France is told to ‘pull itself together’ to beat coronavirus

France’s prime minister has told his citizens to ‘pull themselves together’ amid a fresh surge in coronavirus cases.  Jean Castex said the public was becoming careless and raised the spectre of a second lockdown after a rise of more than 10,000 cases in the last week.  France’s seven-day average now stands at 1,691 new cases … Read more

Rescuers pull second body from the rubble of Baltimore gas explosion

Rescuers have pulled a second body from the rubble of the Baltimore gas explosion where one woman was killed and another seven were hospitalized.   The body of an adult male was recovered from the site of the deadly blast just before 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, taking the number of fatalities up to two.  One woman … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing execs ‘worried stars will pull out to take up big money panto offers’

As the BBC lines up celebrities to take part in Strictly Come Dancing 2020, execs are allegedly concerned some will drop out at the last minute. The COVID-19 pandemic has distrupted many celebs’ ability to earn money, and a source speaking to The Sun seems to think the length of a Strictly contract will be … Read more

Newcastle United takeover collapses as Saudi investors PULL OUT

Newcastle’s proposed huge £300million takeover from a Saudi Arabian-led consortium is off, it has been officially announced. The news comes amid four months of scrutiny from the Premier League following concerns over piracy and human rights complaints in Saudi Arabia, leaving much-maligned owner Mike Ashley now without a buyer for the club.  And on Thursday, Saudi … Read more

Britain faces Credit Crunch II: Banks set to pull back from lending

Mortgages and other loans are set to become harder to find over the coming months as the coronavirus pandemic causes banks to pull back from lending. Experts fear the UK could be heading for another credit crunch as lenders are becoming more reluctant to get money out of the door, despite demand from households and … Read more

Couple must pull down their £10,000 summerhouse because planners say it is one metre too high 

A heartbroken couple face having to tear down their £10,000 summerhouse after village planners ruled it was one metre too high. Amjad Butt, 70, and his 65-year-old wife Tina splashed out last year on the luxurious timber building at the bottom of their garden in Bournville, Birmingham. They have now been told the summerhouse contravenes … Read more

Lawmakers urge FDA to pull ‘Puff Bar’ e-cigarettes  from the market

Puff Bar e-cigarettes have taken advantage of the pandemic to market their single use vapes to teenagers, lawmakers claim.  Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand Puff Bars pull its products from the market.  The company, which sells the … Read more

Chrissy Teigen tries to pull son Miles away from watching Housewives to go outside during quarantine

Chrissy Teigen tries to drag two-year-old son Miles away from his reality TV show to go outside during quarantine: ‘No Real Housewives!’ By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 05:17 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 05:17 BST, 23 May 2020 Chrissy Teigen has been getting in plenty of quality family time during quarantine with her … Read more

Donald Trump threatens to permanently pull WHO funding in excoriating letter

Donald Trump late Monday threatened to permanently stop funding of the World Health Organization and reconsider membership of the United States in the body. The president shared a four page letter written to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to Twitter, saying the organization needs to make ‘major substantive improvements within the next 30 days’ for US … Read more

Thai vets pull discarded plastic bag from a green turtle’s backside

Turtley gross! Thai vets pull a 12-inch strand of discarded plastic bag from a green turtle’s backside that it mistook for food Footage shows a foot-long piece of soft plastic being pulled from a green turtle Ocean rubbish stuck inside the turtle would have eventually caused it to die It’s likely herbivorous species of turtle mistook the … Read more