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Day: July 6, 2017

The staggering amount Cristiano Ronaldo earns per Instagram post
ENGLISH, Life Style

The staggering amount Cristiano Ronaldo earns per Instagram post

    If you thought Instagram was just for massively over-filtering photos of your lunch, then you'd be wrong. The photo-sharing app is big, big business these days, especially when it comes to promoting products, celebrities, and the products that celebrities are using. All of which brings us to Cristiano Ronaldo, of course. Now if you were wondering why Ronaldo so often looks like that on his Instagram profile - five of his last six posts are with his top off - then it is usually for commercial reasons. And a new study has shown that the Real Madrid star - who has 106 million followers - earns a staggering £308,000 per sponsored post, placing him third in the "Instagram rich list" as the top-earning male in the world, just ahead of reality star Kylie Jenner (he's paid the sam...
A Bengoli young man convicted who drove car into the Muslims while celebrating Eid in east London
ENGLISH, London

A Bengoli young man convicted who drove car into the Muslims while celebrating Eid in east London

    A man who deliberately rammed his Range Rover into a crowd celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid in east London has been jailed for 12 years. Akikul Islam, 25, was today handed the lengthy jail sentence after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm in May. Two men were seriously injured in the attack on July 7 last year. Islam had arrived in Frimley Way, Mile End, in the company of another car just before 1am as Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan. CCTV footage showed three men get out of the two cars and begin arguing with a group of around ten males armed with baseball bats and bottles. Islam remained in his car as a fight escalated around him. However, as the other car sped off he turned around and drove directly at three of the men, running over a 24-year...
King Khalid Foundation joins Civil Society discussions at G20
ENGLISH, Europe

King Khalid Foundation joins Civil Society discussions at G20

    With more than 200 NGOs from around the world, the King Khalid Foundation (KKF) has represented NGOs in Saudi Arabia in an open meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg, to discuss economic and development issues that concern the world today. The KKF has been invited to take part in civil society discussions C2017 on issues like global health, climate, agriculture, finance systems reform, protection in labor market and other issues. The KKF›s participation in these discussions was in line with the Saudi Vision 2030 objectives and outputs, mainly highlighting those fundamental recommendations aiming at restructuring Saudi economy, maximizing resources, and providing a stimulating and safe environment in the labor market. Vision 2030 h...
Theresa May warns Britain could become next Greece
ENGLISH, London

Theresa May warns Britain could become next Greece

    Prime Minister Theresa May today refused to bend to calls to lift the cap on public sector pay as she warned that any reversal of her government's austerity agenda would risk Britain turning into Greece. Her cabinet has this week been embroiled in a public argument about whether the freeze to public sector pay rises should be axed following the Conservative Party's failure to win a majority in last months' election. Senior ministers including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon have publicly urged May to consider scrapping the cap, while Chancellor Philip Hammond has taken the opposing view, saying the government must hold its nerve on austerity. Asked about the cap, May claimed that Britain would end up in an economic crisis similar to tha...
ENGLISH, London

Grenfell Tower survivors gets 12 months despite government immigration amnesty

    Theresa May has U-turned on a promise not to carry out immigration checks on Grenfell fire victims, leaving survivors who need help at risk of deportation if they come forward. The Prime Minister pledged in Parliament not to use the tragedy as an excuse to check residents’ immigration status, but ministers confirmed anyone wanting help must register with Home Office officials and be subject to normal immigration rules after 12 months. Downing Street confirmed to The Independent that what happens to survivors at that point would depend on their circumstances. All the latest news, views and opinion on the Grenfell tragedy Campaigners had raised concerns victims may not come forward for help because they feared questions being raised about their immigration status, with Labou...