Ireland manager’s ‘anti-English’ video ‘included clips about the Great Famine and Easter Rising’

Footballers for the Republic of Ireland were left stunned after being shown an ‘anti-English’ video featuring the 1916 Proclamation of Independence, the Easter Rising and the Great Famine as a motivational tool, it has been revealed. In an incident now being investigated by the ROI Football Association, it is claimed manager Stephen Kenny showed his players … Read more

Can Scottish tech fund that soared under Covid keep on rising?

It’s not just looks that can be deceptive. In the world of investing there is an array of stock market-listed investment trusts that have names which give little away as to what the managers who run them do all day. The list is exhaustive and includes the likes of Foreign & Colonial – the country’s … Read more

Tyler Roos dating rising American tennis star Amanda Anisimova

Love match! Amazing Race Australia star Tyler Roos – son of AFL legend Paul Roos – is dating rising American tennis star Amanda Anisimova with pair going ‘Instagram Official’ By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:49 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 14:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 Model and The Amazing Race Australia … Read more

Swedes ignore their first-ever lockdown amid rising infections

Swedes ignore their first-ever lockdown as country sees record number of new Covid infections with people continuing to cram onto buses and throw dinner parties despite restrictions Sweden announced stricter recommendations for its three biggest cities  Despite this, people are continuing to cram onto buses and hold dinner parties The country registered a record 4,697 … Read more

House prices ‘will keep on rising’ as rich desert cities

Property website Zoopla predicting house prices will keep climbing even if economy is rocked by jobs crisis By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 House prices will keep climbing next year even if the economy is rocked by a jobs crisis, property … Read more

Protesters in Rome clash with police amid rising tensions in Barcelona and Berlin

Anti-lockdown demonstrations intensified around Europe on Saturday night as protesters in Rome hurled Molotov cocktails, bottles and rocks at police and there were also rising tensions in Barcelona and Dresden.  Early Saturday evening in Rome, a sit-in at the famed Campo dei Fiori ended in a clash with police as some in a crowd of … Read more

Coronavirus cases are rising in 79% of US states and territories, CDC director warns

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in nearly 80 percent of US states and territories, a top US official warned on Friday.  ‘New #COVID19 cases are increasing,’ said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Dr Robert Redfield said via Twitter on Friday.  Specifically, ‘79% of U.S. jurisdictions reported increasing cases as of October … Read more

Welsh First Minister claims ‘firebreak’ lockdown IS needed to stop ‘rising tide’ of coronavirus

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford insisted his country needed a ‘firebreak’ lockdown today despite having a lower rate of coronavirus infections that England. The Labour politician insisted that he would keep the principality closed down for as short a time as possible but insisted it was necessary to act as a breaker to a ‘rising … Read more

Rising trend of ‘boomerang’ young adults returning to live with parents is here to stay says study

An increasing trend of ‘boomerang’ young adults moving back in with their parents is here to stay, according to a study. Researchers found that nearly two-thirds of childless single adults aged 20-34 in the UK have either never left home or had to move back in because of a precarious jobs market, sky-high rents, low … Read more

Italy orders bars to shut from 6pm and ‘public spaces’ to close after 9pm amid rising covid cases

Italy have announced new measures aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus after days of record infection numbers. The restrictions announced on Sunday stop short of a curfew like those imposed in Paris and other major French cities. But Italian mayors can close public squares and other gathering places after 9pm, permitting access only to … Read more