You might think you know what’s coming next in Netflix’s The Crown: after all, the life of the most famous family in the country is not exactly untold history and requires no spoiler alerts. But with the making of season two, creator Peter Morgan has revealed how he plans to continue the story of Elizabeth’s reign – and the focus will shift away from the Queen herself as other royals take centre stage.
Settlers reportedly attack IDF soldiers near Susiya
IDF soldiers were attacked by West Bank settlers Saturday who reported to the scene of clashes between Israelis and Palestinians near the village of Sussiya, south of Hebron, police said. Police received a report of graffiti of a Star of David and the word “revenge” spray painted in Hebrew near the Palestinian village in what authorities suspect may be a “Price tag” attack.
Hot Stuff: Pakistan’s Tea-Selling Hunk Brews Up A Movie Career
“My mother often used to tell me that one day you will become a famous man,” Arshad Khan told The National in late October. Had he read his tea leaves, Arshad Khan could not have foreseen the drastic turn his life would take in 2016.
Allan Williams, who set up Beatles’ early gigs, dies at 86
Graham Stanley, manager of the Jacaranda Club that Williams used to operate, said Saturday that Williams died Friday night.
British disabled ‘fit for work’ deaths covered up
Former Chancellor Norman Lamont walks into traffic to escape hearing about thousands of unnecessary deaths . THE Department for Work and Pensions “hid” the deaths of seven disability benefit claimants from an independent expert hired to review its “fitness for work” assessments , a freedom of information request has found.
Putin congratulates Trump, not Obama, in New Year’s statement
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year’s greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government. However, Putin did convey his seasonal greetings to Obama, his family and the American people in a separate statement earlier Friday, while responding to the latest wave of US sanctions against Russia.
Irfan aims to target Steven Smith in ODIs
Karachi : Looking forward to playing on the bouncy pitches of Australia, world’s tallest bowler Mohammad Irfan of Pakistan has revealed that he is aiming to target in-form Australian skipper Steven Smith in the five-match ODI series between two sides beginning January 13 at the Gabba, Brisbane. “I am the only bowler with this sort of height so I feel I have an advantage over others which I will use on the bouncy pitches of Australia to take wickets.My main target will be Smith, who is in good form right now but as my bounce is unusual I will try to use it to bowl him out,” the Express Tribune quoted Irfan as saying.
Review of the Year: Didcot – From tragedy to a 80m transformation
Neil Wadley, 47, of Pound Lane, Upton, was the leader of a criminal gang and was jailed with nine accomplices at Oxford Crown Court for a total of 91 years and 11 months for their parts in a drug-dealing conspiracy. Wadley was given a 17-year jail term while his right-hand man Gary Hunt, 39, of Church Street, Didcot, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
Goldsmiths thieves still at large year after city centre raid
TODAY marks one year since 11 masked men smashed their way into an Oxford jewellers in one of the biggest ever heists in the city. And despite a major police investigation and CCTV showing the burglars sledge-hammering their way into the shopping centre from Cornmarket Street, no arrests have been made and detectives still have no idea where the men are 12 months on.
Manorlands-based Airedale healthcare worker ‘humbled’ to receive MBE
A HEALTHCARE worker with Airedale NHS Foundation Trust said she was “humbled” to be rewarded in the New Year Honours List. Dr Helen Livingstone, a specialist palliative care consultant currently working at Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands, was awarded the MBE.
Washington’s minimum wage to break national record on Jan. 1
Millions of U.S. workers will get a raise on New Year’s Day, as more than a dozen states increase their minimum wage. That will include thousands of people across Washington.
Turning Iraq history to rubble, leaving the mess to looters
This Nov. 19, 2008 photo released by the U.S. Army shows the statues of the lamassu, the winged, human-headed bulls that stood at the gates of the palace and were believed to ward off evil in the ancient city of Nimrud, near Mosul, Iraq. The bulls were destroyed by Islamic State group militants in early 2015 as they razed the entire site, one of the most important archaeological ruins in the Middle East.
Top China coal province vows 20 percent cut in pollution by 2020 – Xinhua
One of China’s top coal-producing provinces has vowed to slash its level of fine particle pollution by one-fifth by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing the provincial government. China has adopted various measures from policing barbeques to halting industrial production in efforts to ease the yearly winter haze that hit the country earlier this month leaving cities veiled in foul-smelling smog.
Trump’s praise of Putin could signal a new day for US policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a sword while listening an explanations from the head of Russian First Channel Konstantin Ernst, during his meeting with the historical action film Viking’s crew, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Viking is a historical action film based on the historical document Primary Chronicle and Icelandic Kings’ sagas.
Taiwan leader urges China for ‘calm’ talks as pressure grows
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, President Tsai Ing-wen, right, and Vice President Chen Chien-jen look through name cards of journalists attending an international press conference at the presidential office, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Taipei, Taiwan. President Tsai urged China to engage in “calm and rational” dialogue to maintain peace, vowing not to give in to Beijing’s recent moves to “threaten and intimidate” the self-ruled island.
Australia kicks off global New Year party defying terror threat
SYDNEY: Global terror attacks have cast a pall over 2016 but Australia was Saturday set to defy the threats and ring in the New Year with bumper crowds gathering to watch a firework extravaganza on Sydney’s glittering harbour. 2016 has seen repeated bloodshed, most recently a deadly truck attack at a Berlin Christmas market, a similar incident on Bastille Day in France that killed 86, and atrocities in Turkey and the Middle East.
Sri Muda Umno members leave for Pribumi
SHAH ALAM: Some 200 former Umno members from Sri Muda are claimed to have left their party for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Pribumi supreme council member Abu Bakar Yahya said that he had received more than 200 applications to join the party from various Umno divisions in Taman Sri Muda.
Geometric Concrete Fortress in Korea was Designed to Look Like a Giant Glaring Owl
Located in the South Korean port city of Busan, this concrete fortress by architect Moon Hoon has four levels, and was designed to resemble a perched growling owl. Don’t let its cold looks fool you, as this is actually a cozy modern home on the inside.
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Scores of people died and the Rwenzururu king, Charles Wesley Mumbere and over 160 of his subjects arrested in the incident. Joint prayers for the families of the people killed and arrested in the November bloody clashes in Kasese district were held in Kasese town.
Fake celeb encounter top fake news for Medicine Hat
Way back when, this column challenged readers to get Medicine Hat on the map in 2016, nudging eyeballs toward application and nomination forms for halls of fame, committees and other enterprises of renown. The most notable, but absolutely unconfirmed mention of the Hat comes via a series of Facebook posts that portend that actor Hugh Jackman got a flat outside town.
UNSC Resolution 2334 Takes Israel’s Shackles Off
At first, the resolution knocked the wind out of Israel and the Jewish nation, worldwide, as well as those who support the Jewish state and the Jewish nation. The gathering storm has not moved on and is not totally over; there are 22 more days for Obama’s disastrous reign during which, after he stabbed Israel in her back he may go for the jugular and declare a “Palestine” state, a member of the putrid United Nations Organization .
My top 10 personalities that moved Uganda in 2016
The history that had for a long time seemed unalterable was rewritten. Yet there are individuals whose feats were the final screw to the nut that brought about the merrymaking when the landmarks were achieved.
Pacific islands first to welcome in new year
Islands in Polynesia and the Central Pacific have ushered in the new year as the UK counts down to the start of 2017. Cities in the island nations of Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati were the first to welcome the new year as the clock hit 10am on New Year’s Eve in London.
Here are the best and worst investments from 2016
With the S&P/TSX composite index up roughly 18 per cent, the S&P/TSX venture up 44 per cent and the major U.S. indices all hitting record highs, you had to have a really good year in 2016 to stand out from the pack. And, from the Russian ruble to the mighty marijuana plant, there were plenty of assets that did just that.
Turning Iraq history to rubble, leaving the mess to looters
Iraq archaeologist Layla Salih, left, confers with UNESCO’s representative in Iraq Louse Haxthausen, right, at the ancient site of Nimrud, Iraq, in this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 photo. Days after Iraqi forces drove the Islamic State group from Nimrud in November, Salih arrived to survey the damage they wreaked on the nearly 3,000-year-old site.
Agatha Christie had little-known role in ancient Nimrud
This 1949 photo taken by British mystery author Agatha Christie shows a statue of a lamassu, a winged bull from Assyrian mythology who guarded the royal court from evil, at the ancient site of Nimrud, near modern day Mosul, Iraq. Christie had a little-known link to Nimrud: She accompanied her husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan, as he excavated the onetime capital of the Assyrian Empire, and she assisted by piecing together some artifacts and chronicling the dig in photos and film.
After epic Olympic battle, Carolina Marin and PV Sindhu set to renew…
‘I will try to do my best. It is going to be an exciting game against Sindhu,’ says Marin, the Olympic gold medalist.
Bravo, you saved $4: Why your New Year’s Eve fill-up to avoid…
While the rest of Canada was quietly stocking up on champagne and sparklers for the New Year’s countdown, in Alberta and Ontario there were long lineups as drivers queued for one last fill-up before 2017. The reason? New climate change legislation that, once in force on January 1, would jack up fuel prices by about five cents per litre.
Senator McConnell, the Security Council Resolution, and the Default of the Guardians
President Obama has learned well from Majority Leader McConnell. A few days ago, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power, acting under direction of Secretary of State Kerry, who was himself obeying diktat from President Obama, abstained from a Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s legal settlement of the territory known as, “The West Bank.”
What we want to see in sport in 2017
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Greek ambassador to Brazil killed; widow and 2 men questioned
Brazilian police are questioning the widow of the Greek ambassador to that country, along with a military police officer described as her lover and another man in the death of the diplomat, authorities said Friday. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, had been missing since Monday, Evaristo Pontes Magalhaes, a police investigator in the Baixada Fluminense state, said Friday at a news conference.
Always mangle Korean names? It might not be your fault
Impeached President Park Geun-hye’s surname is “Park,” right? Nope. In Korean it’s closer to “Bahk.”
US stocks notched big gains in 2016 despite an early stumble
In a year with no shortage of surprises and stomach-churning turns in the market, stock investors can feel pretty good about 2016. Wall Street repeatedly bounced back from steep slumps, including the worst start to any year for stocks, the second correction for the market in five months and investor fears of a global slowdown.
Man charged with wife’s death in Tonga wants his cash back
A U.S. citizen detained in Honolulu and facing extradition to Tonga where he’s accused of beating his wife to death has asked the U.S. government to return cash he had amassed from other countries including Canada and New Zealand. The various denominations of currency from Tonga, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United States are the “only means that Mr. Fletcher has to hire an attorney and mount any meaningful defense to the charges in Tonga,” Assistant Federal Defender Melinda Yamaga said in the motion.
S. Koreans demand president’s removal on New Year’s Eve
Even on New Year’s Eve, large crowds of South Koreans were expected to join another rally demanding the ouster of impeached President Park Geun-hye, who’s determined to restore her powers through a court trial. Hundreds of thousands were expected to participate in the evening marches near Seoul’s presidential palace and the Constitutional Court.
2016 Mattapoisett Woman of the Year: Jo Pannell never stops giving to the town
The Council on Aging, the Historical Commission and Society and the public library - Jo Pannell has more than made her mark on all these town organizations in decades as a dedicated volunteer.  She worked with persistence to obtain the town’s first wheelchair accessible van, COA treasurer Liz Field said in her written recommendation of Pannell, and she is helping to create the Brick Memorial Park walkway at Ned’s Point and Shipyard Park.  As Field’s recommendation points out, Pannell has been a member of the Historical Commission since 1998 and is now chairman. She’s a member of the Friends of the Public Library and a regular volunteer there.
Loganair boss gets off to a flying start as airline plans take off
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China says ‘Sky Net’ campaign recovers $331 million in corruption losses
China’s President Xi Jinping looks on before meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Halll of the People in Beijing, China December 2, 2016. China has recovered 2.3 billion yuan in losses from graft in the first 11 months of this year from across more than 70 different regions and countries, the country’s corruption watchdog said on its official website on Saturday.
Separatist Yasin Malik detained in Kashmir
Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik was arrested as he attempted to lead a protest rally against the government’s alleged move to issue Jammu and Kashmir domicile certificates to Hindu refugees from west Pakistan.
Taiwan says will be calm when dealing with China, but 2017 will test national security
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that Taiwan will be “calm” when facing issues to do with China, but uncertainties next year will test the self-ruled island and its national security team, even as she recommitted to maintaining peace. FILE PHOTO: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen waves her hand as she boards the nation’s first domestically built Tuo Jiang twin-hull stealth missile corvette at Suao Naval Base in Yilan, Taiwan June 4, 2016.