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☆ Matt Dawson: Australian amputates part of finger to compete in Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —In the run up to the Paris Olympics, athletes have been stepping up their preparations in order to maintain their edge over competitors. But for Australia’s Matt Dawson, those preparations looked a little different this year, with the field hockey player opting to have part of his finger amputated in order to compete in the Games. The impact left the top of his finger almost entirely severed and had his Olympic dreams hanging in the balance. Dawson says he is "fortunate to have as much finger as possible" following the accident. Will Russell/Getty Images“It has obviously given the best chance and best opportunity to play here.

Persons: Matt Dawson, Dawson, ”, ’ ”, Lucky, Will Russell, ” Dawson, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Games, CNN Sport, Olympics, Tokyo, Olympic Games Locations: Paris, Argentina, Tokyo

☆ Madeleine Carroll portrait, first 'Hitchcock Blonde', headed to auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"Mrs Philip Astley, nee Madeleine Carroll", a portrait of the actress Madeleine Carroll by the artist Philip Alexius de Laszlo, is seen on display at Christie's auction house in London, Britain November 15, 2023. NO ARCHIVES Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A portrait of actress Madeleine Carroll, who was considered the first "Hitchcock Blonde", is headed for auction next month, with a price estimate of around $60,000 - $87,000. Hungarian artist Philip Alexius de Laszlo painted the portrait in 1935, the same year Carroll starred in Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller film "The 39 Steps". The portrait, called "Mrs Philip Astley, née Madeleine Carroll", will be offered at Christie's British & European Art sale on December 14 during its "Classic Week" in London, with a price estimate of 50,000 - 70,000 pounds ($62,285 - $87,200). ($1 = 0.8028 pounds)Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Madhurima Dutta, Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Philip Astley, nee Madeleine Carroll, Madeleine Carroll, Philip Alexius de Laszlo, Will Russell NO, Carroll, Alfred Hitchcock's, née Madeleine Carroll, de Laszlo, Peter Brown, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Madhurima Dutta, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, European, Reuters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Hungarian, Christie's

☆ Hundreds of thousands rally in global cities to support Palestinians
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Yann Tessier | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/6] Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 28, 2023. This is why we're here: we're calling for a ceasefire, calling for Palestinian rights, the right to exist, to live, human rights, all our rights," said protester Camille Revuelta. Addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters at a huge rally in Istanbul, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was an occupier, and repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organisation. Some cities in France have banned rallies since the war began, fearing they could fuel social tensions, but despite a ban in Paris, a small rally took place on Saturday. In New Zealand's capital, Wellington, thousands of people holding Palestinian flags and placards reading "Free Palestine" marched to Parliament House.

Persons: Susannah Ireland, Rishi Sunak, Camille Revuelta, Israel, Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Yann Tessier, Ben Makori, Will Russell, William James, Helen Popper, Alison Williams Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, U.S, West Bank, Embassy, Police, Ece Toksabay, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, London, Britain, Europe, East, Asia, Western, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Baghdad, Hebron, Palestine, Copenhagen, Rome, Stockholm, France, Paris, Marseille, New Zealand's, Wellington

☆ Palestine Supporters March in London Against Israel Action in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on Saturday, calling for an end to Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip which was triggered by last weekend's rampage in Israel by the Hamas militant group. Chants were aimed at the governments of Britain and the United States for supporting Israel. Belal Stitan, a 22 year-old student, said he was fearful for his relatives in Gaza. "This situation is a big, big problem for humanity and for me to have to say to the world, remember that we are human beings ..., I can't believe that we are here." Police issued warnings before the "March for Palestine" that anyone with a flag expressing support for Hamas or other groups proscribed as terrorist by Britain would be arrested.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Belal, Natalie Thomas, Will Russell, William Schomberg, Christina Fincher Organizations: Palestinian, Oxford Circus, British, Israel, Police, Palestine, BBC Locations: London, Gaza, Israel, Britain, United States

☆ Palestine supporters march in London against Israel action in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on Saturday, calling for an end to Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip which was triggered by last weekend's rampage in Israel by the Hamas militant group. Chants were aimed at the governments of Britain and the United States for supporting Israel. Belal Stitan, a 22 year-old student, said he was fearful for his relatives in Gaza. Reporting by Natalie Thomas and Will Russell Writing by William Schomberg Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Susannah Ireland, Rishi Sunak, Belal, Natalie Thomas, Will Russell, William Schomberg, Christina Fincher Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Palestinian, Oxford Circus, British, Israel, Police, Palestine, BBC, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, London, Britain, Gaza, United States

The former president has now been indicted in Florida in the classified documents case and in New York City on charges involving hush money payments to a porn star before the 2016 election. Mr. Woodward has worked for several Jan. 6 defendants — including one convicted last year of seditious conspiracy — while also representing Walt Nauta, Mr. Trump’s co-defendant in the classified documents case, and several witnesses embroiled in the Trump-related grand jury investigations. Investigators also sought information from him in connection with an inquiry into Mr. Trump’s fund-raising off his false claims of widespread fraud affecting the election. On Thursday, Mr. Russell was asked a series of questions about his interactions with Mr. Trump before the former president’s departure from the White House, according to a person familiar with the appearance. More than once, Mr. Russell got up and left the proceedings to consult with Mr. Woodward after prosecutors asked questions related to his discussions with Mr. Trump, the person familiar with the appearance said.

Persons: Trump, Stanley Woodward Jr, Woodward, Walt Nauta, Trump’s, Will Russell, Russell Organizations: Trump, Mr, White House, White Locations: Florida, New York City, Washington, Georgia

☆ Special counsel continues to schedule witness interviews even as potential Trump indictment loomsSpecial counsel continues to schedule witness interviews even as he moves closer to another possible Tr
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Paula Reid Katelyn Polantz Kara Scannell Hannah Rabinowitz Jeremy Herb | Paula Reid | Katelyn Polantz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

On Thursday, Trump aide Will Russell testified to the grand jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath, including the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. But Smith’s office has continued to investigate the handling of classified material after Trump’s presidency ended, with inquiries of witnesses and grand jury activity. The letter, first reported by ABC News, indicates prosecutors are exploring possible false statement charges related to the employee’s grand jury testimony. Trump also was indicted in late March by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with an alleged hush-money scheme. The special counsel’s office is seeking Kerik’s communications around the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, won’t, Bernie Kerik, indicting Trump, It’s, Smith, Will Russell, Stan Woodward, Woodward, Trevor McFadden, Walt Nauta, Lago, Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, Timothy Parlatore, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Organizations: CNN, Trump, Former New York, Trump Organization, Mar, ABC News Locations: Former New York City, Manhattan

☆ Klimt portrait 'Lady with a Fan' headed to auction with $80 million price tag
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - The last-ever portrait Austrian artist Gustav Klimt painted before he died is headed for auction next week, with a price estimate of $80 million. "Dame mit Fächer" ("Lady with a Fan") - a portrait of an unnamed woman - was still on an easel in Klimt's studio when the painter died in February 1918. It leads Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction on June 27 in London, with a price estimate of around 65 million pounds ($80 million). That price tag makes it "the most valuable ever to have been offered at auction in Europe," according to Sotheby's. "It’s very rare for a Klimt painting of this quality and caliber of a portrait of a woman to come to auction."

Persons: Gustav Klimt, Klimt, Helena Newman, Lucian Freud’s, Penelope Cuthbertson, Leonor Fini, Alberto Giacometti, Buste, Diego, Will Russell, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Sotheby’s, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, Europe, Asia, Sotheby’s Europe

[1/5] Terry Hutt, aged 87, a life long royals fan sits surrounded by royals memorabilia he has collected since he was a child, at his home in Weston-super-Mare, Britain, April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Molly DarlingtonLONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Margaret Tyler's fascination with the British royal family began as a child, when she would cut out photos of the now-King Charles III and his sister, Princess Anne. The 79-year-old, just four years older than the British monarch, is among the royal super fans who cannot contain her excitement for his coronation this Saturday. I sort of followed them, Princess Anne as a toddler, really, Prince Charles a bit older. Tyler's obsession has filled her home in northwest London, with rooms named after members of the royal family and little space to move among piles of royal memorabilia including flags, photos and china.

☆ From 1953 beer to royal syrup, British collector charts coronation brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Jeevan Ravindran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Seventy years on he runs London's 'Museum of Brands', with some 12,000 objects, many of them devoted to Britain's royals. Opie's museum in Notting Hill charts consumer culture and houses objects from past coronations, including a commemorative can of beer from the 1937 crowning of King George VI - with the beer still inside. And yet, without it, you don't understand when things happened," Opie said, adding that royal events formed the "skeleton of history." The oldest object in his collection is a Delftware plate from the reign of King William III who was on the throne from 1689 to 1702. Reporting by Jeevan Ravindran; additional reporting by Will Russell; Editing by William Schomberg and Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

BALLINA, Ireland, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday was set to wrap up his nostalgic three-day tour to Ireland, the longest ever by an U.S. leader, with a rally in the West of Ireland hometown of his great-great-great-grandfather. Biden started his tour on Wednesday in Belfast on a more serious note by urging political leaders there to restore their powersharing government. Biden will address a crowd in front of St Muredach's Cathedral, whose construction Blewitt was involved with in the 1820s. "It is a homecoming for him," said Joe Blewitt, a distant cousin of Biden's. Ahead of the visit the town was being decorated with U.S. flags, bunting and cardboard cutouts of Biden peering out of windows.

☆ Tourists to get chance to walk in King Charles' coronation footsteps
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at Llandaff Cathedral for Wales' National Service of Prayer and Reflection for Britain's Queen Elizabeth, following her death, in Cardiff, Wales, Britain September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Carl RecineLONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - London's Westminster Abbey said visitors will get the chance this summer to follow King Charles' coronation footsteps, getting access for the first time in living memory to an area sealed off to the public. Charles will be crowned on May 6 at the church where coronations for English and British monarchs have been held for the past 1,000 years. "For the first time in known history, this pavement will be on view and used for a coronation," said Vanessa Simeoni, the head conservator at the Abbey. Reporting by Will Russell; Writing by Michael Holden; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/5] A general view of Highclere Castle, the stately home known around the world as the venue for "Downton Abbey", in Highclere, Britain, March 10, 2023. Highclere Castle in southern England, where the early 20th century period drama about the lives of aristocrats and their servants was filmed, is facing a serious staffing crunch. "We have stopped being able to offer any weddings of any substantial size because of Brexit," Carnarvon, a countess who owns Highclere with her husband, the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, said. Since leaving the European Union, Britain has faced worker shortages at various stages in areas such as manufacturing, construction and logistics. 'WRAPPED IN RED TAPE'Just outside Highclere Castle, in the grounds designed by 18th century landscape architect Capability Brown, dozens of chairs and a few tables lie stacked and unused.

The National Education Union (NEU), which is organising the teachers' strikes, has asked for an above-inflation pay award funded fully by the government, so that schools can also cover other costs, from stationery to textbooks. With inflation reaching double digits last year, teachers have seen a 23% real-terms pay cut since 2010, the union says. Heighington, who teaches music, said more than a third of experienced full-time teachers and teaching staff had left his school last year. Educators say schools having to pay teachers' salaries from their own pocket has left classrooms starved of money for textbooks, IT upgrades and school trips. Reports say teachers at the elite Winchester College in southern England, where Sunak attended school and was a head boy, are among those striking on Wednesday.

☆ Struggling to afford heating bills, Britons turn to 'warm banks' to keep out the cold
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Jeevan Ravindran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 52-year-old, who works as a healthcare assistant in Britain's National Health Service (NHS), is among those who are turning to 'warm banks' - designated spaces where people can go if they cannot afford to turn on their heating at home. When they get cold, Obomese said, they wrap up in their coats or sit on the sofa with blankets. CHRISTMAS STRUGGLES"It's really hard to see them like 'but mummy, I'm cold, I'm cold,'" Obomese said, speaking during a cold snap that led to heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. Even though warm banks are providing a refuge for those otherwise trapped in cold homes, library manager Amy Jackson says there is still a stigma attached to using them. She added that it was "such a shame that warm banks actually have to exist in this day and age," and that the service was being used by a wide range of people, including people sleeping rough.

☆ FBI Seeks Additional Information From Two Trump Aides About Mar-a-Lago Records
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Sadie Gurman | Alex Leary | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—Federal investigators spoke to at least two aides to former President Donald Trump months before the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago resort and have sought to talk to them again in recent weeks, people familiar with the matter said, as the Justice Department examines possible obstruction of its efforts to retrieve hundreds of government and classified documents. The aides, Walt Nauta and Will Russell, are witnesses in the Justice Department’s investigation into the handling of presidential and classified records taken from the White House but aren’t formally cooperating with the probe, the people said.

☆ Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Hannah McKayLONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday after collectors chose to keep their non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based assets representing their digital images, instead. Hirst, who found fame amid the 1990s Young British Artist scene, launched his first NFT collection "The Currency" - 10,000 NFTs corresponding to 10,000 original artworks depicting colourful spots - in July 2021. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIt said artworks for non-exchanged NFTs would be destroyed and vice versa. "A lot of people think I’m burning millions of dollars of art but I’m not, I’m completing the transformation of these physical artworks into nfts by burning the physical versions," Hirst wrote on Instagram on Monday. Asked how he felt to be burning the works, Hirst said: "It feels good, better than I expected."

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