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Theresa May makes world’s most admired list for the first time: but who else is on the list?
Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie have once again topped YouGov's most admired people in the world poll. US President Donald Trump made the list too, but way behind his predecessor Barack Obama, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. UK PM Theresa May has made the most admired women list for the first time, though behind other politicians Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel, as well as Her Majesty The Queen who is in fourth place, just behind Oprah Winfrey: Most admired...
Donald Trump tells Russia “get ready we’re coming”
Donald Trump issued a provocative tweet this morning telling Russia to get ready for US missiles just hours after Moscow's UN envoy Vasily Nebenzia warned the US against military action. The US President tweeted: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. "Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and “smart!” You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!" His tough rhetoric comes as Western leaders agree...
30 year old Walkers crisp packet washed up on British beach shows danger facing our oceans
The largely intact bag of cheese and onion flavoured crisps is believed to date back to the 1980s - highlighting further the environmental impact of plastic in our oceans.
Murdoch’s Fox offices raided by EU antitrust watchdog over broadcast “cartel”
The European Commission (EC) have confirmed that they raided UK offices of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc as part of an investigation into "companies involved may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices.” The raid could not come at a worse time for the Murdoch group which for a long time has been trying to take over European broadcaster Sky Plc. Bloomberg report that the media mogul “has offered to spin off Sky...
Handing swollen goods: policeman forced to quit after working as prostitute on sick leave
Former Detective Constable Richard Holder, 41, set himself up a male gigolo on escort website Adultwork.com
Eating cheese more than three times a week protects middle aged men against brittle bone disease
Men who munch lots of dairy had stronger spines and hips but women did not get the same protection
Mum wins nearly £50,000 after suing the McDonald’s restaurant where she worked for discrimination while she was pregnant
Senior members of staff left Jasmin Trueman, 25, to work alone when she was pregnant and there was a "laddish" culture
Canned food warning: Tinned food such as tuna can have 100 times more zinc than is safe
Mineral leaches into food and then lodges in people's digestive system altering the body's ability to absorb nutrients
Possibly poisoned Russian whistleblower Alexander Perepilichnyy who died jogging feared for his life
Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, was being pursued for millions in Russia including from a company with links to the alleged killer of Alexander Litvinkenko