Storm Doris showed what Mother Nature is capable of
Unless you live under a rock you will have no doubt heard about the devastating effects of the recent storm named Doris to visit our shores on Thursday. We Brits are renowned for talking about the weather at any given opportunity, so it was no wonder that the recent storm was the topic on most people lips over the past few days. Storm Doris made her presence known up and down the country. With gusts of up to 100 mph...
Two mums sexually abused as children by same man join forces thirty years later to ensure he stays on offenders’ register
Two mums who were sexually abused as children by the same man joined forces thirty YEARS later to ensure their abuser remains on the sex offenders register. Kate Taylor, 37, and Kerrie Jones, 35, were abused by their Catholic primary school teacher Gerard Kelly now 59, when they were just six years old. In February 1999, 14 years after the abuse took place, Kelly was convicted of indecent assault against seven underage schoolgirls – including Kate and Kerrie – and...
Jail House Rock! “Elvis impersonator stole cancer charity cash at mother-in-law’s FUNERAL”
An Elvis fanatic has been accused of stealing a charity cash sum at his own mother-in-law’s funeral. Christopher Martin Burrows, a devoted fan and impersonator of the rock legend, even belted out of his songs at the service, singing “The Wonder Of You,” however he has been accused of stealing the show and stealing a charity collection raised by mourners. Burrows, denied the charge of theft at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday 23rd February. However, he is accused of stealing...
LaLa Land: Awards and Applause
La La Land doesn’t deserve the awards, but it does deserve our applause Of his work, Busby Berkeley once said that he just “wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour”. The early 1930s was a time of great societal darkness; the world consumed by financial uncertainty & political discontent. Audiences were hungry for entertainment – they needed an escape – and Berkeley’s elaborately choreographed & unapologetically grand dance numbers, which defined such pre-Code musical classics as Dames,...
Skeleton found at the bottom of Greek well is missing British tourist
A skeleton found at the bottom of a well on a Greek island has been confirmed as a missing British tourist who disappeared almost 12 years ago. Tragic Steven Cook vanished while out with friends on the first night of his holiday in Malia on Crete in September 2005. The 20-year-old was last seen in a bar asking for directions to his hotel but walked off in the wrong direction at the end of a night out. Last week Greek...
World’s oldest McDonald’s set to close
The world's oldest McDonald's based in a 12 century medieval building will serve its last Big Mac tomorrow as its closes for the last time. The restaurant branch, which opened in 1982, features wooden balconies, stained glass windows as well as exposed stone walls. The historic McDonald's, on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, will shut for good as the fast food giant believes the ancient building "isn't suitable to meet their future plans". With parts of the structure dating back to the 1100s...
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe – Craft London’s ‘LUPANER’
Since opening on Greenwich Peninsula last year, perched between North Greenwich tube station and The O2 Arena, Craft London has become incredibly popular. Although Stevie Parle’s food is the main draw, from the venue split over three floors – the top-floor bar is also impressive, offering stunning views of The O2 Arena, the Isle of Dogs and the Thames. What’s more, to coincide with a brand new bar menu launching next month, Craft London will introduce a new ‘I’m SE10’...
Leicester City should have built a statue honouring Claudio Ranieri – not sack him
Gary Lineker says Leicester City should have built a statue honouring Claudio Ranieri - not sack him, following news that the Italian has been ousted just months after winning the Premier League with one of history's all-time underdogs. The Italian leaves the King Power Stadium with the Foxes just one point above the relegation zone after a dismal title defence left them in danger of the drop. And although a statue may be a big ask, this mural painted by...
Minerals within diamonds can take billions of years to grow
Minerals within diamonds can take billions of years to grow, suggests new research. Scientists examining diamonds from two mines in Botswana, southern Africa. found that 'inclusions' - considered by jewellers as flaws - dated back over two billion years. One diamond contained silicate material from 2.3 billion years ago in its interior and a 250 million-year-old garnet crystal towards its outer rim - the largest age range ever detected in a single specimen. Researchers also found that the carbon within...