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A London-born 15-year-old who died of leukaemia will be made a Saint next year.Pope Francis confirmed that Carlo Acutis, known as ‘God’s influencer’, will be appointed as a Saint in an official ceremony in April, during the Catholic Church’s Jubilee for Adolescents in Rome.The ‘techie’ teen – born in 1991 to an Italian mother and half Italian, half English father – will be canonised alongside activist Piero Giorgio Frassati.The Pope said: ‘I want to say that next year, on the day of adolescents, I will canonise Blessed Carlo Acutis, and on the day of the youth, next year, I will canonise Blessed…
An 18-year-old Brit faces 20 years in prison in Dubai after being charged with having sex with a then-17-year-old during a family holiday.Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, London, was held in a notorious UAE prison for days after police heard of his holiday romance from her ‘strict’ mother.The couple ‘had a wonderful time together’ on holiday in August, meeting up in secret as she feared she could not tell her mother she was seeing a boy. They hoped to continue their relationship when they were back in London.But as the girl’s furious mother later found out and told police in Dubai about…
I love a good love story. I love romance. I love to see couples find their soulmate – even if it’s their second – or third – time around.So I was genuinely happy to see photos of strapping NRL legend Sam Burgess at the beach in Noosa with his new wife Lucy Graham and their 10-month-old daughter Robbie over the weekend.Fresh off the back of celebrity accountant Anthony Bell’s star-studded wedding, seeing these two sun-kissed Brits canoodling in the surf had me thinking to myself, ‘Oh, to be young again!’I also couldn’t help but smile knowing Sam is happy again after his awful,…
Muslims hiding inside Southport mosque when it was besieged by far-right protesters have revealed they ‘feared they would die’ as thugs torched cars and pelted the building with rocks. The rioters – believed by police to be ‘supporters of the English Defence League’ – started hurling items at the mosque just one hour after mourners gathered to remember the three girls killed in a horrific knife rampage in the town. Fire crews, teams from the council and local construction firms had to be brought in to repair smashed windows and to rebuild a wall outside the mosque following the protest that was…
Iris Law commanded attention in a trendy pinstriped jumpsuit as she attended a luxury party at David Yurman jewellery in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday night. The model, 24, looked incredible in the halterneck one-piece which boasted a plunging neckline and stylish buttons down the front. Iris cinched in the waist with a chunky vintage black belt and toted her belongings around in a chic black handbag. Elevating her frame in a pair of black stilettos, the daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost accessorised with small silver hoop earrings. Iris was all smiles as she found her seat during the drinks reception before posing…
By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:28 EST, 20 November 2024 | Updated: 20:05 EST, 20 November 2024 We’re all regularly told of the benefits of getting at least seven hours of sleep a night. But a new survey shows that most of us are getting significantly less than this. Researchers from Lingo by Abbott surveyed 2,000 Britons to find out exactly how much shut-eye people across the UK get. The results revealed that the average Briton gets just six hours and 20 minutes of sleep a night. And it’s particularly bad news for people in Sheffield, who were found to be the tiredest…
A popular toothpaste product from the all-natural hygiene company Tom’s of Maine was found to be made with water containing dangerous bacteria. Toothpaste from Tom’s of Maine, which is owned by Colgate-Palmolive, was manufactured with water found to contain three different potentially dangerous bacteria, while a mold-like substance was found at the manufacturing facility.A warning letter from the FDA stated Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint toothpaste, which sells for $6, contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a ‘black mold-like substance’ at the company’s Sanford, Maine manufacturing facility, primarily around water tanks and manufacturing equipment. FDA investigators also found Ralstonia insidiosa, another type of bacteria, in water…
When the first sod was turned for the 23-mile (37km) railway from Cairns to Kuranda on 10 May, 1886, designed to link the sleepy coastal settlement Queensland’s far north with the rugged interior, wild parties involving roasted bullocks and vast quantities of beer continued well into the night.They knew back then it was a huge moment: laying the tracks would require hundreds of workers, hostelries to cater for their (often thirsty) needs, plus hotels and support businesses aplenty.The line would also provide key transportation for tin and gold miners, plus open up fertile grazing land beyond dreaded mountains.In one fell…
By BRIAN MARKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:12 EST, 20 November 2024 | Updated: 18:24 EST, 20 November 2024 Ellen DeGeneres is making a quick exit from the United States — seemingly for good.The 66-year-old talk show host, comedian and actress has moved to rural England, according to a new report in The Wrap.DeGeneres is taking up roots in the UK with her wife Portia de Rossi, 51, and they reportedly have no plans to return to the US.To underscore the apparent permanence of the move, the couple have put their Montecito mansion on the market.A person close to the former…
European nations are gearing up for an all-out war on the continent as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia for the first time and Vladimir Putin officially lowered the threshold for Moscow to consider a nuclear strike.Germany’s foreign minister yesterday vowed her country ‘will not be intimidated’ by Putin, just one day after German media revealed the nation will transform into a NATO staging ground if the conflict to the East should escalate.According to a 1,000-page document entitled ‘Operationsplan Deutschland’, Germany would reportedly host hundreds of thousands of troops from NATO countries and serve as a logistics hub for sending…