The rising number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel has been declared a “major incident” by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid. Javid also asked for an urgent call with his French counterpart to discuss the issue and appointed a gold commander to deal with the crisis. The Home Office said there was […]
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Christmas Number One 2018: ‘LadBaby will NOT beat Ava Max or Ariana Grande’ says expert
Later this afternoon the Christmas Number One of 2018 will be announced. Mark Hoyle’s single We Built This City On Sausage Rolls, which started as a joke, is currently the No 1 single on iTunes. And in a generous gesture, LadBaby is having all profits made from the song go to food bank charity The […]
Star Trek: Discovery: Are Captain Pike and Number One More Than Just Shipmates? (2019 FIRST LOOK)
Attention on the bridge: Are we sensing a new Star Trek: Discovery romance on the horizon? In TVLine’s exclusive first look at Season 2 of the CBS All Access sci-fi drama (premiering Thursday, Jan. 17), we meet a pair of new cast additions: Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels) as the Enterprise‘s Captain Pike — who […]
AA Adds Two More Partners for Online Booking, Doubling Number in Under 3 Months
AA Adds 2 More Partners for Online Booking, Now 14 Available Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]
Jam City lays off a number of game developers
Fresh off the acquisition of two games, casual game publisher Jam City laid off a number of employees.Read More
Christmas Number One 2018: Ariana Grande OVERTAKES Elton John as favourite for top spot
The popstar is currently at the top of the Singles Chart in the UK with thank u, next (sic), which has broken several streaming records since its release earlier this month. Its popularity is so strong that bookies think it could still be ahead of the competition when Christmas rolls around. So could Ariana be […]
How China Plans to Double the Number of Skiers Worldwide
Four years out and parts of the legacy of the 2022 Winter Olympics are already set in stone. Beijing will be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games, and — as the first Winter Olympics to rely solely on artificial snow — it’ll lay the groundwork for other potential host cities […]
The Trump effect? Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Canada soars by 500%
Trump seems to have accomplished what political Hollywood never has – convincing thousands of Americans to flee the country. Driven by his policies, more US citizens sought asylum in Canada last year than have in decades. Americans were the third-largest group to seek asylum in Canada in 2017, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, […]
The number of Marine Corps snipers is declining, and that could be a big problem in the next urban fight
A legendary Marine Corps sniper who earned the Silver Star during the first battle of Fallujah, Iraq, has a warning for the Corps: Snipers are integral to the urban battle and the Marine Corps needs to adequately address its shortage of deadly marksmen. Ethan Place was a corporal in April 2004 when he found himself […]
Hogan’s new number, Pav’s 29 out of retirement
FREMANTLE will dust off Matthew Pavlich’s famous No.29 next season as the Dockers’ trade period recruits are unveiled. Former Melbourne spearhead Jesse Hogan will wear No.11 in his first season in purple after previously wearing No.1 at the Demons. JLT CUP: WHO WILL YOUR CLUB PLAY IN PRE-SEASON? CHANGES: EVERY CLUB’S DELISTINGS AND RETIREMENTS ANALYSIS: […]