Scarlett Johansson confronts the demons of her past in the newly released trailer for Black Widow

A new trailer for the upcoming superhero film Black Widow was released on Marvel Entertainment’s official YouTube channel on Saturday. The clip shows Scarlett Johansson‘s character confronting her tumultuous past and mending her old relationships, all while being pursued by an unstoppable villain. The forthcoming feature was helmed by Berlin Syndrome director Cate Shortland and … Read more

Keanu Reeves takes a stroll in Berlin ahead of the start of physical production on John Wick 4

Keanu Reeves was spotted in Berlin, ahead of the start of production on the fourth installment of the John Wick franchise on Friday. The 56-year-old actor appeared to be enjoying the crisp springtime air as he took a shared stroll with another crew member.  The upcoming feature’s cast and crew are currently prepping to begin … Read more

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron call Vladimir Putin to discuss getting the Sputnik jab into the EU

Germany and France were negotiating with Vladimir Putin to supply Russia’s coronavirus vaccine to the EU.   German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron were on a video call with the Russian president on Tuesday night.  The leaders discussed ‘cooperation’, which would see the Sputnik jab made used in the European Union once regulators give … Read more

Chemicals from plastic packaging are migrating into our FOOD

Chemicals and pieces of plastic produced through the use of packaging are migrating into food and harming plants and soil ecosystems, scientists warn.  Ecologists from the Free University of Berlin contributed one of three evidence-based essays exploring the problem of microplastics and how best to tackle them. The German team, led by Matthias Rillig, they … Read more

Top German hospital bans AstraZeneca shots for women under 55

Berlin has banned AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears a day after Canada also stopped administering the vaccine to under-55s. The German capital’s health minister Dilek Kalayci said the ban was a ‘precautionary measure’ as she cited ‘new data about side effects.’  Earlier the prestigious Charite hospital in Berlin announced it would no … Read more

Police clash with demonstrators as huge anti-lockdown protests break out in Germany

Protesters clashed with police in Germany and Croatia on Saturday as new lockdowns were introduced in France, Poland and Ukraine to battle a third wave of coronavirus. Demonstrators took to the streets in the central German city of Kassel and were pictured engaging with lines of riot police.  Several groups, most of them far-right opponents … Read more

Holidays back on: Spain set to launch vaccine passports

Sunny Spanish holidays could be back on for Britons within weeks as the tourism minister revealed a vaccine passport system was planned for the middle of May.  It comes after Greece announced plans to reopen to holidaymakers from mid-May and Cyprus said it would welcome fully-vaccinated Britons from May 1. But those hoping to jet … Read more

MARY ELLEN SYNON: EU’s vaccine catastrophe lie in Merkel’s shadowy past in Communist East Germany

Just imagine Angela Merkel’s teenage years in the German Democratic Republic. The Berlin Wall was dividing the city, and dozens of her fellow citizens were shot dead when they tried to climb it and escape. Across East Germany, every second German was informing on neighbours and work colleagues to the Stasi secret police. Soviet KGB … Read more