The Charity Retail Association has launched a new safeguarding scheme for charity shops that will allow them to display licences showing customers they conform to a minimum set of requirements. The CRA, which is a membership organisation for UK charity shops, developed the Charity Retail Safeguarding Scheme in conjunction with the children’s charity Barnardo’s. Charities
The Routeburn Track is nearly as famous as the Milford Track, but many people think that it’s the nicer one of both. The countryside got more changes and something which is very important is that there are less sand flies, as most parts of the track are above the tree line. The distances between the
Coca-Cola said Friday that the COVID-19 outbreak could drag down its first-quarter earnings by as much as 2 cents. The global beverage giant is forecasting that the virus will hit its quarterly earnings by 1 cent to 2 cents, unit case volume by 2% to 3% and organic revenue by 1% to 2%. Despite the
Last night – Thursday 20th February – Brewhouse & Kitchen invited the local community down to one of their 22 sites to take part in a tutored tasting of three beers from Tongerlo, a genuine Belgian Abbey brewery. Perfect for those that wanted to enjoy or learn more about Belgian beer, Brewhouse & Kitchen provided
Dutch and German government scientists Sjoerd Groeskamp and Joakim Kjellsson have written preparation plans for climate change mitigation failure. Their plan involves a super-structure named – Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED). Since it is “impossible to truly fathom the magnitude of the threat that global sea level rise poses”, the scientists proposed building NEED to
(CNN) — Sky climbers seem ubiquitous. They top Everest, Denali, Kilimanjaro, anything with a peak, and then prattle on about it forever. Yawn. Trade in the ice, frostbite and oxygen deprivation, bold travelers, for more elemental experiences, with bizarre histories, desert bandits, bubbling fires, searing heat, deadly chemicals, eerie shapes and strange life, as well
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft Unity flies to its new home in at Spaceport America in New Mexico on Feb. 13, 2020. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic‘s monster stock rally in the past few months has taken even bullish Morgan Stanley by surprise, with shares of the company nearing $40. “A modest correction is overdue, and frankly, healthy,
A few times a season, The Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon does an episode that directly ties into the mothership show. Previously, we’ve seen the origin of the “Soft Kitty” song, the first time Sheldon said “bazinga,” and, on the night of TBBT‘s series finale, Sheldon checked in with the young versions of all
It’s been a rough year for Ozzy Osbourne, but the Prince of Darkness is back with a new album, Ordinary Man — his first solo LP in 10 years, following 2010’s Scream. Ozzy canceled all of his tour dates in 2019 due to a serious fall at home, and recently revealed he was diagnosed with
Statement jackets and the latest sneakers are always going to be top of men’s lust lists, but don’t let high-wattage clobber blind you to the essentials. The right pair of trousers can be the most quietly powerful item you wear, but get it wrong and you’ll instantly dull the shine of the trending pieces you
Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 episodes end with a “created by George Lucas” credit, but despite the filmmaker’s name being the first one that audiences see, he, unfortunately, had little to nothing to do with the new batch of Clone Wars episodes on Disney+. But it shouldn’t be surprising that such a thing
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film “Parasite,” telling a campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939’s “Gone with the Wind.” “Parasite,” a dark social satire about the gap between rich and poor in modern Seoul, earlier this month became the
Reading, UK. February 20, 2020 – IGEL, provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, today announced that Anthony Nolan, the pioneering blood cancer charity, has implemented UD3 desktops to support an organizational-wide implementation of Windows 10 and provide rich multimedia capability for over 300 employees. This will boost collaboration and teamwork by enabling
The government is planning a major expansion of the dormant assets scheme with the hope of raising millions of pounds for good causes. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport today launched a consultation about expanding the scheme to include insurance and pensions, investment and wealth management, and securities. Dormant assets are defined as those
ATLANTA (February 19, 2020) - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled CARE’s PowerUp program as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges. Progress toward gender equality remains painfully slow.
After a solo trip to Las Vegas, I needed some time away from bright lights and late nights. On a friend’s recommendation, I headed into Utah, to the Red Mountain Resort near St. George, about a two-hour drive northeast of Sin City. And I learned there’s a lot to do in Utah than go skiing.
Guest Contributor Rebecca Hopkins takes a look at Unicorn Hospitality’s new luxury hotel, Villa De Pranakorn which is set within a historic part of Bangkok, close to the metropolitan centre. Bangkok’s historic neighbourhood of Sam Yot has become home to the next venture of the luxury Thai hotel group, Unicorn Hospitality. Villa De Pranakorn, a
Bringing an extensive range of experience to the development of a brand new state-of-the-art marina, the Cala del Forte is a mere 15 minutes away from the Principality of Monaco in Ventimiglia, Italy. Owned by Monaco Ports, the latest multi-million euro facility features over 178 berths, accommodating superyachts as megalithic as 6.5 to 70 meters.
In celebration of Black History Month, Terrence Patterson is bringing to life the real stories recounted by his beloved grandmother that painted a vivid account of the Harlem Renaissance. As President & CEO at Paragon Multimedia LLC, Terrence has dedicated his profession to retelling captivating memories and experiences through the eyes of his grandmother during
It’s time to bring in the big guns. HBO has dropped an epic new Westworld Season 3 trailer, and it teases a fight to the death for two beloved characters. The new villain, played by Vincent Cassel starts pulling strings, and pits Dolores and Maeve against each other in what looks like a battle to
Ultra Music Festival revealed the main stage artists lineup earlier this week, and now is back today with the full lineup for its Carl Cox Megastructure and it’s techno and house heaven. This year at the megastructure, apart from the don Carl Cox himself, you’ll be able to bear witness to the likes of… Adam
Tourists take photos at the Overseas Passenger Terminal as the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship is in lock down while health authorities test a man for Coronavirus on February 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled its voyages in Asia through the third quarter of 2020 and expects
Goldman Sachs had plenty of chances to make an offer for discount brokerage E-Trade before rival Morgan Stanley made its $13 billion move, but the bank didn’t throw its hat in the ring, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman acted as his bank’s dealmaker-in-chief when he approached E-Trade
The Kitchens restaurants have launched The Edition Afternoon Tea menus across their four London restaurants in Mayfair, Leicester Square, Monmouth and Bloomsbury Street. The Edition Afternoon Tea menus expand their unique shared dining and dual-menu concept by offering a selection of traditional favourites with influences from the cuisines served across The Kitchens collection; from Peruvian
Raising the quality of life in a conducive environment, alongside social spaces and wellness cluster, these vacation homes in Johor are the hallmark of an enriched lifestyle where livingand learning, working and playing are perfectly balanced. Health park located at Southern Marina Residences, Johor, Malaysia The overall residential market in Johor has shown a slight
A worker at a factory in Nanjing sorting face masks being produced to satisfy increased demand during China’s COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in China’s Jiangsu province. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:58 am: Hubei reports an additional 108
Exclusive Getty “Good Times” star Ja’Net DuBois appeared in good spirits — and more importantly, healthy — just a couple weeks before suddenly dying. We got this photo of Ja’Net posing with “Good Times” costars Jimmie Walker, Johnny Brown, Bern Nadette Stanis and Ralph Carter — all 5 of whom showed up together on Feb.
Exclusive Getty Pop Smoke‘s death wasn’t a robbery gone wrong … it was a targeted hit … and that conclusion is supported by surveillance video. People who have seen the surveillance footage from outside the Hollywood Hills home where Pop was killed Wednesday morning tell us … you see 4 men approach the home at
Milan Fashion Week is here and the Italian design houses are doing what they do best: extravagance. Gucci presented a Lazy Susan runway show that presented backstage chaos as centerstage fodder, while Alberta Ferretti closed their show with Bella Hadid strutting in tiered gown. We rounded up our favorite looks from the fall-winter 2020 season,
One of the few problems with the introduction of so many great characters over the years is that real estate on the screen becomes more and more crowded, leaving some characters to smaller roles in subsequent films. By having an all-female cast, the movie could clear some room for less prominent female characters to get