Every year, before Hollywood’s biggest night, Academy Award nominees are invited to a special lunch party. It’s an annual tradition, the unofficial start of the countdown to the ceremony, with the stars mingling, eating a fancy meal, having their photos taken, and generally getting to know each other before the big night – kind of … Read more
SWNS Residents living on ‘Britain’s roughest street’ say it’s full of kids being stabbed and drug addicts everywhere Residents say they fear the ‘roughest street in Britain’ full of £5 prostitutes, teenagers being stabbed and drug addicts ‘everywhere’. Slade Road in Stockland Green, Birmingham, is said to be a hotbed of violence and drugs which … Read more
A controversial form of mining by extracting minerals from the seabed could have “long lasting and irreversible” impacts, including on globally endangered species such as blue whales, scientists have warned by scientists. A peer-reviewed paper said the loud, constant noises from the machinery could disrupt the unique frequencies used by whales, dolphins and porpoises to … Read more
Pancake Day is upon us, which means we now have an official excuse to eat as many pancakes as we want. Shrove Tuesday, as it is more formally known, is the perfect reason to get your friends and family together for a stack of delicious pancakes. While some people’s pancake flipping skills are better than … Read more
The name Caril Ann Fugate might not ring a bell, but she probably lives somewhere in the recesses of your mind. Fugate was one half of a teenage couple who went on a killing spree in 1958, tearing across Nebraska and Wyoming and claiming the lives of 11 victims, including Fugate’s mother, stepfather, and younger … Read more
The finances of millions of households are under further pressure and almost three out of four local authorities plan to increase council tax by the maximum amount allowed. Of the 114 councils that provide social care and have published their 2023/24 budget proposals, 84 are planning a 5% increase, according to research carried out by … Read more
SWNS Residents living on ‘Britain’s roughest street’ say it’s full of kids being stabbed and drug addicts everywhere Residents say they fear the ‘roughest street in Britain’ full of £5 prostitutes, teenagers being stabbed and drug addicts ‘everywhere’. Slade Road in Stockland Green, Birmingham, is said to be a hotbed of violence and drugs which … Read more
A U-Haul truck in Brooklyn, New York hit several people in a chaotic “rampage” that was caught on surveillance cameras. The vehicle struck multiple pedestrians and pulled the wheels of the truck on Monday morning. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. at various locations near 5th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway, the NYPD said. … Read more
