Leicester ditched Chaucer and marks ‘International Womxn’s Week’…no wonder it’s failing

Even though it may not boast any dreaming spires or belong to the Russell Group of leading universities, there was a time not so very long ago when Leicester University punched well above the weight of its provincial rivals. Named Britain’s ‘University of the Year’ in 2008, with a heritage that encompassed great thinkers such … Read more

Karate kid, 12, wins international competitions from bottom of his garden

Karate kid, 12, wins international competitions from bottom of his garden after devoted father built £3,000 dojo so he can carry on sport during lockdown Tom Klemz is rained second in the world at the under 13 level in kata karate   His father Jeremy and uncle Tim have created a fighting studio for him at … Read more

Police ‘shoot gunman’ at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport

Police ‘shoot gunman’ at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport following ‘reports of a bomb threat’ Terminal 1 of the airport was evacuated in connection with abandoned luggage Armed officers surrounded a man and passengers were seen standing outside  Frankfurt Airport tweeted that the regional train station has also been closed  By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Police shoot gunman at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport

Police ‘shoot gunman’ at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport following ‘reports of a bomb threat’ By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 19:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 19:05 GMT, 16 January 2021 Police have ‘shot a gunman’ at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport following ‘reports of a bomb threat’.   Footage saw three officers surrounding a man … Read more

Debate erupts on Reddit about whether or not a Cheeto can damage the International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a 925,300-pound laboratory constructed of titanium, Kevlar and high-grade steel, but could the massive ship survive an impact of a single Cheeto Puff orbiting Earth? The question was raised by a seven-year-old, which has sent Reddit into a debate that attracted aerospace engineers and a scientist who says they … Read more

European banks hike international payment fees for British expats

Thousands of UK expats living in Europe face having to revamp their finances in the aftermath of Brexit as British banks close their current accounts and European ones hike the cost of sending money overseas. Customers of some of Britain’s biggest banks including Barclays, Lloyds and Nationwide Building Society living in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands … Read more

US requires negative Covid-19 tests from ALL international travelers

The CDC will start requiring all international travelers coming into the US to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country, sources close to the decision told the Wall Street Journal.   Global testing requirements would be an expansion on a Trump administration policy barring UK travelers without a negative test from … Read more

US will require negative COVID-19 tests from ALL international travelers

US will require negative COVID-19 tests from ALL international travelers in 11th hour attempt to stop influx of ‘super-covid’ variants that have already infected at least 82 Americans The US will require all international travelers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, sources close to the decision told the Wall Street Journal  It is … Read more

Iran set to execute second wrestler despite international pleas

A second wrestler is set to be executed by Iran only months after they hanged another champion competitor, Navid Afkari, despite international pleas.  Mehdi Ali Hosseini, 29, from Andimeshk, Khuzestan, was arrested in 2015 and charged with murder following a group brawl. The wrestler’s execution is imminent because the victim’s family refused to pardon the … Read more

Australia Zoo ‘isn’t out of the woods yet’ as closed borders mean NO international visitors

While 2020 should have been a milestone year for Australia Zoo, the Irwins instead marked 50 years of the iconic zoo with financial strain and uncertainty. Bindi Irwin recently admitted her late father Steve’s legacy was almost on the brink of collapse as they struggled to keep the zoo operational amid COVID-19.  Now a source … Read more