Ex-New York city subway boss dubbed ‘Train Daddy’ is appointed as TfL’s new transport commissioner

Andy Byford (above) has been appointed Transport for London boss, it was announced today A former head of New York’s public transport system will be London’s next transport commissioner. Andy Byford’s appointment was confirmed by the capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan and the board of Transport for London (TfL) and he will start on June 29. … Read more

Bird-watcher ‘unsure how he feels’ about firing of white investment banker dubbed Central Park Karen

The black man targeted by a white woman who hysterically called the cops on him after he simply asked her to put a leash on her dog in Central Park, says he can’t see how her firing ‘addresses the underlying racial issues’. Amy Cooper, 41, was terminated from her job as head of insurance investment solutions … Read more

Inside Roman Abramovich’s customised Boeing jet dubbed ‘The Bandit’ with large luxury banquet suite

Inside Roman Abramovich’s customised Boeing jet dubbed ‘The Bandit’ with banquet suite and a missile defence system Chelsea owner and Russia oligarch Roman Abramovich owns an aircraft fleet worth around £400million  The most luxurious aircraft he owns is the Boeing 747-33A ER which he himself calls ‘The Bandit’ ‘The Bandit’ has a banquet suite which … Read more

Billionaire Christian Candy and wife Emily Compton finish £150million estate dubbed ‘Candyland’

He’s the self-made billionaire who, along with his brother, built an enormous property empire from the ground-up – starting with the renovation of a £122,000 central London apartment. Now Christian Candy is said to have finished work on his own home – a massive £150million estate in Surrey, now thought to be one of the … Read more

Wildlife worker dubbed Tiger King of Instagram is filmed punching a lion cub 

An Instagram star who shares terrifying videos of himself playing with lions is being investigated for alleged animal cruelty after he was filmed punching one of his cubs. Dean Schneider, 27, who quit his job as a financier in Switzerland to look after a pride of lions at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa, uploaded … Read more

Award-winning contemporary home dubbed the ‘Ghost House’ goes on sale for £2.5million

This breathtaking concrete and glass home is on the market for £2.5million – and available to view remotely during lockdown. The modern home – dubbed the ‘Ghost House’ thanks to its transparent design and because its slope setting means its hidden from view as you approach – is on sale in the picturesque village of … Read more

India Adams, who dubbed Joan Crawford and Cyd Charisse in Hollywood musicals, dies at age 93

India Adams, who dubbed Joan Crawford and Cyd Charisse in Hollywood musicals, dies at age 93 India Adams died Saturday at age 93 following a short illness  She provided the singing voice for Cyd Charisse in the musical The Band Wagon as well as for Joan Crawford in Torch Song  By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com … Read more

EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’

EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’ to help shore up its coronavirus-hit economy Bloc agreed huge bailout for countries’ economies amid fallout from coronavirus French finance minister called the agreement the ‘most important in EU history’ €500bn will be made available immediately and the same again for … Read more

The green, green grass…of Salford! Area once dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ is crowned the greenest

The green, green grass…of Salford! Area once dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ by folk singer Ewan MacColl is crowned the greenest place to live in England and Wales By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:12 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 01:14 GMT, 15 March 2020 It was fondly dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ by … Read more

Ben Affleck reveals his one line in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer was dubbed

Ben Affleck opened up about his ‘humiliating’ early role in the 1992 cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer, while promoting his new film The Way Back. Affleck, 47, plays a former basketball player turned coach in The Way Back, but back in 1992, he played Basketball Player #10 in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, having just … Read more