Four Turkish nationals have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling migrants after a boat with nearly 100 people on board was found in trouble off an island near Athens, Greek authorities said Friday. The coast guard said that the four had been among 97 people on board the boat found …
Read More »Carer’s Allowance payments to rise next year – how much will you get from the DWP? | Personal Finance | Finance
Carer’s Allowance is the primary benefit payment for those who look after a loved one and do not get paid for it. Other support for this group include Carer’s Credit and Carer’s Allowance Supplement, which is available in Scotland. In 2023, those receiving this support will see their benefit payments …
Read More »Back in the swim: Avatar 2 is still a spectacular blockbuster – review | Films | Entertainment
As it clocks in at three hours and 12 minutes, only the foolhardy would take a seat while sucking down one of those cinema-sized vats of fizzy pop. But when the action moves to a new watery outpost of the planet Pandora, the gorgeous alien vistas should pin everyone to …
Read More »Ken DeLand: Missing American student in France found alive in Spain, official says
Kenneth DeLand, the upstate New York college student who has been missing in France since last month, was found to be alive in Spain nearly three weeks after he disappeared, an official confirmed Friday morning. DeLand, a 21-year-old St. John Fisher University student, was studying abroad at the University Grenoble …
Read More »LadBaby releases Band Aid parody with ‘Paul McCartney, Elton John, Adele’ and more | Music | Entertainment
Earlier this week, LadBaby aka Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne announced they would be releasing yet another festive parody song in aid of Food Bank charity The Trussell Trust. Once again, the YouTuber is odds-on for his fifth Christmas No 1. Having teamed up with Elton John and Ed …
Read More »Albanian court convicts Iranian man of terrorism-related charges
An Albanian court has convicted an Iranian man on terrorism-related charges and sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment, court officials said Thursday. In a ruling issued Wednesday but made public a day later, Albania’s Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime found Bijan Pooladrag guilty of funding terrorism and being …
Read More »Camilla wears ‘not particularly expensive’ topaz brooch – but still costs whopping £5,000
Mr Stone commented: “Topaz is relatively abundant and can be found all over the world. As a result of this, it’s not particularly expensive. With this in mind, I’d estimate the piece to be worth £5,000.” The Queen Consort owns quite a few pieces of the late Queen Mother’s jewellery collection. …
Read More »Seahawks’ DK Metcalf commends Patriots receiver on getting teammate off field: ‘We’re all brothers out there’
The NFL took a more intensive look at concussion protocol this season after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa upset a lot of fans with injuries in back-to-back weeks earlier in the season. Tagovailoa’s concussion against the Cincinnati Bengals led to the league and the NFL Players Association to revise the …
Read More »China’s COVID case “explosion” not due to relaxed rules, WHO says, as 1st deaths reported since easing
China is facing its biggest public health challenge since the start of the coronavirus pandemic more than three years ago. Nine days after the government abruptly abandoned its draconian “zero-COVID” policy, halting mandatory mass-testing and forcible quarantines, COVID-19 is once again spreading like wildfire across the vast country. On Friday, …
Read More »HTC will announce a lightweight Meta Quest competitor at CES
HTC plans to introduce a new flagship AR / VR headset next month that will reestablish its presence in the consumer virtual reality space. The company isn’t planning to release full details until CES on January 5th. But HTC global head of product Shen Ye spoke exclusively with The Verge …
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