‘It smells like ship!’ Billionaire Richard Branson stars in a tongue-in-cheek perfume campaign as he launches his own fragrance inspired by Virgin’s first cruise liner The 69-year-old British businessman announced the release of Ship No. 1 on Friday, describing it as ‘the signature scent of the Scarlet Lady’ Virgin Voyages is due to launch its … Read more
Boris Johnson’s blockbuster election victory was not the work of one man, there was a whole team of advisers and specialists behind the Prime Minister’s historic win. The Tories put into place a tight-knit team featuring a mixture of old-school campaigners and younger upstarts skilled in the dark arts of social media. The result was … Read more
Moped thief, 24, is jailed for 10 years after stealing a £75,000 watch from a man he threatened with a hunting knife Zuriel Hutson rode at victim, pulled the knife and demanded Richard Mille watch He also took the 47-year-old’s phone and wallet in Barnet, Hertfordshire last year Hutson and pillion sped off, but man’s phone … Read more
Meteoroid that skimmed Earth’s atmosphere at 35,000 miles per hour and flew back into space is a rare example of a ‘grazing fireball’, scientists claim The meteoroid was spotting passing through the atmosphere above Australia As it burnt across the sky leaving an 808 mile-long trail a fragment broke off After leaving the Earth’s atmosphere it … Read more
Mother-of-five, 35, is found GUILTY of child cruelty after pouring liquid MORPHINE into beer drunk by her son, 15, during Class A drugs binge that led to his death Tyler Peck died in his sleep after taking a cocktail of drugs at his Devon home His mother Holly Strawbridge faced trial of child cruelty and … Read more
Investors, businesses and City insiders woke up to a thumping Conservative win this morning, with the threat of nationalisation and socialism under a Corbyn Government nothing more than a bad dream. The FTSE 100 closed up 1.1 per cent at 7,353.4 today, having traded up 2 per cent at one point. Meanwhile, the more domestically-focussed … Read more
President Donald Trump teed off on the Democratic impeachment effort Friday, claiming Americans are ‘disgusted’ and showing no evidence of being constrained by the effort to move ahead with his potential removal from office. ‘The people are disgusted,’ the president said, soon after the House Judiciary voted out two articles against him. He called the … Read more
‘What an earthquake we have created!’ cried a jubilant Boris Johnson after his stunning UK election triumph last night. Unusually, the British Prime Minister wasn’t either wildly exaggerating or speaking with forked tongue. Johnson’s victory was a genuinely seismic moment, and one whose forceful tremors will be felt most keenly across the Atlantic in America. Because … Read more
The sun has been eerily quiet for 264 days in a row – just 96 hours short of setting a new record with no surface activity since March 24 March 24 was the last time a sunspot was seen on the surface of the moon The modern record is from 2008 when a blemish was … Read more
Prince Charles invited schoolgirl who loves laying hedges to show off her skills at Sandringham and was full of praise for her eco-friendly talent Prince of Wales, 71, praised 13-year-old Tiffany Lee from Dorset for hedging skills The teenager was invited to Sandringham to show him her git for gardening Charles wants to get young people … Read more
A Virginia community college professor has been delighting his physics classes with his funny experiments for 45 years — and now, thanks to a viral video, he’s delighting the internet, too. David Wright, Ph.D., who teaches physics and astronomy at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Virginia, likes to keep students engaged by incorporating fun … Read more
ELECTION MARKETS CLOSE: Pound at $1.33 and shares leap as Tories win big majority and investors chase the Boris bounce By This Is Money Published: 07:14 GMT, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 17:13 GMT, 13 December 2019 The FTSE 100 closed up 79.97 points at 7353.44 and the pound was at $1.33 against the dollar, … Read more
Zara Tindall cut a casual figure as she arrived at day one of The International Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse today. The Queen’s granddaughter, 38, layered up in a long-sleeved black roll neck which she wore underneath a black and grey check poncho-style coat. Keeping her arms crossed to retain the heat in the chilly weather … Read more