‘Extremely rare’ 18th century Chinese vase kept in kitchen of family home for nearly four decades sells for £1.2m The 2ft-tall cobalt blue vase had been lovingly on display in a family dining room Not knowing its worth, the former owner ‘didn’t think it was anything important’ It used to belong to the Qianlong Emperor, … Read more
Blundering MP gets name of her town’s football club wrong twice in Parliamentary tribute Tory MP Sarah Atherton congratulated Wrexham AFC in speech in the Commons She called Wrexham Association Football Club ‘Wrexham Athletic FC’ twice Ms Atherton was debating Wrexham’s bid for the UK City of Culture 2025 title By Lizzie May For Mailonline … Read more
Nearly half of President Joe Biden‘s 22.3 million Twitter followers are fake, a new analysis revealed on Wednesday. The report comes as Tesla founder Elon Musk pumped the breaks on his $44 billion purchase of the social media platform over concerns about the amount of bots active on the site. Inauthentic Twitter accounts, known colloquially … Read more
Laurence Fox has lost his bid for a jury to hear his libel battle with three people he referred to as ‘paedophiles’ on Twitter. The actor is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake, former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp and drag artist Crystal following an online row in October 2020. In turn, Mr … Read more
JOHNNY DEPP VS. AMBER HEARD TRIAL RECAP: Amber Heard’s sister Whitney Henriquez says she ‘joked’ with Johnny Depp that he should HIT Heard as it’s revealed Heard had Elon Musk over a month after split Raquel Pennington, a former friend of Amber heard continued her testimony in day 18 of Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against … Read more
Revealed: Cabinet Office has 700 civil servants working in Human Resources alone – with the total even ‘alarming’ senior aids The Spectator found 700 civil servants working in HR in the Cabinet Office alone There are also 80 civil servants still working on Cop26 which ended in November The Prime Minister ordered the Civil Service … Read more
Peter Dutton LOSES court case where he sued a refugee campaigner for defamation over a six word tweet By Australian Associated Press Published: 03:03 BST, 17 May 2022 | Updated: 07:43 BST, 17 May 2022 Peter Dutton’s defamation victory over a refugee advocate’s six-word tweet has been overturned on appeal in the Federal Court. A … Read more
A new campaign is urging parents and spectators at junior sportsgrounds to stay positive and not argue with referees. The Shoosh for Kids Winter Campaign is being held throughout May, with NSW clubs, members and sporting associations asked to promote positive behaviour. ‘Sport should be fun and the best way we can do this is to … Read more
How very childish! Man, 59, who boasted about throwing eggs at Margaret Thatcher statue is condemned by his mother-in-law Jeremy Webster, 59, was pictured hurling eggs at the late prime minister’s statue The statue of Baroness Thatcher in Grantham had been put up only hours before Now Webster’s mother-in-law Yvonne Barnes, 87, said the chucking … Read more
One in four Britons prefer their pets to their partners…because they don’t judge, poll reveals Two our of three Britons say their pet is their best friend, a new poll has found Nearly six in ten had found their furry friends special because they don’t judge Meanwhile half think their dog or cat is more … Read more
Violent clashes break out between police and crowds in east London ‘after officers arrested man for immigration offences’ as Met launches probe into video showing man being punched in the head Police say multiple officers were ‘assaulted’ and police vehicles were damaged Several people were arrested by officers for offences including violent disorder A video on … Read more
Coles backflips on deducting Flybuys points from customers’ accounts after copping angry backlash About 600,000 Flybuys members affected by initial decision to revoke points Flybuys said additional points were wrongly issued due to a technical problem Both retail giants have decided to honour the extra points as a sign of ‘goodwill’ By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail … Read more
Australian consumers face a plastic bag revolution in just days with major changes coming into effect in NSW and Western Australia in the coming weeks. NSW will ban lightweight plastic bags from June 1, while Woolworths supermarket will stop selling its 15c reusable plastic bags across all stores in WA from July. The supermarket giant … Read more