Sunday, October 11

Tag: Featured

Ibiza tourists face £600 fine for drinking water in streets
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Ibiza tourists face £600 fine for drinking water in streets

    British tourists heading to Ibiza this summer could face large fines for drinking in the streets - even if it's just water. The bylaw is being considered by San Antonio to make it easier for police to control drinking. Aida Alcaraz, a town councillor in San Antonio told The Local: Given how difficult it is for police to differentiate between whether it is alcohol or a softdrink being consumed it is necessary to adopt an outright ban. Obviously people will be allowed to consume drinks on the terraces of bars, but they won't be able to take the drinks off the premises. However, some people have pointed out that this could lead to members of the public suffering from dehydration as temperatures can get searingly hot in the summer. According to RT News, Popular Party councillo...
Today is May Day
ENGLISH, Life Style

Today is May Day

    The historic May Day is being observed today in the country as elsewhere across the world with a pledge to establish the rights of workers, reports UNB. May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic uprising of working people in Chicago, USA, at the height of a prolonged fight for an eight-hour workday. The day is a public holiday. Trade unions and professional groups have taken up various programmes to observe the day to press for improving the working conditions with better wages for the workers and job security. Garment Workers Trade Union Centre will arrange separate rallies at Nabisco Shaheed Minar in Tejoan industrial area and Aftab Nagar in Rampura of the capital marking the day. Garment workers will bring out processions at...
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke who was named Sexiest Woman Alive, had body image issues
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke who was named Sexiest Woman Alive, had body image issues

    British actress Emilia Clarke, who was named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire magazine in November 2015, has talked about the time when she was just like any other 18-year-old, concerned about being fat and the way she appeared. In a video for Teen Vogue, the Game Of Thrones star read out a heartfelt letter to her 18-year-old self, filled with important lessons on life and advices from the now 29-year-old's point of view. You are not as fat as you think you are, Clarke advised, reiterating confidence in the age where the current body standards are practically unattainable. There are some women who look some way and there are other women who look another way, like a whole other way. And the way that the other women look, people love because they look like women, the Briti...
A third of Brits think sexting is NOT cheating but what do you think?
ENGLISH, Life Style

A third of Brits think sexting is NOT cheating but what do you think?

    A study carried out by Law firm Slater and Gordon found that 8% of people in the UK admitted to sexting. This was defined in the study as ending flirty messages or explicit images to someone who they are not in a relationship with. 35% of the 2,150 men and women surveyed in the online poll said they did not think sexting another person constituted cheating. The law firm commissioned the study after finding their clients were increasingly trying to cite adultery in divorce proceedings even though the law would not allow for it. While adultery is responsible for just under 40% of divorces in the UK, the grounds for divorce citing adultery dictates that extramarital sex has to have taken place. Rupi Rai, family lawyer at Slater and Gordon, said: "With more people having acces...
World Bank doubts 7.05% growth prediction
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

World Bank doubts 7.05% growth prediction

    The World Bank today expressed its doubt about the 7.05 percent provisional growth estimate of Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the 2015-16 fiscal year. The question is whether the official estimate is consistent with other growth-related indicators,” said Zahid Hussain, the lead economist of the World Bank. He was addressing a programme on releasing Bangladesh Development Update at World Bank’s Agargaon office in Dhaka. Ten out of 12 indicators saw less success in between July 2015 and February 2016 than that of the previous year, he said. Only exports indicator could see more achievement in FY 2016 compared to FY 2015, he added, questioning how the total GDP growth increased this year. He analysed that the government achieved 14.4 percent of NBR and tax reve...
At least 21 dead in Baghdad car bomb
Arab world, ENGLISH

At least 21 dead in Baghdad car bomb

    A car bombing Saturday in southeastern Baghdad killed at least 21 people wounded at least 42 others, according to police and hospital officials. The attack targeted Shiite pilgrims walking to Baghdad's holy Kadhimiyah shrine, according to local police officials at the scene. But other Iraqi security officials say the attack targeted an open-air market. The two differing accounts could not be immediately reconciled. The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the press. Thousands of Shiite pilgrims from across Iraq are expected to travel on foot to the shrine of 8th-century Imam Moussa al-Kadhim over the coming days to commemorate the anniversary of his death. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, ...
EU Referendum: Poll shows Britain split 50/50 but higher turnout among older voters could tip country into Brexit
ENGLISH, Europe

EU Referendum: Poll shows Britain split 50/50 but higher turnout among older voters could tip country into Brexit

    A majority of people believe the country will vote to remain in the June referendum (Picture: [copyright]) The British public is split 50/50 on whether to leave the EU but a higher turnout among the Outers could tip the balance in favour of Brexit, according to an opinion poll for The Independent. Given a straight choice, 50 per cent of people said Britain should leave and 50 per cent that it should remain. But when the findings were weighted to take account of people’s likelihood to vote, the result changed to 51 per cent for Leave and 49 per cent for Remain. The online survey of 2,000 people by ORB, conducted between Wednesday and Friday (29), suggests that Barack Obama’s intervention in the debate has not been the game-changer the In camp was hoping for. Although 23 per...
Couple’s Las Vegas trip ruined after booking wrong Birmingham airport
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Couple’s Las Vegas trip ruined after booking wrong Birmingham airport

    A couple's dream trip to Las Vegas came to an abrupt end before it had even started - when the pair realised they had booked to fly from the wrong Birmingham airport. Richella Heekin and Ben Marlow spent £1,200 on their break, but only realised the mistake when they were actually at the airport. They were told their flights were booked for Birmingham, Alabama, instead of the West Midlands. To make matters worse, they were told that a refund wasn't possible. Richella, from Sutton Coldfield, had booked the trip on lastminute.com for her boyfriend's 30th as a surprise, and had kept it secret for a whole year before revealing the present at a party in front of their friend and family. But she had unwittingly booked the airport code BHM, which is Birmingham Alabama, instead of ...
Smacking children makes them more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up, research finds
ENGLISH, Life Style

Smacking children makes them more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up, research finds

    Children who are smacked by their parents are more likely to have mental health issues as well anti-social behaviour problems once they grow up, new research has suggested. Cognitive difficulties and increased aggression are other side effects recorded in a meta-analysis of 50 years worth of research conducted on more than 160,000 children. The study, which has been published in the Journal of Family Psychology was jointly undertaken by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan, assesses the long lasting impact into adulthood which smacking has on children’s mental health, life skills and development. The researchers use the term spanking to denote hitting a child on their buttocks or extremities using an open hand. They found 13 negat...
Saudi billionaire gets £80 parking ticket on gold-plated £370,000 Mercedes – and carries on eating lunch
Arab world, ENGLISH

Saudi billionaire gets £80 parking ticket on gold-plated £370,000 Mercedes – and carries on eating lunch

    A middle eastern billionaire was spotted driving his fleet of ultra-expensive gold supercars around London with a parking ticket on the windscreen. Turki Bin Abdullah, a member of the house of Saud, appeared unconcerned by the fine as he dined in a west London restaurant nearby. As he ate with friends his £370,000 Mercedes G63 and £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV were parked immediately outside. The wealthy Saudi Arabian is known for his opulent lifestyle and his fleet of flashy vehicles. His cars drip in gold, with cheetahs in the front seat as he enjoys fine dining and multiple luxury watches. He flew four of his fleet of supercars wrapped in gold to London. And he has been busy on social media too, posting jaw-dropping examples of his huge wealth. Bin Abdullah, who div...