A bass guitar once belonging to former Rolling Stones star Bill Wyman sold at auction for a record-breaking $384,000 (about £300,000) over the weekend. More than 1,000 items from the rocker’s archive went under the hammer, including musical instruments, amplifiers, stage-worn ensembles, awards and personal items. The collection contained pieces from Wyman’s three-decade stint in … Read more
Last week’s two explosions, in Beirut, Lebanon, left an estimated 220 people dead and 6,000 people injured. And The Weeknd is opening up his wallet as he donated $300k to Global Aid for Lebanon’s relief fund. The singer’s manager Wassim Slaiby made the announcement in a Wednesday Instagram, writing ‘I want to thank my brother @theweeknd … Read more
A new forecast is predicting the coronavirus death toll in the United States will almost double by the end of the year but 70,000 lives could be saved if everyone wears a mask – as grim new figures reveal one person has died every 80 seconds in the last week. The University of Washington’s Institute … Read more
President Donald Trump’s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will give away as many as 300,000 face masks to people who want them but the White House still won’t advise people to wear them. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the mask distribution when he outlined the plans for this Saturday’s celebration, which includes ‘multiple … Read more
Margaret Thatcher’s £300,000 statue should still be erected in her home town, say supporters, despite fears that protestors could tear it down. Sixteen months after the controversial statue was approved by councillors in Grantham, Lincolnshire, the plinth on which it will stand still remains empty. Following a decade of rows, the memorial to Baroness Thatcher … Read more