Blackpool wants to go upmarket and ban stag and hen dos
No more cheapskates on a budget will be holidaying in Blackpool soon, if the council gets its way.
No more cheapskates on a budget will be holidaying in Blackpool soon, if the council gets its way.
President Barack Obama stood by his charge that Iranian hard-liners are making “common cause” with Republican lawmakers in opposing the nuclear deal with Iran, insisting that such an accusation “is absolutely true, factually.”
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three years on, a much-watched deal to settle a sales tax collection dispute between Texas and Amazon.com appears to have benefited both sides, according to an analysis published Sunday by The Austin American-Statesman. The agreement saw the state drop its demand that the e-commerce giant pay $269 million in back sales taxes in exchange for Amazon agreeing to collect state sales taxes beginning July 1, 2012. The Seattle-based firm also got incentives to create jobs and make capital investments statewide. Читать дальше...
In a display of just how far his moderate brand of Republican politics goes, presidential hopeful John Kasich elucidated his positions on criminal justice and climate change Sunday, suggesting he would be open to police-worn body cameras but less welcoming of measures to address climate change. The Ohio governor referred to human-induced climate as "some theory that's not proven" on NBC's "Meet the Press," and worried that policies meant to limit carbon pollution would cost too many jobs.
Like many of us, Emma Watson knows love hurts...and can render you speechless. In an interview with Vogue U.K. for its September 2015 issue, which features her on the...
The reason behind the recent fall of German industrial production is the slowdown of the Chinese economy, French economist Mathieu Mucherie told Atlantico in an interview.
NASCAR told Sprint Cup competitors that the low-downforce package used at Kentucky last month will be used at more tracks next season.
Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation has topped the weekend box office for the second consecutive time! According to THR, the Tom Cruise action flick earned an additional $29.4 million for a domestic total of $109.5 million! Coming in at No. 2 was Fantastic Four, starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell, [...]
Mumbai Police issued summons to the controversial self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa on Sunday.
TRENTON, New Jersey - State police say a trooper shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy who authorities believe was firing gunshots on a Trenton street.
Britain's Hannah Burke wins her first Ladies European Tour title in the Czech Republic.
The Latest: Minutes of silence held on anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side will recover from the "nerves" of their opening-day loss to West Ham.
Frenchman Clement Sordet fires a closing 66 to secure victory in the Northern Ireland Open at Galgorm Castle.
Is Nicki Minaj pregnant? That’s the latest rumor to surface thanks to video footage of her concert Saturday at the First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. Minaj, 32, welcomed her boyfriend Meek Mill, 28, to the stage during her performance. Mill’s presence was not a surprise since he’s one of Minaj’s opening acts on her Pinkprint Tour. However, fans were taken aback by how the “Anaconda” rapper referred to her beau.
According to my teenage daughters, I am wrong about many things in life – ranging from my music taste to my fashion sense. I defend my choices vehemently because actually most things don’t really matter: the joy lies in the debate.
Haitians vote in long-delayed legislative elections but delays, disorder at polling centers
KAZAN, Russia — Her hair dry, her feet in sneakers, her face free of the red outlines of goggle eyes, and her schedule finally free of racing, Katie Ledecky bopped around Kazan Arena on Sunday afternoon as if land were her natural habitat. It had been a full 22 hours since she was last in the water, but as heads turned everywhere she went, it was clear that minds were still being transported back to those astonishing last 50 meters in Saturday night’s 800-meter freestyle, when Ledecky finally and... Читать дальше...
Transgressors with funds stashed offshore offered last chance to own up to undeclared accounts
Italy's Paltrinieri wins 1,500 freestyle after Sun Yang misses race at world swimming champs
A 77-year-old man from Rome was allegedly held captive in his own bed for four years and made to wear diapers.
China`s world record holder and Olympic champion Sun Yang was a shock withdrawal from the 1500m freestyle final at the world championships Sunday with Italy`s Gregorio Paltrinieri snatching the title.
French students 'inspired by Breaking Bad' are accused of murdering a fellow-student over a drugs debt and attempting to dissolve her body in acid
Honda`s Belgian rider Livio Loi claimed his first career victory by winning a rain-hit Indianapolis Moto3 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.