A couple have married on a hospital coronavirus ward after an urgent appeal for a registrar. Phillip, 78, and Patricia, 88, from Coventry, tied the knot at the city's University Hospital where Patricia is being treated for Covid-19.more
A 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whisky from Scotland fetched more than $54,000 in an auction in Hong Kong on Friday. It is the first time that the 1948 Glen Grant whisky, by independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail, was offered in an auction.more
The closure of the border between Norway and Sweden has caused problems for many clubs, especially in the border towns of Oerje in Norway and Tockfors in Sweden. The local ski jump is so built that the competitors start their inrun in Sweden and land in Norway.more
Remains of a large “very well preserved” late 17th century ship have been discovered in the Lisbon riverside area by a team of archaeologists, confirmed the cultural heritage authority to Lusa.more
An interactive map which rates every street in London on how healthy a place it is has been launched. The Healthy Streets Index uses aspects such as air and noise pollution, pavement space and number of trees to judge every road.more
A few days before the opening of the Australian Open, of which she will be one of the headliners, the new tennis star, the Japanese Naomi Osaka, announced Thursday via Twitter that she had become the owner of the team.more
A British company, which supplies books for TV shows and movies, says it saw an increase in book sales to home offices during the lockdown. The shelves filled with spines are to serve as a background during the meetings at Zoom, the BBC News service informed.more
The first dogs have entered the White House - the Bidens' two German shepherds, Champ and Major, officially joined the first family in their new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday.more
A small stone, stolen by an anonymous tourist who regretted his deed, was returned to the archaeological park in Pompeii in southern Italy. The item was sent back to the city authorities with a short letter and an apology.more
An engaged couple taken to hospital in the same ambulance with Covid-19 were able to marry moments before the man was sedated and put on a ventilator.more
Ferrari on Friday signed up 16-year-old Maya Weug, the first female to join their academy which has nurtured the talent of Formula one drivers like Charles Leclerc.more
An electrician from one of the Catalan villages saved his neighbor by connecting her respirator to a generator that powers street lamps. The incident occurred during the Filomena snowstorm, the effects of which are still being felt in Spain.more
A JOB vacancy on one of the country’s most iconic islands, which has no hot running water and electricity, is up for grabs again. Last year more than 40,000 applications were made for two summer caretaker jobs on the remote Great Blasket Island.more
A bird named Merlin, who lives in the Tower of London, went missing before Christmas. The bird was considered dead. Tower authorities are already thinking about a successor.
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Last year was by a narrow margin the hottest ever on record, according to Nasa, with the climate crisis stamping its mark on 2020 through soaring temperatures, enormous hurricanes and unprecedented wildfires.more
Robert Lewandowski has described Jurgen Klopp as a “father figure” during their time at Dortmund, explaining how the Liverpool manager demands “A+ students".more
A couple in Canada have been fined for breaking Covid curfew rules after the woman was caught "walking" her husband on a leash, according to local media.more
Royal Mail has said it is doing 'everything necessary' to deliver post after claims some are still receiving Christmas cards which were posted on time.more
The word "coronavirus" was chosen as the Word of the Year by Internet users and the chapter of linguists in the Words na Czasie competition run by the Institute of Polish Language at the University of Warsaw.more
A well-known figure of British television - Jeremy Clarkson - shared his reflections on the recent coronavirus infection. Gwiazdor reported that after testing positive, he was terrified because he treated himself as a person at risk.more
