I’ve become addicted to The Chalice (Sat, 8.33⅓pm, BBC4) – the new Danish serial thriller that follows the exploits of alcoholic detective Lune Carstensensen (played by Lette and Mette Gunhild, identical twin actresses who split the role 50/50: their specialities are closeups and action respectively – believe me, you won’t notice! (although Lette has a [...]
under : Entertainment withGerman-Greek relations were further strained on Friday after the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, was heard advising Greece to hold a referendum on its membership of the euro. Greek politicians reacted angrily, but Merkel’s aides insisted she had not suggested a referendum during a telephone call on Friday with the Greek president, Karolos Papoulias. The Greek [...]
under : Economy withRoberto Di Matteo will send his Chelsea players into the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich on Saturday night urging them to grasp their opportunity to make history and claim the club’s first European Cup. This will be the last game of the interim coach’s 11-week spell in charge following the dismissal of André Villas-Boas, with [...]
under : Sports withMilitary defectors in northern Syria have denounced claims that al-Qaida was behind a series of deadly bombings in Damascus, contradicting the UN secretary general’s assessment that the terror group is taking a lead in the insurgency. The defectors were speaking before Ban Ki-moon’s claim on Thursday that al-Qaida was responsible for a deadly blast outside [...]
under : International with“I don’t believe in heroes or saviours,” says Alexis Tsipras, “but I do believe in fighting for rights … no one has the right to reduce a proud people to such a state of wretchedness and indignity.” The man who holds the fate of the euro in his hands – as the leader of the [...]
under : International withSpoiler warning: this blog presumes you have seen episodes seven and eight of The Bridge. Don’t read on if you haven’t – and don’t post spoilers if you’ve seen the finale. Just when you think that BBC4 must be all out of gripping Scandinavian dramas for its Saturday night double bills, the channel seems to [...]
under : Entertainment with1.55pm ET/6.55pm BST: Bloomberg reports that Facebook underwriters did in fact start buying shares at $ 38 to keep the stock from falling below its offer price: Facebook Inc. (FB) underwriters purchased the company’s stock to keep it from falling below $ 38 a share after debuting on the Nasdaq Stock Market, people with knowledge [...]
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