Why attending an Indian wedding can be dangerous
Wedding celebrations are supposed to be happy events but in northern India, a shocking number end tragically, thanks to a surprisingly tenacious tradition of celebratory gunfire. Take the wedding party in a small village called Raipur Bhood in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last weekend. The photographer, employed to...
Adele hails ‘beautiful’ concert proposal
Adele's first full concert at the O2 in London last night wasn't just special for the chart-topping singer. It was also a memorable evening for one pair in the audience, who got engaged while she was performing her version of Make You Feel My Love. "That was the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed at one...
Rich People Who Can’t Kick Their Frugal Spending Habits
Old habits can die hard, even for frugal people who happen to become millionaires or billionaires, including NBA player Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard's recent interview with Sports Illustrated revealed that despite a $94 million contract, he still drives the car he had as a teenager and other frugal...
Nike gets ‘Back to the Future’ with self-tying sneakers
NEW YORK—I just got to try on new Nikes that I never have to lace up, the futuristic sneaks Nike has been talking about for years. Unveiled to much hoopla at a New York event Wednesday, Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 has power-operated laces. As soon as you step into a pair — as if they were slip ons —and press a...
Frank Sinatra Junior dies, aged 72
The American singer, Frank Sinatra Junior, who carried on his father's legacy with his own career in music, has died at the age of 72. He suffered a heart attack in Daytona Beach in Florida where he was due to give a concert. He followed his father in the music business as a teenager, and later became his father's...
‘10,000 deportees will be released onto Britain’s streets’ following new ruling
‘10,000 deportees will be released onto Britain’s streets’ following new ruling The decision from the unelected upper house, which is being seen as a humiliating slap in the face for the Government, was immediately attacked as a “threat to public safety.” The Immigration Bill debate hinged on how...
Paris arrests: Four held amid France attack plot fears
Four people have been arrested in the Paris area as part of a wider investigation into a possible plot against French targets, officials say. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said they had information to suggest one of those arrested "could undertake violent actions in France". But he played down French media...
Brussels raid over Paris attacks: Dead gunman was Algerian national
A terrorism suspect shot dead in a raid in a Brussels suburb on Tuesday has been identified as Algerian national Mohamed Belkaid, officials say. He was killed by snipers while trying to fire at police from an apartment window in the suburb of Forest. Four officers were wounded in the raid. Police are still hunting two suspects...
Guangzhou Evergrande: Inside China’s $185m football factory
Guangzhou, China. Rising from the early morning mist like a Disney castle sits the imposing face of what President Xi Jinping hopes is the future of Chinese football. Evergrande Football School is front and center in the push to bring footballing glory to a nation currently languishing in the lower echelons of the sport....
Now Putin ‘plans to ABANDON Assad’ after Russian leader hauls troops out of Syria
VLADIMIR Putin is poised to abandon his long-standing relationship with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Western diplomats believe. Negotiators locked in peace talks believe the Russian president's shock decision to withdraw troops from war-ravaged Syria suggests he could be prepared to force Assad to step down....
Sylvia Anderson dead at 88: Voice of Thunderbirds Lady Penelope loses battle with illness
SYLVIA ANDERSON who is best known for voicing Lady Penelope on the Thunderbirds has passed away aged 88 after battling with a short illness, her family has confirmed. Sylvia co-created the hit puppet series, which ran from 1965, with her late husband Gerry. She died in her home in Buckinghamshire her family said. Her daughter,...
Mass migration fuels baby boom: One in SIX of all new European babies now born in UK
ONE in six of all European Union births in a year took place in Britain, official figures reveal. Experts said the baby explosion was in part fuelled by mass migration to the UK, with more than one in four children born here now having foreign mothers. The shock figures prompted fears that schools, hospitals, GP surgeries and...