Heaviest snowfall for 20 years disrupts traffic, slips up business chiefs and threatens to block the landing of VIP helicoptersHeavy snowfall has hampered the arrival of world leaders, business executives and charity bosses at this week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.The exclusive ski resort was snow-bound on Monday Read more
Adelaide Strikers players Ben Laughlin and Jake Weatherald combine to pull off one of the all-time great boundary catches to send Dwayne Bravo on his way in the Big Bash League in Melbourne Continue reading… Via: Is this the greatest boundary catch of all time? – video
'We have no doubt that these latest figures are the tip of an iceberg, and that many cases of abuse in sheltered housing go unreported' Via: More than 30,000 instances of abuse in sheltered housing over last three years, finds investigation
Das Thema bei „hart aber fair“ am Montagabend: „Crash der Lebensversicherungen: Panikmache oder echte Gefahr?“Foto: WDR / Oliver Ziebe Via: ARD-Börsenfee Kohl warnt – „Würde Lebensversicherung nie mehr abschließen“
Para el director Steven Soderbergh, la protagonista de Mosaic es una mujer que “polariza las moléculas” cuando entra en una habitación. Obviamente, pensaba en Sharon Stone para el papel. De hecho, llamó Sharon al personaje hasta que la actriz dijo sí y le cambió el nombre por Olivia Lake. Siempre Read more
El lunes 29 se decidirá quién o quiénes representarán a España en el festival europeo de la canción Via: ¿Quién debe representar a España en Eurovisión?
Gen Sir Nick Carter gives stark warning of ‘complex and capable security challenge’ for Nato The chief of the general staff, Gen Sir Nicholas Carter, has described Russia as the biggest state-based threat to the UK since the cold war and warned that hostilities could begin a lot sooner than Read more
Am Montag verzeichnete Davos 1,75 Meter Schnee, den zweithöchsten Stand seit der meteorologischen Aufzeichnung im Jahr 1931. Das brachte selbst die Wirtschaftselite in Transportnöte, auch Helikopter halfen nur bedingt. Via: Gigantische Schneemassen bremsen Weltelite in Davos aus
Campaigners call for policy of routine strip searching to be revised as 'matter of urgency' after prison watchdog finds 'disappointingly' high use of practice on women Via: Female prison inmates subject to 'excessive strip-searching' despite many being victims of sexual abuse
Comedian branded insensitive for tweet that Dunedin, the country’s oldest city, would benefit from a rebuildBritish comedian Jimmy Carr has caused offence in New Zealand by suggesting the country’s oldest city – Dunedin – could be improved by an earthquake. The comedian has been touring the country and last night Read more