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Kate Middleton and her children love cooking Italian food despite nasty surprise

Kate Middleton has ‘hands on’ parenting approach says expert The Duchess has spoken out throughout the year about how she, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have gotten stuck in with cooking. But Kate spoke last year about how she and the Cambridge royal children cook together to make a comforting bowl of macaroni […]

Pope Francis Strips Powerful Vatican Office of Its Financial Assets

ROME — Pope Francis has stripped the Vatican’s most powerful office of its significant financial assets, the Vatican said Monday, after dubious investments squandered millions of euros in church donations, sparking an embarrassing scandal and prompting an ongoing corruption investigation. A new law enacted by the pope orders the secretariat of state, the diplomatic and […]

Austrian Lockdown Covers Schools and Stores, but Not Ski Hills

Most of their European neighbors can only dream of snow-covered slopes while they endure holiday lockdowns, but Austrians are jamming ski resort parking lots and lift lines, defying social distancing rules as they take to the runs of their alpine country. Austrians’ relationship to skiing is deeply emotional. For many it is a birthright and […]

London hospital ‘declares major incident over fears of oxygen supply shortage'

A hospital in south east London was forced to divert ambulances after fearing it could run low on oxygen due to rising coronavirus patients, according to reports. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Woolwich, declared a ‘major incident’ on Sunday, the Independent said. Officials were reportedly worried oxygen flow could be disrupted and decided to divert […]

COVID-19: Premier League game between Everton and Manchester City postponed

Everton’s home game with Manchester City has been postponed due to a “number of positive coronavirus cases” among their scheduled visitors. The Premier League match had been due to kick-off at Goodison Park at 8pm tonight, but is now set to be played at a later date. On Christmas Day, Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus […]

Woman attacked paramedics as they rescued her from burning home

A woman assaulted two paramedics as they helped rescue her from her burning home on Christmas Eve. Amy Winter, 40, was safely escorted from the burning building at around 3pm on December 24 while firefighters attended to the blaze in Brighton. But when two paramedics tried to help her by giving her first aid, she […]

UK weather: Heavy snow hits parts of the UK as police warn drivers to take care

Heavy snow has hit parts of the UK today, including in the Midlands, as police warned people to take care due to delays on the roads. There were reports of snow falling in counties including Gloucestershire and Worcestershire as well as in Birmingham, and lighter dustings as far south as Devon. Gloucestershire Police tweeted: “Heavy […]

Snow and ice blankets UK as temperatures plummet to freezing

People all over the country are waking up to snow and ice after being hit by Storm Bella over the weekend. Heavy rains and gale-force winds wreaked havoc, leaving homes underwater and without power, but 103 flood warnings and 193 alerts remain in place today. Snow and ice warnings also cover Northern Ireland, most of […]