Gone With The Wind has been temporarily removed by HBO Max from its streaming platform after it was criticized for romanticizing slavery, amid a nationwide re-evaluation of cultural values. The 1939 Civil War epic, starring Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara, is based on a novel written three years previously … Read more
‘I wish I had some friends here to invite over,’ I told the buggy driver, as I was dropped off outside my cavernous villa. I’d landed at Nanuku in Fiji – an Auberge Resorts Collection property voted the best resort in Australia and the South Pacific in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. And in … Read more
The south west region is emerging from lockdown more quickly than the rest of the UK while Londoners are most likely to stay home, new figures have revealed. Anonymised mobile phone data gathered by Oxford University shows population movements were on average 37 per cent of normal levels in the south west in the week … Read more
Britons in the south are set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week – as bookies give the UK 2-1 odds for coldest June on record. Heavy showers are set to mostly affecting northern and western parts today and tomorrow, in a stark contrast to last weekend’s scorching temperatures. But … Read more
South Africans formed long queues to buy alcohol this morning after the country ended a two-month drinking ban during coronavirus lockdown. Unwilling to wait for lockdown to ease, one group of thieves in Johannesburg tunnelled through a 2ft-thick wall into an off licence and robbed £15,000 worth of booze. Footage and images from outside other stores across … Read more
South Korea will reimpose some social distancing rules from tomorrow after reporting its largest single-day spike in coronavirus infections in almost two months. Museums, parks and art galleries in the capital Seoul will shutter their doors from Friday with companies urged to reintroduce flexible working hours, Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said. It comes after 79 new … Read more
Horrifying moment a hippo throws an impala over its head in a South African river after battling circling hyenas and wild dogs The rare riverside battle of four species was filmed in Kruger National Park A hippo fought off African Wild Dog and hyenas to attack the swimming impala Photographer Rogan Kerr and field guide … Read more
A South Korean cafe has installed a coffee-making robot that speaks to customers to help comply with social distancing measures. The new robotic barista at the cafe in the city of Daejeon eliminates the need for a human worker, who would be more likely to spread the virus to customers. The machine is described as ‘courteous … Read more
Teenage boy is rushed to hospital after being stabbed in brutal daylight attack in south London Paramedics and London’s Air Ambulance rushed to scene after boy was stabbed Victim taken to hospital for treatment and his condition is currently unknown No arrests have been made and the area is cordoned off, Met Police confirmed By … Read more
‘It went on for two hours’: Shocked golfer films two alligators locked in battle on the 18th hole of a South Carolina course Two alligators were spotted fighting each other for two hours at the Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes in Hardeeville, South Carolina Video footage taken by golfer Matthew Proffitt shows the gators locked … Read more