The French serial killer dubbed ‘The Serpent’, who is linked to the murder of at least 20 backpackers across Asia in the 1970s and 80s, was photographed in London last week, just days before a new documentary about his life and crimes airs on Channel 4 tonight.
Charles Sobhraj, now 79, was released after serving 20 years in prison in Nepal in December 2022 for the murder of two backpackers in Kathmandu.
The criminal, who still denies he took the
The most dangerous rock in our solar system is asteroid Bennu.
With a diameter about the height of the Empire State Building, it is as massive as an aircraft carrier. Reflecting only a tiny fraction of the sunlight that shines upon its surface, it is also one of the darkest objects in our solar system. Most other asteroids reflect five times as much.
On September 24, 2182, if humanity takes no steps to prevent it and the odds line up,
They served cappuccinos, repaired cars and acted onstage. They raised children and took care of older parents. They treated wounds, made pizza and put too much sugar in their tea. They loved living in Gaza or sought to leave it behind.
They represent a fraction of the more than 30,000 people the local authorities say have been killed in Gaza in four and a half months of war. Their stories offer a snapshot of the vast human loss —
Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum reunited at the 30th annual SAG Awards on Saturday over 30 years since their split.
The stunning Oscar winner, 68, and the handsome actor, 71 – who starred together in 1986’s The Fly and were married from 1987 to 1991 – shared the stage to present the night’s top honor, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
‘The great Geena Davis, everybody,’ Jeff said of his gorgeous ex to kick off their presentation.
February 13, 2024
What passes for debate on Capitol Hill is routinely an exercise in assessing the most cost-effective outlays to facilitate Armageddon, not how to prevent it.
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When The Office premiered on BBC2 in 2001, its setting in a run-down, grey office in Slough didn’t scream Hollywood glamour.
But after the show became an enormous hit, bringing in huge audiences as well as a slew of BAFTAs, the cast of the sitcom were destined for stardom and the bright lights of Tinseltown.
Martin Freeman has recently turned heads with his Hollywood glow-up in newly-released Miller’s Girl, where he stars in steamy scenes with Jenna Ortega.
And he’s
Coming to terms with not realising her life-long dream of having children was difficult enough for former model and television presenter Lisa Snowdon.
However, if that pain wasn’t sufficient to bear, Lisa, 51, tormented herself, in her darkest hours, with thoughts that this devastating outcome might be ‘punishment’ for an abortion she had in her late 20s, a pregnancy she now recognises could have been her ‘one shot’ at motherhood.
Harder still, she has spent the past 20-plus years imagining
But despite being a player down, Sarina Wiegman’s side managed to hold on to take the game to penalties – and it was there where they showed their class. Chloe Kelly provided the winning spot-kick to win the shootout 4-2 in at the Suncorp Stadium, booking England’s place in the quarter-finals, where they will face Colombia.
After the game, Wiegman refused to single out James after describing it as a ‘split-second’ error.
“She’s young,” replied the England boss. “This is
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The bombings resulted in thousands of causalities in Japan.
The decision to drop the bombs on the cities is controversial, even today, due to how many lives were lost. Thousands of people died from the atomic bomb, but the action also ended World War II.
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Flight attendant Joaquin, who has been based in London Gatwick Airport for years, exclusively shared with Express.co.uk the “weirdest and most uncomfortable situation” he has ever had on the plane.
He once had a passenger who was very “concerned” because the people sitting next to her were watching “adult films”.
“She asked if I could ‘say something’. I approached them and in fact, they were watching an adult film. I simply told them ‘Do you mind?’
“They saw my face
