eased into the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Friday.Top seed Halep rallied from 3-0 down in the first set to see off Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska in a 7-5, 6-4 victory that took one hour and 28 minutes.”Big picture, I think…

When the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awards took place on Monday, there was no star-studded gala like in years past. But, at an event rendered all-virtual by the ongoing pandemic, there was still plenty to celebrate—including the fact that this year’s class of winners is the most diverse in the 39-year…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A file photo of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army warship China says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait to “protect its sovereignty” as a top US official visits Taiwan.The live-fire drills take place amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, and as the US moves to…

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing.India was firmly in focus as the latest epicentre, although North and South America combined still accounted for almost half of the global cases.Global new daily case numbers reached record levels in recent days and…