Asian stock markets plunge overnight with worse to come after New York exchange suffers its biggest drop ever and £152bn is wiped off FTSE in coronavirus panic Japan, Indonesia and other Asian stock markets have plummeted overnight Experts are warning worse is to come as the coronavirus spreads worldwide The European and US stock markets slumped […]
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Driver who ‘stole hearse with DEAD BODY still inside’ crashes after wild LAPD police chase – The Sun
POLICE say someone stole a hearse yesterday — with a dead body still inside — leading police on a chase through Los Angeles that ultimately ended in a crash. The black Lincoln Navigator was parked outside a Greek Orthodox church, with the engine on and keys inside, in Pasadena, California around 8pm. The driver of […]
Americans are avoiding Corona beer amid coronavirus outbreak, survey finds
Some American beer drinkers are avoiding Corona, the beer, amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, according to a new survey. A surprising 38 percent of beer drinkers insisted that they would not, under any circumstances, buy Corona as the deadly virus spreads across the globe, according to the survey conducted by 5W Public Relations. “There is […]
Arkansas cops offer to ‘test’ meth for coronavirus
These Arkansas sheriff’s deputies are on “high” alert for the coronavirus. The St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office posted a “PSA” Wednesday warning folks to get their methamphetamine “tested” for the deadly new virus — and even offered to do it free of charge. “If you have recently purchased meth locally, it may be contaminated with […]
Fisherman struggles to pull massive fish through hole in the ice
‘It’s like birth!’ Fisherman struggles to pull massive fish through hole in the ice when he hooks a 54-inch whopper Fisherman managed to hook a 54-inch Muskellunge at Mille Lacs lake, Minnesota Footage shows the man pulling the pike from inside a frozen hole with his hands He tells his friends to ‘give me a tape measure’ […]
Member of ‘Central Park Five’ rips Bloomberg: ‘Don’t be bamboozled’
A member of the Central Park Five slammed former mayor Michael Bloomberg Thursday for blocking a multi-million dollar settlement over the group’s wrongful prosecution. “We all might vote for a different candidate, but I’m sure [any other Democrat] will be better than Michael Bloomberg,” said Kevin Richardson, who was one of the five teens wrongly […]
Nearly 600,000 over-75s will miss out on free TV licences
Nearly 600,000 over-75s will miss out on free TV licences because they have not registered for the Government’s Pension Credit scheme BBC is restricting licence fee benefit to pensioners who receive Pension Credit Charity Age UK said an estimated 590,000 over-75 households set to lose out Said take-up of credit, which boosts weekly income, was ‘stagnant’ on last […]
BBC Radio fan found dead at her home after worried newsreader rang police when she didn’t call into show as usual – The Sun
THE body of a regular listener to a BBC radio station was only found thanks to a worried newsreader. The woman known to the broadcasting team as ‘Clara from Bude’ was a huge fan of BBC Radio Cornwall and used to ring at exactly 8.10am every Saturday and Sunday to talk to newsreader Joanna Twist. […]
Boris Johnson let off hook as Heathrow expansion plans are blocked – but what will happen now? – The Sun
JUDGES today ruled against a third runway at Heathrow — to the PM’s relief. The Court of Appeal’s decision means the project could be delayed for at least another year or scrapped for good. The Government declined to appeal. Ministers insisted any challenge was now a “private” issue, and that Heathrow would have to make […]
TOM LEONARD: New facial recognition program has 3bn people on database
The far scarier face book: A new facial recognition program solved a murder in 20 minutes. And with a database of 3bn people, it can identify you, too … with chilling consequences for freedom, writes TOM LEONARD Consider the scenario: you are walking down a street and everyone knows who you are. This is not […]