YouTubers, often categorised as content creators are the growing celebrity class that lives and breathes games and creative content. They stream live to audiences and produce informative and fun videos for many to watch, channels like PewDiePie, Smosh, VanossGaming and Fernanfloo have tens of millions of subscribers and active followers, and their yearly salaries also stand in the millions. Although the internet is subject to fleeting fads, these Case in point is Felix Kjellberg, known to the internet as PewDiePie,...

By Michael McNulty Based on a short story written for Playboy by fantasy-horror and sci-fi writer Richard Matheson – perhaps more widely known for his work on The Twilight Zone, and for authoring I Am Legend – Duel began its trajectory towards life as an ABC TV movie of the week when it was picked up by Universal. Steven Spielberg, then in mid-20s and working as a television director, was attached after impressing the film’s executive producer with a rough...

Residential Secure Income buys 1341 retirement homes - Residential Secure Income plc has announced the completion of its first acquisition with the purchase of a rental homes portfolio comprising 1,341 retirement properties for a total consideration of approximately £100m. The UK-wide portfolio is concentrated in Southern England and comprises long-leasehold or freehold interests in primarily one and two bedroom modern, warden-assisted flats spread over more than 250 purpose-built retirement housing blocks. The portfolio provides RPI-linked assured tenancies to retirement-aged residents, offering...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Things went south last week. Glittering performances from Oumar Niasse, KdB and Dave Silva were offset by a...

A retired couple took the trip-of-a-lifetime to visit their son in Hong Kong for his birthday – by travelling all the way there using only PUBLIC TRANSPORT. Phil and Emma Whiting spent three weeks aboard 16 different trains, travelling through Europe, across Russia, into Mongolia and eventually into the Chinese capital of Beijing. Their 12,000 miles of travels took them on buses, taxis, ferry boats, horses, a cable car and even on a fair amount of trekking on foot. Along...

These breathtaking photos show two red kites going head-to-head in a mid-air tussle. The birds of prey were captured more than 50 ft in the air as they squabbled over their next meal. The pair swooped through the skies over Dumfries, Scotland, fighting each other for the piece of food. Wildlife photographer Nigel Robinson captured the moment while on holiday with his family. Nigel, 58, said: "One of the kites had got a piece of food and they were playing...

A clothing label has started making souvenir handmade retro leather footballs to raise cash for charity. The stitched brown balls are reminiscent of the balls used by greats of the game such as Pele, Alfredo Di Stefano and Puskas. Early footballs were animal bladders or stomachs that would easily fall apart if kicked too much. Improvements became possible in the 19th Century with the introduction of rubber and discoveries of vulcanisation. The 32-panel ball design was soon overtaken by 24-panel...

We’re set for another weekend of Premier League football after a hugely entertaining round last week. Liverpool and Chelsea both played midweek in the Champions League, but clash Saturday night in what is undoubtedly the weekend’s most exciting match. Elsewhere, Wenger’s Arsenal have a tricky away trip to high-flying Burnley, while managerless West Brom visit Wembley to take on Tottenham. Meanwhile the top two Manchester clubs face two of the promoted sides in Brighton and Huddersfield – while David Moyes...

By Elena Orde, The Vegan Society With an increasing rise in plant-based diets, more people than ever will be eating vegan over the festive period this year. That means more people than ever hosting a vegan. If that thought fills you with dread – don't worry, we've got a few tips to ensure your Christmas dining is all plain sailing. The food Let’s face it – the trick to a good Christmas is to make things as easy for yourself as...