UK ranks 10th in the world when it comes to children ‘flourishing’, UN report says

The UK ranks 10th in the world when it comes to children ‘flourishing’, coming ahead of Germany, Canada, Sweden and the United States, a new United Nations backed report says.  However, the archipelago ranks 133rd, for sustainability,  when excess carbon emissions are taken into consideration, with a range of countries coming ahead of it such as Argentina, Brazil and … Read more

Zuckerberg’s aides blow-dry his armpits to help with anxiety sweat before speeches, book claims 

Mark Zuckerberg’s aides blow-dry his armpits to help combat anxiety sweat before speeches because the Facebook CEO is so ‘consumed by his public image’, new book claims By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com Published: 22:57 GMT, 19 February 2020 | Updated: 23:03 GMT, 19 February 2020 Mark Zuckerberg is so consumed by his public image that … Read more

Brother of Hannah Baxter burnt alive by husband in Brisbane slams the killer as a ‘monster’

The brother of a fitness trainer who was burned alive in a car with her three children has called her killer husband a ‘heartless monster’. Nathaniel Clarke lost his sister Hannah Baxter on Wednesday morning when she was doused in petrol and set alight by her estranged husband while taking her children to school in Camp … Read more

German grandmother builds wheelchair ramps from Lego

Wheelchair-bound grandmother builds ramps out of Lego for shops and cafes around the German town where she lives Rita Ebel found getting in and out of shops difficult after being left in wheelchair  Grandmother makes her own ramps for businesses in Hanau out of Lego bricks Ramps contain several hundred small plastic bricks all stuck … Read more

White House furiously denies claim by Assange at trial that he was offered a presidential pardon

The White House on Wednesday angrily denied a courtroom claim by the lawyer for Julian Assange that the WikiLeaks founder was offered a Donald Trump presidential pardon if he would provide evidence that Russia wasn’t behind the 2016 hacking of Democratic emails. Assange, 48, is on trial in London, and is wanted in the U.S. for … Read more

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman walks out of hospital hand in hand with his two young daughters

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman walked out of hospital hand in hand with his two young daughters on Wednesday less than 48 hours after his 200mph Daytona 500 horror crash which left him serious injuries Monday night. A smiling Newman had earlier posed in his hospital gown with his girls, with his team tweeting: ‘The veteran driver is … Read more

‘Chaotic’ cruise ship quarantine was ‘a major failure’, expert says

A Japanese disease expert has branded the Diamond Princess quarantine a ‘major failure’, ‘completely inadequate’ and a ‘mistake’.  Kentaro Iwata said he had placed himself in a 14-day quarantine for fear of infecting his family after a brief visit on board the ship yesterday.  The Kobe University infectious diseases expert said conditions on the ship were … Read more

TV astronomer and presenter Heather Couper dies aged 70

TV astronomer Heather Couper dies aged 70 with colleagues paying tribute to the ‘charismatic’ Heavens Above presenter Heather Couper ‘died peacefully in her sleep’ at Stoke Mandeville Hospital She made regular television appearances on shows such as The Sky At Night Fellow astronomer Nigel Henbest paid tribute to his ‘charismatic’ best friend By Sophie Law For Mailonline … Read more

Salisbury Cathedral marks its 800th anniversary with a mesmerising five-day light display

Salisbury Cathedral marks its 800th anniversary with a mesmerising five-day light display that transports viewers through its history The cathedral has been lit up both inside and out as part of the immersive installation titled Sarum Lights Historic building was first founded on a site at Old Sarum in the 12th century before being relocated … Read more

Scramble to contact 130 Britons freed from cruise ship in Cambodia

UK officials are scrambling to contact 130 Britons returning from a cruise that ended in Cambodia after it was revealed that a US passenger has tested positive for the coronavirus since leaving.  The MS Westerdam made shore in Sihanoukville on February 13 after being rejected by five countries over fears its passengers could be carrying the … Read more

Rapper Pop Smoke, 20, shot dead in ‘home invasion robbery’

Rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed after several masked men broke into a home in Hollywood Hills early Wednesday morning.   The apparent home invasion unfolded at about 4.30am in a house the 20-year-old artist was reportedly renting from Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp and her husband.  Los Angeles Police Department officials said between two … Read more