The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more
George Takei claims he’ll be the final torchbearer to light the Olympic Flame in Tokyo next year in April Fool’s Day Joke: ‘A bit of levity in an otherwise dark time’ By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 07:07 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 07:07 BST, 2 April 2020 George Takei hasn’t lost his … Read more
Fad diets DO work… but only for a year: Health benefits such as weight loss and blood pressure vanish after 12 months, new study suggests Improving eating habits will only keep weight off for less than a year, study says The findings come from analysis of 121 separate scientific studies Only diet which appeared to … Read more
Microsoft is cancelling all of its major in-person events for the coming YEAR and making them digital-only due to an ongoing coronavirus pandemic Microsoft will cancel in-person events for the coming year Major conference like Ignite will go digital-only The company hasn’t made a decision on events scheduled for 2021 Coronavirus symptoms: what are they … Read more
Passport and banknote maker De La Rue sees profits hit by a poor start to the year in its currency arm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 De La Rue predicts adjusted operating profit for the 12 months ending March 27 … Read more
Harry and Meghan have agreed to pay for the cost of their security personally, the Mail can reveal – which could cost them £4million a year. A spokesman for the couple confirmed last night that they had decided to meet the burden met by British taxpayers and fund the cost of their protection out of … Read more
Tap water may be the cause of one in 20 cases of bladder cancer in Europe each year, a major study suggests. Researchers have linked drinking, showering and bathing in the water to more than 6,500 cases of the disease in 26 countries across the continent. They estimate 1,356 bladder cancer diagnoses in Britain since … Read more
‘Despicable and appalling’: Man, 48, who spat at police officers while claiming he had coronavirus symptoms is jailed for a year Paul Leivers, 48, admitted two counts of assault on an emergency worker He was arrested in Mansfield, in Nottinghamshire, on Thursday Leivers appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Saturday Court heard Leivers did not … Read more
Retired general who ‘helped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro smuggle 250 TONS of cocaine into the US every year’ is arrested Retired Venezuelan army general Cliver Alcalá was charged with conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, and associated firearms He allegedly helped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ship 250 tons of cocaine a year into the … Read more
Extra vitamin D may slow the growth of colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. On average, cancer stopped in its tracks for 13 months for patients on the highest dose of the vitamin supplement (4,000 IU), and for 11 months for those on the over-the-counter dose. Rates of colorectal cancer have been soaring in recent … Read more