Entertainment

Friday, March 10th 2017 - 06:55 UTC
Falklands' Fortuna donates £30,000 to FIOGA and celebrates 30 years of business

The Overseas Games Association received a generous £30,000 from fishing company Fortuna Ltd to be used to purchase sports kit for the competitors at this year’s Island Games in Gotland. Presenting the cheque Fiona Wallace said that as the wholly-Falkland Islander owned company was celebrating its 30th anniversary, it was felt appropriate to support a nationally significant event.
Monday, February 27th 2017 - 10:16 UTC
Oscar for the best blooper: “I wasn't trying to be funny. This is Moonlight for best picture.”

Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars - but only after Faye Dunaway initially said La La Land had won. Warren Beatty was handed the previous winner's envelope, containing a card saying “Emma Stone, La La Land”, resulting in the error.
Thursday, February 23rd 2017 - 10:17 UTC
Donald Trump masks have become a hit of Brazil's Carnival

President Donald Trump has become one of the new stars of Brazil’s Carnival, with masks of his face on sale in the costume stores in Sao Paulo and appearing everywhere at the street fetes preceding the “world’s biggest party,” which starts this weekend.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 - 19:14 UTC
Ex Royal Marines and Falklands veterans announce dates for historic kayak adventure around the Islands

After months of serious preparation we can now announce that the dates for the Cockleshell Endeavour’s Falkland Islands kayak have been set. On 12th March two former Royal Marines and Falkland’s veterans, Mick Dawson, 50, and Steve Grenham, 51, will leave the UK to embark on a historic adventure which will see them kayak around part of the Falkland Islands, visiting key military sites en route to mark 35 years since the conflict.
Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 13:20 UTC
Over 1000 fans celebrated the magic of Harry Potter in Argentina

More than 1000 people took part last week of the local edition of “Harry Potter Book Night” – a global initiative by Bloomsbury Publishing designed to celebrate the magical world created by British author J. K. Rowling and promote reading. The event was organized for the second year running in Buenos Aires by the British Embassy and FanCon.
Wednesday, January 11th 2017 - 08:00 UTC
FIFA agrees 2026 World Cup will have 48 teams; Europe clubs' association objects

FIFA's ruling body has voted unanimously to expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams in 2026. The FIFA Council approved the plan at its meeting Tuesday in Zurich. Under the new format, there will be 16 groups of three teams. A knockout stage for 32 teams will follow.
Monday, January 9th 2017 - 09:53 UTC
La La Land dominates the 74th Golden Globes with a record seven prizes

The jazz-infused, Popsicle-colored “La La Land” dominated the 74th Golden Globes on Sunday, receiving a promotional boost in the form of a lavish tribute that kicked off the awards telecast and collecting a record seven prizes, including one for best comedy or musical. No film has won more than four Globes since 1979, when the crime drama “Midnight Express” received six, the previous record-holding number.
Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 16:40 UTC
Dakar takes off Sunday from Paraguay: main challenge six days at 3.000 meters above sea level

Stephane Peterhansel targets a 13th Dakar title next month, describing the grueling 2017 rally as the most intense he has faced and fearing the physical effects of racing at South America's punishing high altitudes. The 51-year-old Frenchman clinched his sixth win on four wheels in this year's event to add to six motorcycle triumphs since his debut back in 1988 when the famed race was still held in Africa.
Tuesday, December 27th 2016 - 09:26 UTC
Chapecoense team air crash caused by human error: pilot, airline and Bolivian regulators blamed

The plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last month, including players from Brazil's Chapecoense football team, was caused by human error, an investigation says. Colombian officials said there was no technical failure and blamed the pilot, the airline and Bolivian regulators. A recording had already indicated the aircraft had run out of fuel.
Monday, December 26th 2016 - 04:08 UTC
“You lot can sod off”, ex Top Gear Clarkson Xmas greeting for Tierra del Fuego

Jeremy Clarkson, the ex leading star of one of BBC's most successful programs, Top Gear is back again squabbling with his not so generous hosts in the extreme south of Argentina. A veteran provocateur which feeds into British nationalism, this time in his Christmas greetings he had a special reference to Tierra del Fuego from which he was chased away in late 2014.