When travel company Thomas Cook collapsed last week, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers, Andrew Aitchison and his fiancee, Sharon Cook, found themselves also out in the cold — with no way to get to Las Vegas for their pending nuptials. The couple from Liverpool, England, had spent a year planning their dream wedding and they’d booked travel to the […]

Boris Johnson had Jeremy Corbyn screaming like Arthur Scargill: HENRY DEEDES sees the Prime Minister adopt a more gentle tone Where was the Shadow Cabinet? Only last week, playing petty games, they were causing a hoo-haa over Boris Johnson’s proroguing of Parliament. Yet when the Prime Minister arrived in the Commons yesterday to inform House of his latest Brexit proposals, […]

There are lots of reasons to get fired up as Oct. 31 approaches, like having an excuse to stuff your face with candy and watch horror flicks, and plotting out the costume you’ll flaunt all over the ‘Gram, to name a few. But TBH, one of my personal favorites is the Halloween-themed TV episodes that tend to air around this […]

Ministers are facing calls to ban smacking children after it became a criminal offence in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament today outlawed all physical punishment against under-16s, giving children the same protection from assault as adults. A defence of "reasonable chastisement" or "justifiable assault" for physical force used as a form of discipline on children was removed. Scotland is now the […]

EVEN acne-prone skin requires a daily moisturiser that’s lightweight, easily absorbed and will leave skin feeling soft and silky – without clogging up pores. Non comedogenic moisturisers will do just that: hydrate the skin without causing any unwanted breakouts. We’ve rounded up the top-rated non comedogenic moisturisers to suit all budgets and all needs (tinted moisturisers, moisturisers with SPF, etc). […]

A SHERLOCK Holmes 50p coin has sold on eBay for £500 – 100 times what it's worth at face value. The coin features the profile of the fictional detective, who's wearing his iconic deerstalker hat and smoking pipe. Behind him are tiny inscriptions of the titles of books in the Sherlock Holmes series. It's one of the commemorative coins launched […]

Watch: Wedding guest flees reception after girlfriend catches bride’s bouquet Wedding guest flees reception after his girlfriend, of 5 years, catches the bride’s bouquet. A couple exchanged vows in the first Bollywood-inspired wedding at Disneyland Paris — and even shared their first dance with Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Varun Bhanot, 29, and Anisha Seth, 29, tied the knot in a […]

If you’re all pumpkin spiced-out, good news: Tim Hortons has something new on the menu that might provide the perfect break from all that cinnamon and nutmeg. Several somethings, in fact; a whole Kit Kat drink menu has arrived at Tim Hortons. It’s only available for a limited time, of course — all good things must come to an end […]

It’s a truth universally known that Elf is the best Christmas movie (okay fine, it’s not a unanimous agreement, but still, the Will Ferrell classic is pretty top-tier). Every year during the festive period, Buddy the Elf graces our television screens, making us chuckle at his sunny disposition and enthusiasm for all things Christmas. If you’re looking to impart Buddy’s […]

Quite a few popular shows return this October on services such as Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Hulu and even Facebook Watch. Although you can’t be expected to watch them all (as you would stream your entire October away, and nothing’s spookier than lost time), you should consider checking out at least a couple of these. I’m personally most excited for […]