Carry on Escaping! Comic film star Peter Butterworth was rejected for part playing himself in prisoner of war movie The Wooden Horse because he was too fat Petter Butterworth was involved in two escapes from Stalag Luft III PoW camp Actor was told he wasn’t ‘convincingly heroic or athletic enough’ to play himself Butterworth had vaulted over gymnastic … Read more
The woman trying to bring down ‘Europe’s last dictator’ is a 37-year-old English teacher described as an ‘accidental Joan of Arc’ who ran for the presidency of Belarus after her husband was arrested and barred from the ballot in May. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s unlikely rise to political stardom has posed the most serious challenge to strongman … Read more
Prince Harry had strong words with the Queen about her key aide and told her ‘this woman needs to make this work’ during row over Meghan Markle’s wedding tiara fitting, says Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie Omid Scobie claims Harry told the Queen: ‘I don’t know what the hell is going on’ Allegedly said of … Read more
Ripe for the picking! Adorable moment chipmunk joins woman for her morning coffee and helps itself to a banana for breakfast A chipmunk joins a woman for her morning coffee and eats a banana she offers The tiny creature eats from the fruit while she holds it and then grabs some away It adorably stuffs … Read more
Border Force threatens to fine stunned couple after they found asylum seeker hidden in their camper van bike rack when they arrived home after holiday to France John and Debbie Marriott discovered Sudanese man on their return to Worthing The pair have now been sent a letter from Border Force threatening with a fine Home … Read more
Google has been accused of waging a misinformation campaign by claiming that Australians will be denied free internet searches if it is forced to pay media companies for news. Anyone using the search engine is now confronted with a yellow exclamation mark with a link to a so-called ‘open letter to Australians’ from the company’s … Read more
Shocking moment McDonald’s worker holding a BURGER SPATULA brawls with customer outside branch in London Two McDonald’s staff were filmed fighting a customer to ground in Whitechapel One employee is seen holding a metal spatula while another pushes man over Incident, thought to have occurred on Saturday, took place on Commercial Road It is unknown … Read more
Turkey Twizzlers are BACK! Bernard Matthews confirms return of Jamie Oliver’s worst nightmare as firm promises a new healthier version of the processed spiral snack Bernard Matthews launches new Turkey Twizzlers with 67-70% meat content It comes 15 years after product with 34% meat was discontinued from schools TV chef Jamie Oliver’s led a high-profile … Read more
Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as the country battles virus clusters linked to religious groups. The country’s ‘trace, test and treat’ approach has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus. But over the weekend the capital and … Read more
Father and wannabe influencer is quizzed by police in Russia after posting a video holding his six-week-old daughter by one leg because ‘babies should be treated like monkeys’ Igor Kravtasov, 35, from Moscow, admitted he’d been ‘careless’ with the child Wife Darya Getmanskaya, 27, the girl’s mother, has been detained for ten days The child … Read more