BIZARRE: 22 - What They Never Told You

Colin Pitchfork: justice secretary attempts to halt killer’s release

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has asked the Parole Board to reconsider a decision to allow child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.

The Week · Jul 4, 2023

Rolls-Royce Spectre review: an ultra-luxury all-electric super coupé

Rolls-Royce first, electric car second. It’s a sound bite which crops up time and time again from the brand’s top brass, all in attendance at the Spectre’s first drive event in Napa Valley, California. At first glance, there is little that gives away its full EV credentials. Familiar features such…

The Week · Jul 4, 2023

Is Russia planning to blow up the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?

Russia could be planning to blow up Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in a bid to halt the advance of Ukrainian troops and force Kyiv into premature peace talks that favour the Kremlin.

The Week · Jul 4, 2023

Why schoolchildren are regularly being targeted by terrorist groups in many countries

Brian J. Phillips, Reader in International Relations at the University of Essex examines the reasons behind the 21st century rise in terrorist attacks on school children across the globe.

The Week · Jul 3, 2023

US-China talks: can Biden mend ties with Beijing?

The US treasury secretary heads to China this week hoping to lay the groundwork for improved communication and relations between the world’s two largest economies.

The Week · Jul 3, 2023

Grantley Hall review: elaborate luxury in the friendly north

An interior-design journalist friend sighed when I mentioned I was heading to Grantley Hall. Words like “brilliant” and “bonkers” and “lavish” dotted the conversation for a while, among much speculation that the owner will never make the renovation/redecoration budget back. 

The Week · Jul 3, 2023

Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall review: a Michelin-starred taste of home

They say that smell is the sense most linked to memory, the thing that has our minds barrelling to the past, like that scene in “Ratatouille”. Experience suggests they have a point: a hint of pipe smoke and it’s 1978 and I’m back at my grandad’s. 

The Week · Jul 3, 2023

How the world reported French riots over shooting of teenage boy

The killing of a 17-year-old boy by police during a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre last week has triggered days of unrest in France. 

The Week · Jul 3, 2023

Israel launches large-scale military operation in West Bank

At least five Palestinians have been killed in one of the largest military operations launched on the West Bank by Israel in recent years.  

The Week · Jul 3, 2023

Mexican mayor marries a crocodile

A mayor of a Mexican town has married a crocodile bride in a traditional ritual for prosperity, reported the BBC. Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa could be seen kissing the reptile, whose snout had been tied shut. The seven-year-old crocodile is believed to symbolise a deity linked with mother earth and…

The Week · Jul 3, 2023