Steve Anglesey
03 February 2022
Turkey celebrates as the demolition of the “world’s most ridiculous building” is ordered
The blue-and-yellow business complex will gradually come down over the next two years. The Mayor of Kahramanmaraş hopes this means the city's reputation will then go up.
Read the full article31 January 2022
Boris Johnson’s Sue Gray gamble has backfired spectacularly
Her Partygate update has ended the prime minister’s bounceback and put his future back in serious doubt
Read the full article27 January 2022
How a 19-year legal battle of a noisy toilet was flushed by Italy’s highest court
According to newspaper Il Giornale, the case symbolises a giant clogging of the country's judicial system.
Read the full article20 January 2022
You’ll never put a meta bit of butter on your knife? Turkish farmer trials VR
A Turkish farmer has claimed that putting virtual reality goggles on his cows causes them to produce more milk
Read the full article19 January 2022
Boris Johnson is 007 in Now, Time To Die
Agent Blond faces imminent doom. But could there be one last chance to escape?
Read the full article13 January 2022
Big Mac’s legal plans in Italy are left in ruins
A legal bid by McDonald’s to build a drive-through in close proximity to some ruins in Rome has been ended by Italy's highest court.
Read the full article13 January 2022
Photographing the decay of that colossal wreck…
Georgian photographer DAVIT TABAGARI produces stunning images of the rusting remains of the once mighty Soviet empire in his hometown Tbilisi.
Read the full article12 January 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg hits all the wrong notes
In laughing off the struggles musicians are facing with touring in the EU due to Brexit, he only made himself appear more out of touch than ever.
Read the full article06 January 2022
Transgender jibe hits Madame Macron
The president's wife is starting legal proceedings over a conspiracy theory that she is transgender.
Read the full article05 January 2022
Trump finds Brexit’s pastures not quite as green as predicted
STEVE ANGLESEY on the latest sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain.
Read the full article22 December 2021
BadFellas: A Tory gangster story
"As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a Conservative…"
Read the full article18 December 2021
Boris Johnson’s nightmare from the right
The Lib Dems' North Shropshire victory overshadows a new danger for the Conservatives.
Read the full article16 December 2021
When Harry met Santa: Gay Santa goes viral in Norway
A Norwegian Christmas advert depicting Santa falling in love with a man called Harry has been widely shared on social media.
Read the full article14 December 2021
A year of Brexit that went from bad to verse
How our first year properly out of the EU went in the form of rhymes and poetry.
Read the full article09 December 2021
Gem finder wins cash from a crash
A young Frenchman has financially benefitted after finding gemstones, and being allowed to keep half, from a plane crash on Mont Blanc dating back to 1950.
Read the full article07 December 2021
Gammon’s off as truth about Francois’ best-seller is revealed
Celebrations of Mark Francois' book, Spartan Victory, achieving best-seller status may be premature.
Read the full article01 December 2021
Now it’s the Brexit-voting farmers who have buyer’s remorse
As subsidies are cut and pigs are culled, it's unlikely farmers are part of the 18% who believe Brexit is going well.
Read the full article25 November 2021
Weird Europe: Chef wins £86k truffle scuffle
Umberto Bombana secured the product known locally as Truffle of the White Madonna.
Read the full article25 November 2021
Europe, through the lens of Tom Stoddart
The gifted photographer died last week. His images, however, live on and continue to change the way people think.
Read the full article23 November 2021
Brexit success? What planet is Dominic Raab on?
Finally – a Visa-free aspect to Brexit. At least that’s what the deluded Dominic Raab is likely to tell you...
Read the full article18 November 2021
Unsettling incident at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article16 November 2021
Nanny-seekers and seasoned skiers struggle to find Brexit benefits
A new poll shows that all the “Brexit good news” is not getting through to voters. Strange that...
Read the full article11 November 2021
Sexist menu row sparks national debate in Italy
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article08 November 2021
Boris Johnson’s plan to win another general election with Brexit
From the same people who brought you the 'watertight' plan to rescue Owen Paterson, their latest proposal will reignite the Brexit debate.
Read the full article05 November 2021
The Owen Paterson scandal is the beginning of the end for Jacob Rees-Mogg
Tory knives are sharpening for a leader of the house who has lost all credibility.
Read the full article02 November 2021
Weird Europe: Danish election posters deliver an unintentional message
Janus Boye, a Social Democrat in Denmark, has earned himself a new nickname after the sun faded out the first and last letters of his name on a poster.
Read the full article02 November 2021
Brexit leaves No 10 loathed by fishermen on both sides of channel
Your weekly check on how well Brexit is going (SPOILER: Not very well)
Read the full article28 October 2021
Weird Europe: Villagers in Cyprus chip in for a giant potato
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article26 October 2021
Post-Brexit trade deal with New Zealand continues to make British farmers sheepish
The deal threatens to flood the UK market with cheap lamb produce. In the words of Liz Truss herself, "that is a disgrace."
Read the full article21 October 2021
‘Unsafe’ Bolshoi Theatre blamed for second death in eight years
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article19 October 2021
The British ‘expats’ returning to the UK because of Brexit
The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...
Read the full article14 October 2021
Weird Europe: Baby booted from Danish Commons
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
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