Demand for foreign exchange is recovering after a prolonged lockdown slump, with sterling worth more against all major holiday currencies compared to August 2019. That’s according to a new report, the Holiday Money Index of 2020, by Post Office Travel Money, which has been measuring exchange rate movements and foreign currency sales. The report also … Read more
Kindergarten Cop is CANCELED: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1990 comedy is pulled from film festival for ‘romanticizing over-policing children’ and is compared to Birth Of A Nation Kindergarten Cop was pulled from drive-in festival in Portland this week Critics denounced it as ‘celebrating the school-to-prison pipeline’ Compared the 1990 comedy to the explicitly racist 1915 film Birth … Read more
‘Is it the pig from the Angry Birds?’ Clay figurine found under the ruins of a 5,000-year-old Chinese village bears striking resemblance to character from popular mobile game The fist-size artwork was discovered outside a mysterious ancient kingdom It has sparked a sensation for its likeness to the Green Pig in the Angry Birds Chinese experts … Read more
London’s streets fell silent during 2020 as the coronavirus lockdown saw barely a soul in the centre of the usually bustling metropolis. And now the eeriie lack of road noise can be compared to the bustling sounds of the same streets captured almost a century ago, as the Museum of London digitally recreates gramophone recordings … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg is compared to The Joker, Mrs Doubtfire, a moon and even a lizard in hilarious memes after plastering lashings of sunscreen on his face to go surfing in Hawaii on his $12,000 electric board Facebook CEO took extreme precautions against any sun damage on Saturday But his safety first summer look sparked a … Read more
Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding his blackface portrayals, Chris Lilley still has loyal fans – including Married At First Sight’s Cathy Evans. The 26-year-old, an Australian of Welsh and Thai heritage who was raised in New Zealand, revealed on Thursday that a fan had recently said her humour reminded them of Jonah Takalua from the 2007 comedy series Summer Heights … Read more
Coronavirus patients are EIGHT TIMES more likely to suffer a stroke than flu patients, study finds Of more than 1,900 patients either in the ER or hospitalized with coronavirus, 1.6% suffered an ischemic stroke One-third of COVID-19 patients who had strokes were severe cases who were on mechanical ventilation About 32% of coronavirus patients who … Read more
Police officer fatally shoot people 70 per cent less often when they are black and not white, according to a shocking study. The study – which has not yet been published – analyzed data from 60 cities between 2015 and the first half of 2020 also found that Latino-led police forces report lower statistics for … Read more
Michelle Keegan admits she is a ‘bit rough around the edges’ when compared to husband Mark Wright… but laments him for ‘leaving his dirty pants on the floor’ By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 02:06 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 02:06 BST, 14 June 2020 She never fails to impress with her glamorous … Read more
Crime recorded by the Met Police RISES by 8,000 offences compared to previous month after sharp drop in figures during lockdown Crime recorded by the Metropolitan police force has started to rise once again The force saw crime drop in lockdown but the number of offences is back up A total of 48,349 offences were … Read more