How Asma al-Assad became Syria’s Lady Macbeth

How Asma al-Assad became Syria’s Lady Macbeth

In 2011 American Vogue published an interview with the first lady of Syria, Asma al-Assad. It described her as “a rose in the desert” and obsessed over her glamour and good looks. She was “the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies” and a “long limbed beauty with a trained analytic mind”, according to the … Read more

What We Know …Tech & Science Daily podcast

What We Know …Tech & Science Daily podcast

Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Get ready for a second release of Apple Intelligence AI features with the iOS 18.2 software update. The London Standard’s tech reporter Saqib Shar joins us to discuss what we know so far. Plus, is Apple going to work with Sony on PlayStation VR controllers? Elon Musk joins … Read more

Dartford Crossing west tunnel set for disruptions due to maintenance

Dartford Crossing west tunnel set for disruptions due to maintenance

The Dartford Crossing will undergo nightly closures this week for maintenance and tunnel works this week. Closures will primarily affect the A282 northbound West Tunnel, with diversions in place via National Highways. Motorists are advised to plan their journeys accordingly. The Dartford Crossing is a vital road link over the River Thames in England, connecting … Read more

Tonight’s rugby news as coach stunned by ‘unbelievable’ Welsh leader and 12 clubs join RFU revolt

Tonight’s rugby news as coach stunned by ‘unbelievable’ Welsh leader and 12 clubs join RFU revolt

-Credit: (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency Ltd) Your evening rugby headlines on Monday, December 9. Jac Morgan is ‘unbelievable’ Ospreys head coach Toby Booth branded Jac Morgan as an “unbelievable leader” in his post-match press conference. Ospreys defeated Emirates Lions 30-14 in the EPCR Challenge Cup on Sunday, and were the sole region with a … Read more

Residents could start returning to their homes

Residents could start returning to their homes

Some residents living near a giant sinkhole near Merthyr could return home within the week. The massive 50ft cavity, which increased in size last week, first appeared right outside homes in Nant Morlais on Sunday, December 1. The local authority previously said the sinkhole was likely caused by the collapse of a culvert after Storm … Read more

Man apprehended ‘in connection with New York assassination’

Man apprehended ‘in connection with New York assassination’

A man has reportedly been apprehended in connection with the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The insurance executive was gunned down on Wednesday in New York by a masked man who escaped on foot before mounting a bike and disappearing into Central Park. With the manhunt now in its sixth day, a man in … Read more

from Kate Bush to Low, Phoebe Bridgers to Mazzy Star

from Kate Bush to Low, Phoebe Bridgers to Mazzy Star

If the current official chart is to be believed, what is played at Christmas can get a wee bit… repetitive. No disrespect to Mariah Carey, Jona Lewie, Chris Rea, and co but, when people are holding Whamageddon-style competitions to try to avoid some of these songs, it’s maybe a sign that something new is needed. … Read more