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Nave Andromeda: The Greek company that owns the vessel says stowaways boarded the tanker in Lagos. Photograph: Ben Stansall
Seven held on suspicion of trying to hijack oil tanker off Isle of Wight
  • UK
  • October 26, 2020, 16:09

Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to hijack the oil tanker that was seized by members of the elite Special Boat Service (SBS) of(...)

The Bridge on the River Kwai: Alec Guinness, William Holden, and Jack Hawkins in the 1957 film
Bridge on the River Kwai: ‘This film does not authentically portray the conduct of British officers’
  • Film
  • August 12, 2020, 12:31

The adventure war film The Bridge on the River Kwai may have swept the board of awards and attracted acclaim as one best films of the 20th century, bu(...)

Migrants with their suitcases in the Calais Jungle camp. Photograph: Philippe Hugen/AFP/Getty
French officials begin evacuation of Calais ‘Jungle’

France began clearing the sprawling migrant camp known as the Calais “Jungle”on Monday, with hundreds carrying suitcases queuing outside a hangar to (...)