Debbie Reynolds (84) who starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singing in the Rain has died after she suffered a stroke, a day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds born on 1st April 1932, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre suffering from breathing difficulties and her death was…
Carrie Fisher 60, best known for her role as Princes Leia in the Star Wars series, died on 27th December 2016, 8:55 am, four days after a cardiac arrest on a flight from London The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie made her debut opposite Warren Beatty in 1975’s Shampoo advert. She…
Her Majesty the Queen’s Christmas message to the people of the Commonwealth said “Acts of goodness” can inspire even though the world’s problems can seem too big to change. In her annual Christmas Day address she said she drew strength from “ordinary people doing extraordinary things and Thousands of “small acts of goodness” can make…
Pope Francis has addressed a late-night Christmas Mass at the Vatican. The head of Catholic Church denounced the continuing suffering of children, bombing in Syrian cities like Aleppo, and mentioned those who faced hunger and danger on migration routes. Inside St Peter’s Basilica Saturday’s Mass celebrating the birth of Jesus is the first major event…
The Oresund Bridge ( Oresundsbroen in Danish) and (Oresundsbron in Swedish) is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the Oresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. It is engineering marvel that with direct connection from the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmo. The bridge runs 5 miles ( 8km) to an…
Winter solstice occurs today 21st December 2016, the longest night of the year, The sun is closer to the horizon than any other time of the year and the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. Europeans celebrate the winter solstice by feasting of Juul or Yule lasting for 12 days which…
Jayaram Jayalalitha, India’s most charismatic and controversial politicians adored by many. She was one of India’s most successful actresses, and as a politician played a key role in the economic development of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. As head of the AIADMK party, she was elected as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on four…
Big names include Drag King Gage Gatlyn and celebs such as Ruby Rose and Lady Gaga dressing up occasionally as Drag Kings accumulate up to 50,000 hits on You Tube. There are around 60 Drag Kings working in the UK now and a lot of these girls have other jobs and do it part time mainly…
Dozens of Marks and Spencers stores are due to close down as Steve Rowe who has replaced Marc Bolland is involved in closing shops in France, China and the UK. There are 914 stores in the UK of which 302 sell both clothes and food. Some sites will close, some will stock more food and less…