Stats behind Coutinho’s £142m deal to Barcelona
TLE sources understand that Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho is on the verge of a £142m move to Barcelona after missing the Reds' mid-season break to Dubai. This deal would mark the second biggest deal in football history, second only to Naymar's move from Barca to Paris St-Germain in the Summer. Just before the January transfer window opened at the end of December 2017, Liverpool had already closed the deal for Dutchman Virgil van Dijk with a world record £75m payout...
5 hilarious Trump revelations leaked in Fire and Fury
Fire and Fury, the tell-all book on Donald Trump, is set to be released early in the UK after the president's lawyers tried to shut it down. The book’s author, Michael Wolff, talked to several people about the presidential campaign and Trump's early days in the white house including Steve Bannon, his one-time confidant. About 250,000 copies of the book have already been shipped, with publishers Holt & Co saying there has been "unprecedented demand" for the publication. If you're struggling to...
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe: Courvoisier Espresso Martini
According to research from the University of Warwick, brandy is the UK’s favourite Christmas spirit – beating gin and whisky. Though Christmas has passed, it’s clear that brandy is an ideal (generally under-appreciated) spirit for the colder months at the beginning of the year. This week’s cocktail recipe – the Courvoisier espresso martini - for instance, replaces switches traditional vodka for brandy, bringing a rich sweetness perfectly paired with coffee. Moreover, the drink is incredibly easy to recreate at home. Ingredients...
Grenfell Tower fire inquiry hires KPMG despite the consultancy earning millions in contracts with firms linked to the blaze
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower Fire has hired multinational consultancy KPMG despite the firm having millions of pounds of contracts with three of the main bodied potentially being investigated by the inquiry. KPMG has lucrative contracts with Rydon – the main contractor in charge of the refurbishment which installed the cladding blamed by many residents for the rapid spread of the blaze; with Celotex – which make the insulation which police said failed safety tests, as well as the...
Forgotten Film Friday: The Wackness
Jonathan Levine’s sophomore feature, The Wackness, released two years after his easily dismissible All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and three years before 50/50, despite (or perhaps in spite of) winning the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, was met by a mixed critical reception. But, this 90s’ set, weed fuelled coming of age story is a gem that should be treasured. Set across a hot summer in recently elected Giuliani’s New York, circa 1994, The Wackness is the...
Demands increase for Hunt to resign as NHS “Tailspins into catastrophe”
Everyone apart from the Health Secretary seemed to see this crisis coming a mile off says union GMB, the union for NHS workers, has demanded Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt resigns as the NHS crisis tailspins into catastrophe. Already in 2018 tens of thousands of non-emergency operations have been postponed, while the latest NHS figures show in the final week of 2017 almost 5,000 ambulances had to wait more than an hour to handover the patient to hospital. Before Christmas, GMB...
Lowest CO2 emitting countries “least likely to survive a climate change apocalypse”
Some of the lowest CO2 emitting countries in the world are the least likely to survive a climate change apocalypse – thanks to their fuel guzzling neighbours. New research has revealed countries in sub-Saharan Africa are the most vulnerable to the perils of a potential environmental disaster despite emitting some of the lowest CO2 levels in the World. China emerged as the biggest carbon criminal emitting a mammoth 9,040 metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year – nearly...
Mum pictured playing chicken with young children in 30ft waves
This shocking photo shows a mother playing 'chicken' with her two children as huge waves crash into a sea wall. The image was taken at Sidmouth seafront in Devon this morning (Friday) as the 20ft waves soar over their heads onto the promenade. It was taken and posted on Twitter by the account @survivingsixty with the caption: "This young mother playing chicken with her two children doesn't show much common sense or respect for the power of the ocean." This...
In Pics – Crystal Palace footballer makes first court appearance and denies assault
Crystal Palace star Jason Puncheon,31, denies assaulting nightclub bouncer in street brawl He was arrested on December 17 after allegedly getting embroiled in a fight between two girls at Mishiko in Reigate, Surrey. Injured, Puncheon, will now stand trial after allegedly using his belt to attack a doorman. He arrived at Guildford Magistrates' Court in Surrey on crutches this morning after he suffered a serious knee-ligament injury in a clash against Man City. He now faces a one-day trial...