The Kushners' VERY different wives: How 'Proud Trump Republican' Ivanka couldn't be more different from her sister-in-law - staunch Democrat Karlie Kloss

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 13:58 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Kushner brother's wives - Ivanka Trump and Karlie Kloss - could not be more different. And the contrasts have been starkly highlighted this week, during the inauguration in DC.

BBC Verify: Can Donald Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico?

found 2025 › Jan › 21 (Tue) @ 21:27 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The new US President wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. How would that work?

Team Trump's revenge on Starmer for 'meddling' in the US election: How President could veto Mandelson as ambassador, humiliate Starmer in Washington and plot to help Farage into No10

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Mr Trump's key advisers are also debating whether to put Sir Keir Starmer 'at the back of the queue' of world leaders invited to Washington after tomorrow's inauguration.

Orwell’s coin, brightest stars and lynx on the loose – take the Thursday quiz

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

One of the things we like to do from time to time at the Thursday quiz is have a themed edition,…

Layton Williams: ‘How often do I have sex? Often. In my 20s I was a rampant rabbit’

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 10:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The actor, singer and dancer on his odd-shaped big toe, his secret betting history and falling flat on his face on stage

Born in Greater Manchester, Layton Williams, 30, began his career at the age of…

Drinks to take the strain out of entertaining

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

No need for festive stress: just stock up the fridge and cupboard with stuff you know people will like

How do you feel about entertaining? I have a few friends who love it. For them, it’s an opportuni…

There’s nothing meek or mild about childbirth: why have male artists sanitised the Virgin Mary?

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

She may be the most painted woman in history, almost always portrayed as subservient, pure, chaste – and never actually giving birth. Thank goodness female artists like Paula Rego and Esther Strauss …

Emmanuel Macron has yet another stab at finding a prime minister

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 15:33 UTC

a story from The Economist › Europe

François Bayrou, an old hand, will face the squabbling that is paralysing France. How long will he last?

Rise of the train phone snatchers: How 'gadget grabbers' are swiping Tube passengers' mobiles out their hands just as the doors close... before draining their bank accounts

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 10:12 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Reports of theft and robberies on trains and at stations rose by 58 per cent from 2018 to 2023, according to police figures - with London making up the majority last year.

How Europe closed its borders and betrayed its values – video

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 06:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Border walls and fences around European countries have grown by 75% in just 10 years and EU leaders have increasingly been open to making deals with autocrats, creating a virtual border across the Me…