The actors who became part of cinematic history when they were cast as the von Trapp children in The Sound Of Music have reunited online to promote face masks inspired by the 'patterned curtain' ensembles they sported in the film. Debbie Turner, the American actress who played Marta von Trapp, …...Read More
The Sound Of Music stars who played the von Trapp children reunite online
What Are the Rules for the Vice-Presidential Debate Tonight?
There usually isn’t much drama about the seating arrangements at vice-presidential debates. But what would 2020 be without a little back-and-forth over how much of the same air is shared by Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris of California? This week, as the scope of the White House …...Read More
Angry locals leave note on £150,000 Aston Martin left on double yellow lines
Angry residents leave a note reading: 'I'm so rich I park where I want' on a £150,000 Aston Martin parked on double yellow lines. Business owners and residents slammed the luxury sports car driver who got four parking tickets in two days. The driver who arrived at Whitby, North Yorkshire …...Read More
Parents warned over brightly-packaged cannabis-infused sweets after schoolgirls rushed to hospital
Parents have been warned about cannabis edibles designed to look like children's sweets and are supposedly 50 times stronger than a joint after 13 schoolgirls were rushed to hospital. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are trying to trace the source of the 'sweets' after the girls from La Sainte Union …...Read More
Having a vitamin D deficiency could make you more likely to catch Covid-19, another study claims
Having a vitamin D deficiency does make you more at risk of catching Covid-19, another study has claimed. A total of 72 per cent of NHS workers in Birmingham who were lacking in the 'sunshine vitamin' also tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in the blood — a sign of previous …...Read More
Turkey teeth whitening tragedy: Friend of Briton who died speaks out for first time
A British man who fell into a coma as his friend died during a trip to Turkey to get teeth whitening treatment has spoken out for the first time about the ordeal. Aaron Callaghan, from Belfast, said he is 'absolutely gutted' over the death of 'Big Richie' Molloy, 33, in …...Read More
Chinese hot air balloon worker plummets 30ft to his death after being dragged up on his first day
A worker at a Chinese hot air balloon centre has plummeted some 30 feet to his death on his first day in the job after being dragged into the air by accident. The victim was allegedly pressing the basket against the ground when the lighter-than-air aircraft took off unexpectedly, taking …...Read More
Greene King 'will close 79 pubs and restaurants and axe 800 jobs
Hundreds of jobs and scores of pubs are to be shut by Greene King after the 10pm coronavirus curfew and lockdown decimated custom The company today started a consultation process with 800 employees about a redundancy process, Sky News reports. It says the company, which has nearly 1,700 managed pubs …...Read More
Sir Jackie Stewart says it is 'hard to justify' calling Lewis Hamilton the greatest F1 driver
Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart doesn't count six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton among his top three greatest drivers of all time. Hamilton is well on course to equal Michael Schumacher's record seven championships this year and is poised to overtake his race wins record of 91. But Stewart, 81, …...Read More
East London water: Hipsters clear supermarket shelves as engineers locate burst pipe
East Londoners can expect their water supply to return 'throughout the morning' after engineers worked overnight to fix a burst water pipe, according to Thames Water. Supermarkets' bottled water aisles were stripped bare overnight after the problem was first reported on Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30pm. Engineers couldn't find the …...Read More
