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Nato is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the strategic region, the alliance’s leader said on Tuesday. Secretary-General…
Sol Campbell revealed he fought the temptation to wildly celebrate in front of the Tottenham fans after helping Arsenal win the 2004 Premier League title at White Hart Lane. Campbell was part of Arsene Wenger’s ‘Invincibles’ side who were crowned…
Jon Rahm admits he hopes his appeal against fines imposed for playing LIV events will not be heard before the Ryder Cup. Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Adrian Meronk have all appealed against the monetary sanctions handed down for competing on…
Emma Raducanu overcame serving woes to upset 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and reach the second round of the Australian Open. The 22-year-old hit 15 double faults but edged an erratic match to post her best win at Melbourne Park, seeing…
Minister for enterprise and employment, Peter Burke, has said he is concerned for Meta staff following an announcement that it is planning to cut about five per cent of staff it considers to be its lowest performers. Burke said his…
Meta is planning to cut about five per cent of staff it considers to be its lowest performers, it has been reported. Bloomberg reported that an internal memo sent to staff by chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said he had “decided…
Vietnam and Russia have signed an agreement to boost co-operation on nuclear energy as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin makes a two-day visit to Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country has been trying to revive its nuclear energy plans after shelving…
US singer Beyonce has postponed a teased announcement because of the “devastation” of the California wildfires that has seen thousands of homes destroyed and communities ravaged. The 43-year-old superstar, whose BeyGood foundation has donated 2.5 million US dollars (€2.437 million)…
TikTok has said reports it could sell its US business to X owner Elon Musk are “pure fiction”. According to Bloomberg News, officials in China – the home of TikTok’s parent firm ByteDance – are weighing up a possible sale…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story At some point in the past decade or two, dance-music d.j.s discovered a way of punctuating their sets with a prank. Just as the music was reaching a crescendo, it would…