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Jet lag can be a beautiful nightmare. Once more, I was on a power walk at a peaceful early morning hour along Seven Mile Beach on the Cayman Islands.While pounding the sand barefoot, I encounter a mix of friendly locals, fit expats and other weary travellers blowing away the cobwebs. Nearly all say good morning. It’s a far cry from the daily commute.It’s one of the many aspects of the Caymans I come to love on my week-long trip – the beaches are completely accessible to all, no private stretches commandeered by hotels, meaning a real blend of actual real…
By BETHAN SEXTON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:45 EST, 3 January 2025 | Updated: 02:04 EST, 4 January 2025 A California woman is suing Liberty Mutual for cancelling her home insurance after it claimed to have spotted mold on her roof using ‘unreliable’ aerial photography.Maria Badin, 69, accused the provider of trying to ‘maximize profits’ with the decision to revoke coverage on her $1.8 million Poway home.She filed a class action lawsuit in which she included the photo taken by Liberty, which it claimed showed evidence of ‘algae/mildew/mold/moss’.However, she also included a close up image she obtained herself following an independent…
The families of those brutally slaughtered by the Sicilian mafia fear that more than 20 mob bosses released over the last three months may now unleash a new wave of violence in their neighbourhoods. Nine bosses linked to the infamous Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro were released in October on furlough or for good behaviour by the Palermo court of appeals. Among those released are Raffaele Galatolo, 74, a mafia boss from the Acquasanta neighbourhood of Palermo, after a court called him a ‘model detainee’ and let him go for good behaviour.Galatolo and his late brother Vincenzo were the masters behind the so-called…
By ERIC BLUM Published: 20:38 EST, 3 January 2025 | Updated: 00:55 EST, 4 January 2025 Olivia Dunne’s final season debut for LSU gymnastics had her favorite spectator just off the floor in Baton Rouge in her boyfriend and Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes. Dunne is entering her final year of college sports at the school where her and Skenes met in 2023 and have been an item ever since. Dunne kicked off her season going fourth on the balance beam without a fall, scoring a 9.825. Dunne upped her score to a 9.875 going third on the Tigers’ final event…
By GEOFF HO Updated: 16:51 EST, 3 January 2025 US Steel’s £11.4billion sale to a Japanese rival has been blocked by Joe Biden on national security grounds.Shares in the American giant fell around 7 per cent in response to the outgoing US president’s decision to block the sale to Nippon Steel Corporation.Biden said that a strong, US-owned and operated steel industry was critical to national security, its infrastructure, supply chains and key economic sectors such as car manufacturing and defence.He first signalled his opposition to the deal in March and yesterday said: ‘This acquisition would place one of America’s largest…
Vanessa Williams will miss a few performances in the London production of The Devil Wears Prada, following the death of her mother, Helen Louise Williams. The actress, 61, is currently portraying Miranda Priestly in the West End musical adaptation of the film.The show shared an announcement on Thursday, stating that Williams will be gone starting January 8th, and will return on January 16th, with the star reposting the statement to her Instagram Stories.During her absence, the role of Miranda will be played by English actress Debbie Kurup, 45.’Due to a sudden loss in her family, Vanessa Williams will not be appearing from Wednesday 8th to…
A thick, ‘mysterious’ fog has descended upon a wide swath of the US, sparking fears of another ‘Operation Sea Spray.’For one week in September of 1950, the US Navy sprayed massive amounts of bacteria into the air two miles off the coast of San Francisco, California.The aim of this secret biological warfare experiment was to learn how vulnerable large US cities like San Francisco would be to a biowarfare attack by terrorists.The bacteria used were Serratia marcescens, which can cause respiratory issues and meningitis, and Bacillus atrophaeus that can be lethal immunocompromised individuals. At the time, the Navy believed these bacteria were harmless…
From the staples in our store cupboards to the emergency ready meals in our freezers, ultra-processed foods have crept into our lives at a terrifying rate.As a nutritionist I spend a lot of my time overhauling what people eat, so I’m more aware than most of the amount of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) many adults are eating.But I have become increasingly alarmed at how much of this rubbish our children are also consuming.From the takeaways my nieces order on speed dial, to the school children you see emerging from corner shops laden with chocolate, crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks, it sadly…
Travelling to Anguilla, the most northern of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, is quite the experience. After a nine-hour flight from London to Antigua, followed by a quick layover, we hop on a nine-seater plane for the final leg of our journey. But as we cruise over the Caribbean Sea and the jewel-like island comes into view, I quickly realise there’s no better to arrive.Anguilla is best known for its pristine beaches. Meads Bay, located on the western side of the island, was voted the No. 3 best beach in the world for 2024, while Shoal Bay, on…
By JOE HUTCHISON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 20:39 EST, 3 January 2025 | Updated: 23:09 EST, 3 January 2025 A beloved and heavily-pregnant California school teacher died after falling while on a hiking trip in Greece.Clara Thomann, 33, had been traveling through Plakias, Crete, with her partner Elliott Finn when she fell during a hike and died on December 23. Thomann, who is from Santa Barbara, was six months pregnant at the time, according to SFGate and was a teacher at the Dos Pueblos High School.According to The Greek Reporter, she had slipped and tumbled 50 meters down a gorge from a…