Kim Jong Un compares North Korea’s situation to 1990s famine that saw millions starve to death as US sanctions and Covid-19 leave the nation in its ‘worst-ever’ situation Kim Jong Un warned party cadres that North Korea is in its ‘worst ever’ situation Told them to prepare for a ‘more difficult’ crisis than ‘Arduous March’ … Read more
Scottish student, 20, gets ‘worst haircut of his life’ on first visit to a barber after four months of Covid lockdown Andrew Riley, of Glasgow, visited hairdresser in Bearsden on April 7 – two days after they were allowed to reopen across Scotland He paid £12 for mid-skin fade – a tapered cut that ends between … Read more
Prisoners at one of Britain’s worst jails get a PETTING ZOO so they can de-stress by stroking gerbils and bunny rabbits Prisoners at HMP Hindley can book sessions with the animals to help with stress A report praised the jail for coming up with ‘imaginative initiatives’ Petting zoos are known to help relax people, with animals … Read more
While this year the nominees didn’t get to walk the red carpet, some of the over the top home-made creations didn’t quite hit the mark.
Shades of grey – they’re a sure sign of success! The best cooks have a grey kitchen while the worst paint theirs blue, poll reveals Those who say they are accomplished cooks are most likely to have grey kitchen Poll finds that top earners wear white and grouchy people wear checked shirts Just one per cent of … Read more
Britain’s most depressing motorway service stations: M5 Bridgwater services is named the worst in the country while Gloucester is ranked best thanks to ‘fabulous farm shop’ Survey by Which ranked best and worst motorway service stations across the UK Gloucester on M5 came top with five stars for cleanliness and quality of its shops Tebay … Read more
Feminist writer Clementine Ford has delivered a brutal takedown of Married At Firset Sight ‘villain’ Bryce Ruthven, following Sunday night’s commitment ceremony. During the car-crash episode, fans watched in horror as Bryce humiliated his ‘wife’ Melissa Rawson by initially choosing to ‘leave’ the experiment before changing his mind and writing ‘stay’. After watching the scene … Read more
Brazil is responsible for more than a quarter of the world’s daily Covid deaths with thousands of patients lost every day, amid stark warnings worse is to come. The nation’s seven-day average of 2,400 deaths stands to reach to 3,000 within weeks and spikes could soon hit 4,000. Brazil has recorded more than 300,000 deaths … Read more
Germany warns its coronavirus third wave could be the worst yet with 100,000 daily infections Health official Lothar Wieler warned ‘this wave will be worse than the first two’ German health minister Jens Spahn warned hospitals could reach limit in April Angela Merkel this week had to scrap plans for an ultra-strict lockdown at Easter … Read more
That he was an amusing and compassionate man in private, always anxious to put strangers at their ease, was barely noted. No excitement in that. That he was capable of great acts of kindness, once securing the release from Brixton prison of a client so that the man, a farmer, could shear his sheep, was … Read more