The pound has slumped against the dollar as the US presidential election battle failed to produce an early result and looks set to continue for days. At midnight, the pound was trading at $1.315 but dropped to $1.290 earlier this morning before settling at around $1.300 in the afternoon. Leading up to election day, markets … Read more
Pound sinks against dollar and US bonds in demand as investors seek safe havens amid the ‘extended uncertainty’ of the US election Leading up to election day markets had been pricing in a Biden clear sweep Strength of US dollar now on the up as investors flock to ‘safe havens’ By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: … Read more
The Bachelorette ‘sinks to the lowest ratings in the program’s history’ after premiering to dismal numbers By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:07 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 07:07 GMT, 25 October 2020 Sisters Elly and Becky Miles are the first sibling duo to appear on The Bachelorette together. But it seems … Read more
Hundreds of revellers hit the town for a final evening of boozy celebrations last night ahead of strict coronavirus curfews which will come into force across the North East from tonight. Tough new measures to control the spread of coronavirus were announced for the North East of England yesterday, bringing the total number of Britons … Read more
President Donald Trump‘s net worth is down $600 million from last September and he’s fallen 64 spots lower on the Forbes 400, the magazine reported Tuesday. The president is now worth $2.5 billion and is No. 339 on the list. Trump’s sector, commercial real estate and hotels, has been aversely impacted by the coronavirus crisis, with … Read more
The oil spill disaster off Mauritius turned deadly this week when a tugboat leaving the shipwreck collided with a barge and sank, killing at least three sailors, police said Tuesday. The tug – called the ‘Sir Gaetan Duval’ – was towing the empty barge from the stranded hull of the Japanese ship, the MV Wakashio, on … Read more
‘There’s no way!’ Four-year-old boy sinks a hole in one on West Virginia golf course as his stunned dad watches on in disbelief Rocco Figaretti beat odds of more than 12,000 to one to land a hole in one Friday The four-year-old was golfing with dad Mario at Oglebay Park, West Virginia Neither Mario nor … Read more
Terrified boaters scream for help as their vessel sinks when it is swamped with water as a Trump boat parade roars past in Oregon 20 vessels zoomed south down Willamette River in President Trump boat parade A smaller boat on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon was filled with water Boaters were filmed screaming as … Read more
Iran has accidentally sunk a replica US aircraft carrier which was recently blasted with missiles in a propaganda video. The modified barge – designed to look like a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier – is listing at 90 degrees in Gulf waters after after capsizing near the sensitive Strait of Hormuz, according to Forbes. Half of the … Read more
Man in his 30s dies and two people are rescued after fishing boat sinks a mile off the Lancashire coast The vessel got into trouble about a mile from the coast of Fleetwood, police said The man went down with the boat and his body was later found by the RNLI Two survivors – men aged … Read more