Monthly Archives: November 2016

BHS was left with a near-600m deficit when the department store chain collapsed earlier this year. There have been reports that the billionaire has offered between 250m and 300m as part of a deal to restructure the collapsed retailer’s pension scheme. However, the Pensions Regulator has so far rejected the offer. The BBC understands that […]

Hillary Clinton returned to the birth of her political life on Wednesday night as she urged Americans to not stand down in the face of adversity. “Coming here tonight wasn’t the easiest for me,” the Democratic presidential candidate said at a Children’s Defense Fund “Beat The Odds” gala. “There have been a few times this past […]

(CNN)A Georgia legislator said Thursday he will withdraw a bill that would have banned Muslim women from wearing burqas or veils while driving or when their driver’s license photos are taken. State Rep. Jason Spencer, on his official Facebook page, cited “the visceral reaction” created by the proposed legislation as his reason for withdrawing it.

UPDATE: Nov. 18 A viral video of a polar bear petting and nuzzling a chained canine at a sled dog sanctuary in Manitoba, Canada on Saturday was not as sweet as it seemed. After the video went viral this week, it was discovered yesterday that a polar bear killed and ate one of the sled […]

Last week I caught up with Matt Robinson, co-founder and CEO of London-based property tech startup Nested. Prior to this he co-founded GoCardless, a fintech company also based in London. During our call we discussed why he left GoCardless to start Nested, how too many bad ideas are being funded, why not everybody should do […]

The Central Otago region, best known for pinot noir and adventure sports, has become a target for letterbox drug deliveries to unoccupied holiday homes Drugs are being mailed to the letterboxes of unoccupied holiday homes in New Zealands deep south as methamphetamine use in the countrys peaceful and picturesque Central Otago district increases. The region […]

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” dominated the weekend box office, debuting to a boisterous $75 million and launching a new cinematic franchise. It confirms Warner Bros.’ high hopes for the property and its decision to back five installments in the fantasy series. “Fantastic Beasts” is a spinoff of the […]

Royal decree ordered Friedrich Trump to leave Germany and never come back after he failed to do military service A historian has discovered a royal decree issued to Donald Trumps grandfather ordering him to leave Germany and never come back. the gold rush. Donald Trumps grandfather fought expulsion from Germany, letter reveals video report He […]

The residents of a Canadian city are in an uproar over offensive posters they recently received. People in Richmond, British Columbia, a city with a large Chinese population, opened their mailboxes to find anti-Chinese fliers promoting the “alt-right,” a movement that embraces the idea that “white identity” is under attack, according to the Southern Poverty […]

(CNN)On a blustery Sunday afternoon in a Delaware soybean field, Marc Gussen paces around the catapult he and his team have built for the sole purpose of throwing pumpkins as far as humanly possible in competition. Gussen, the captain of Team Chucky, is wearing a red hard hat, a logo shirt, cargo shorts, Crocs and […]