An Old But Trendy Shoe. A Story of a Legend
Nike is one of the most well-known brands in the sports footwear industry. The brand was born in the middle of the 60’s and became officially Nike Inc. in 1971. It has become one of the leading providers of sports clothing and equipment across the world. The company, which headquarters are located in Oregon, United States, has become one of the brands of sports clothes most sold online. Some of the sneakers created by them are now timeless classics. Like...
Voice-Controlled Speakers Enable Users to Speak Their Way to a Better Quality of Life
A new study commissioned by HARMAN reveals that Voice-Controlled speakers have unlimited potential to improve the lives of all users HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets has commissioned an in-depth consumer research study1 on the use of Voice-Controlled speakers (VC speakers) among owners and intended purchasors2 of such devices. The results of the study show far-reaching benefits for VC speaker users and validate HARMAN’s conviction that voice is the...
Film Review: The Final Year
Directed by Greg Barker, former freelance journalist and war correspondent turned documentary filmmaker, The Final Year plays out like a swansong turned tragedy that documents the Obama administration’s final year in office. Centred on Obama’s foreign policy team and their efforts to shift America’s overseas approach away from a militarised one and, instead, towards one that is founded in engagement and diplomacy under the shared belief that American exceptionalism is rooted in, “what we stand for and how we act,...
An I.S loyalist showed beheading videos to children to persuade them to join the cause while he plotted a terror attack, a court heard
An Islamic State loyalist showed beheading videos to children to persuade them to join the cause while he plotted a terror attack, a court heard today (tues). Umar Haque, 25, showed the videos to pupils and later had youngsters at a mosque carry out violent role play against the police, it was said. He is accused of planning an attack in London, with potential targets including Big Ben, the Queen's guards, Heathrow, the City of London, Westfield shopping centres, Transport...
May isn’t only one struggling at Number 10…Injured fox spotted limping outside Downing Street
A poor fox limped past 10 Downing Street looking for help - in the middle of the day. The injured critter, which is normally nocturnal, hobbled past the PM's home just before Amber Rudd emerged on Tuesday lunchtime. London, January 16 2018. A fox limps past the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street as cabinet ministers meet inside. Photographer Paul Davey, who spotted the sad-looking creature, said: "He hobbled past once, and then came back the other way. "He...
Teen yobs who beat homeless Romanian man to death because it was “funny” jailed for life
Two teenagers who beat to death a homeless man to death because "it was funny" have been jailed for life for the "senseless act of mindless brutality." Alex Macdonald and Charlie White, both 19, and Jimmy Buckley, 20, beat 21-year-old Razvan Sirbu to death near the tent where he lived in a Kent beauty spot. The trio attacked the Romanian after coming across him late at night on May 6 in Tovil, Kent, where he lived in woodland. Mr Sirbu's...
Multimillionaire landlord who imposed a “no coloureds” ban is suing YouTuber with just £100 to his name
A multimillionaire landlord who imposed a "no coloureds" ban is suing a YouTuber with just £100 to his name - under the Malicious Communications Act. Property mogul Fergus Wilson, 69, has taken YouTuber Danny Hyde, 29, to court after he published a video claiming the landlord was "coming across as racist". Wilson banned 'coloureds' from renting his properties last year because of curry smells and also refused to rent to plumbers, single parents and nobody under 18. The landlord who...
A stalker obsessed with BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis who bombarded her with creepy letters is jailed for more than three years
An ex-university friend of BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis has been jailed for more than three years after bombarding her with sinister letters - warning her "I will not relent". Edward Vines, 47, re-started his 27-year campaign of harassment despite a restraining order banning him from contacting the journalist or her relatives. He had previously sent mother-of-two Ms Maitlis three letters from his prison cell after he was jailed for three years in 2016 over his stalking. When he was released...
Review: Indian Accent, not just another fancy Mayfair restaurant
Since opening in New Delhi during 2009, Manish Mehrotra’s Indian Accent has since become regarded as one of the country’s best restaurants - currently placed at number 30 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017 list. Trailing such success, Indian Accent then opened an international export in New York (six years later), trailed by a long overdue London restaurant, which opened in Mayfair towards the end of 2017. Joining local high-end restaurants such as Benares, Tamarind, Gymkhana and Jamavar, Indian Accent...