Will Trump Accounts deliver for American children? pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 15 minutami The White House has hailed the project as giving new generations a stake in the American dream, but the scheme has its critics.(BBC News)
John Humphrys criticises successors on ‘irritating’ Today programme pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 56 minutami Ex-presenter of BBC Radio 4 show complains in Guardian of ‘gratuitous gratitude’ and ‘gushing’ between host and guestFor more than three decades, John Humphrys delighted and infuriated listeners in equal measure as he confronted the nation’s politicians in his trademark, pointed style on the Today programme.Now a listener himself, the former presenter of the BBC’s flagship radio news show is just as pointed in his assessment of the current incarnation of the programme. His verdict? It’s irritating. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
World Cup quarter-final expected to generate £500m sales boost for UK economy pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 56 minutami As England prepare to take on Norway on Saturday, sales of pints, takeaways and new TVs continue to surgeFrom a cosy Norwegian pub to outdoor fan zones packed with hopeful England football fans, Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between the two nations is expected to generate a multimillion-pound windfall for venues showing the game.The quarter-finals will collectively generate a near half-billion pound sales increase for the wider UK economy, as fans drink 9.3m pints, order takeaways and splash out on new TVs, according to one estimate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New research into basking sharks around island pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 19 minutami The Manx Shark Foundation hopes to learn more about basking sharks often spotted around the island.(BBC News)
Never before seen footage shows Peter Falconio's killer refusing to tell detectives where the backpacker's body is in the weeks before he died
Heartbroken father's moving tribute to son who died after a freak collision with a teammate during a footy match - as hundreds turn out for memorial
Ice cream wars heat up: 99 cones now change hands for a sweat-inducing SEVEN POUNDS in Britain's latest heatwave