Munnar in Idukki, Kerala, India famous for its romantic cottages, tea gardens, waterfalls and green valleys won the Lonely Plant’s Best Destination for Romance at the Lonely Planet Magazine Indian Travel Awards 2017. Munnar, meaning three rivers, Mudhiurapuzha, Nallahtanni and Kundalyu rivers, is a small town and hill station which varies from 1600 metres (5,200ft)…
22 people are dead and 59 injured in a possible terrorist incident at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena yesterday 22:30 GMT. Police say one male suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device after the gig. Concert-goers describe scenes of panic after a massive explosion with nuts and bolts from the bomb littering the…
Forbes released today its second annual Global Game Changers list featuring the most influential business leaders from around the world based on corporate growth, innovation and international presence, with at least a market value pf $1bn. The list included The Wizards from Oz, Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes the Australian billionaires behind enterprise software giant…
Mr Federico Marchetti, CEO of Yoox, Net-a-Porter, the Milan-listed luxury e-retailer says they are expanding its roster of online brands because of demand from consumers for high-priced watches and Jewellery over digital platforms. His consumers would buy high-priced luxury items online as the group sold a watch online for £114,380 (€133,000), while two weeks ago…
The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration on ITV last May fronted by Ant and Dec won the Bafta TV Award for the best live event. Joanna Lumley gets the Prestigious Bafta Fellowship. Joanna Lumley takes to the stage to accept the Academy’s highest honour: “We as actors, we’re dragged about in golden carriages… we are furnished with…
Pope Francis has greeted pilgrims at the Fatima shrine in Portugal, where he plan plans to make two shepherd children -Jacinta and Francisco Marto -saints on Saturday. The Pope arrived at a military airbase north of Lisbon with more than a million pilgrims are expected at Fatima as it is 100 years since the two…
The UK law says that all demolition, dismantling and structural alterations should be carefully planned and carried out competent practitioners. Principal designers must plan, manager, monitor and coordinate health and safety issues in the pre-construction phase to allow the principal contractor to keep people as far as possible from the risks.
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a US court to pay more than £85m ($110m) to Los Slemp (62) from Virginia, Missouri, who says she developed ovarian cancer after using its talcum powder. Prosecutors argued the company did not adequately warn about the cancer risks associated with its talcum powder. Experts say links with ovarian…
Prince Philip marks end of 70 years of public service The 95-year-old Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip to step down from public engagements in autumn, marking the end of 70 years of public service, according to Buckingham Palace. The decision taken with the full support of the Queen was not due to any deterioration in…