A glorious new celebration of man’s best friend

ANIMALS DOG’S BEST FRIEND    by Simon Garfield (W&N £16.99, 272pp) Like any right-thinking person, starting with the Queen who has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, I much prefer dogs to people. There’s been Clyde, the sweet-natured collie-cross, shot by a farmer; Tosca, the cavalier King Charles spaniel, who had a cashmere rug … Read more

Cafe launches fairy bread burgers in celebration of Australia Day

Cafe launches FAIRY BREAD burgers ahead of Australia Day – so would you try one? A Sydney restaurant has launched a fairy bread burger for Australia Day The burger has two layers of bacon, cheese and beef and is served with sprinkles The bun is a sweet donut – complete with 100’s and 1000’s on … Read more

Cenk Tosun DENIES celebration after scoring goal against Rotherham was politically motivated

Cenk Tosun DENIES celebration after scoring disallowed goal against Rotherham was politically motivated as Everton star insists he ‘does not know’ of far-right Turkish group associated with the hand gesture Cenk Tosun denies making a political gesture after scoring a goal on Saturday The Everton star found the net in the second half but was … Read more

Candace Cameron claps back at ‘haters’ who criticized her family photo in celebration of new year

Candace Cameron Bure took to social media on Saturday and shared a family photo to celebrate the new year and offer some encouraging words of hope for 2021. And now the Full House star finds herself taking her ‘haters’ to task after some people shared some harsh and ‘unkind comments’ about the picture of the … Read more

Australia wakes up after New Year’s celebration in Sydney, Bondi Beach, Melbourne and Queensland

Sydneysiders have marked the start of 2021 with a very early morning dip at the city’s most iconic beach after a night of restricted celebrations. Revellers splashed their way into the New Year at Bondi Beach, in the eastern suburbs, at 6am on Friday morning after the city rung in January 1 with a shortened … Read more

Australia wakes up after a very different New Year’s celebration

Sydneysiders have marked the start of 2021 with an early-morning dip at the city’s most iconic beach after a night of restricted celebrations. Revellers splashed their way into the New Year at Bondi Beach, in the eastern suburbs, on Friday morning after the city rung in January 1 with a shortened fireworks display on a … Read more

Chrishell Stause says she misused platform in sharing images of large family Christmas celebration

Chrishell Stause took to Instagram Sunday to address concerns brought about by her followers after she earlier shared a shot of a large family gathering she had for Christmas. The 39-year-old reality star said that while she acknowledged ‘this was not a good use of [her] platform,’ safety precautions had been taken ahead of time … Read more

Kim Kardashian shares even more snaps from the family Christmas Eve celebration

Kim Kardashian and family had to scale back their decadent Christmas celebration this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star doesn’t need an excuse to serve an ensemble, especially after a year of cancelled events. She enjoyed a low(er)-key Christmas Eve celebration with her famous family Thursday, as they … Read more

Happy National Day! Bhutanese royals step out for annual celebration

Happy National Day! Bhutan’s Dragon King and Queen Jetsun Pema don traditional dress as they step out for country’s annual celebrations with their two sons King and Queen of Bhutan stepped out in the country’s capitol Thimphu today National Day is marked with address by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuc Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there … Read more

BBC accused of lacking diversity in Archers 70th anniversary celebration

The BBC’s radio soap The Archers has been accused of ‘lacking racial diversity’ after a photograph of 70 cast members showed just three are from BAME backgrounds. The row erupted after the corporation’s publicity department released the cast picture to celebrate the upcoming 70th anniversary of the programme in January. But social media users took … Read more