The UK has demanded the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was imprisoned on charges of violating the terms of his probation while recuperating from nerve-agent poisoning. Evening Standard – News…
Naomi Watts has said she is often misunderstood as an actor, denying she only does dark films, insisting: “I’ll do anything for the joke.” Evening Standard – News…
Mark Hamill paid tribute to Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher on the fourth anniversary of her death. Evening Standard – News…
Jupiter and Saturn have appeared closer to each other in the night sky than they have in 800 years in a celestial event astronomers call the “Great Conjunction.” Evening Standard – News…
Hundreds of schoolboys who were kidnapped from Nigeria by Boko Haram have been released, it has been reported. Evening Standard – News…
Russia has begun its wider Covid-19 vaccination programme, with clinics in the capital Moscow inoculating those most at risk from the virus. Evening Standard – News…
Four astronauts who were sent hurtling into space on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule have arrived at the International Space Station. Evening Standard – News…
The death toll from storm Eta in Central America soared on Friday after the Guatemalan military reached a remote mountainous village where torrential rains had triggered devastating mudslides – killing around 100 people. Evening Standard – News…
At least one person is dead and a police officer is among the injured after a suspected terror attack in Vienna. Evening Standard – News…