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celebrity chef has “banned” vegans from his restaurant after reportedly receiving a negative review from a customer who criticised the lack of plant-based options. On Tuesday, Chef John Mountain revealed on the Facebook page for his restaurant Fyre that the eatery would no longer be catering to vegan diners. According to Mountain, the decision to ban vegans from the Perth, Australia, restaurant was due to “mental health reasons”.

A West Lothian biotechnology company which had its contract to make covid vaccines cancelled by the UK Government still received £358 million of taxpayers’ money, it has emerged.

a missing submersible that was set to tour the Titanic wreckage off the coast of Newfoundland.The stakes are life and death for the five people on board OceanGate Expeditions’ underwater submersible Titan, which lost contact with its support ship shortly after it began its dive Sunday morning.An estimated four days of oxygen supply is feared to run out Thursday morning around roughly 6 a.m. Eastern, raising concerns about the passengers’ survival, assuming the vessel is still intact and had not already suffered a devastating decompression.A lot depends on how much oxygen can be preserved, which is no easy task in the cramped and nerve-wracking conditions, says Dr.

NEW BRITIAN, Pa. - Authorities pulled the body of a 9-year-old boy from waters of a Bucks County pond Monday night. Police in New Britain Township were called to a pond near the intersection of Vaux and Hickory roads around 6 p.m. for reports of a missing child. Officers immediately found the boy's bicycle with a fishing pole beside it, authorities said.

submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the Titanic has renewed interest in the famous shipwreck, as well as prompted questions regarding what it takes to reach the site 2.5 miles below the ocean’s surface. The submersible named Titan was reported overdue Sunday night, setting off a frantic search with the vessel only having a four-day oxygen supply. The Titan was expected to spend two hours descending to the Titanic, time for exploration, and then another two more resurfacing.Lost aboard the vessel are pilot Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, which oversaw the mission.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate (2ndR) arrives at the Municipal Court of Bucharest, Romania, on June 21, 2023. (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images) Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, appeared Wednesday at a court in Romania, where prosecutors have charged him with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women.Tate and his brother, Tristan, who is also charged with the offenses, arrived Wednesday at a court in the capital Bucharest, flanked by six bodyguards.Prosecutors have also filed charges against two Romanian women in the case.

Titanic.A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be, though it offered a glimmer of hope for those lost aboard the Titan as estimates suggest as little as a day’s worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning.Meanwhile, questions remain about how teams could reach the lost submersible, which could be as deep as about 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) below the surface near the watery tomb of the historic ocean liner.

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aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be, though it offered a glimmer of hope for those lost aboard the Titan as estimates suggest as little as a day's worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning.The Coast Guard reported banging heard underwater amid the search for a missing submersible that transports tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic.

STONEHENGE, England - All hail the rising sun.Around 8,000 revellers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun.Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists, many clad in an array of colorful costumes and even antlers, stayed and celebrated at Stonehenge for the night and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.At dawn, the sun rose behind what is known as the Heel Stone in the northeast part of the horizon and the first rays shone into the heart of Stonehenge, one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments and a World Heritage Site.A sun-filled dawn followed a slightly misty sunrise, which was greeted with drumming, chanting and cheering."Stonehenge continues to captivate and to bring people together to celebrate the seasons, just as it has done for thousands of years," said Nichola Tasker, director of Stonehenge at English Heritage, a charity that manages hundreds of historic sites."There was a wonderful atmosphere from sunset to sunrise, and everybody enjoyed a very atmospheric morning," she added.FILE - Revellers celebrate the Summer Solstice as the sun rises at Stonehenge, near Amesbury, in Wiltshire, southern England on June 21, 2023, in a festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrating the longest day of the year when the sun is In addition to the 8,000 people present, English Heritage said that approximately 154,000 people tuned in from around the world to watch the sunset and sunrise on the charity’s livestream.All over the U.K., optimism will reign supreme as summer officially starts.

search for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.As a result of the noises detected by the Canadian P-3 aircraft, search efforts have been relocated. Those searches had not found anything, but are continuing.Rescuers have been racing against the clock because even under the best of circumstances the vessel could run out of oxygen by Thursday morning.In addition to an international array of ships and planes, an underwater robot had started searching in the vicinity of the Titanic and there was a push to get salvage equipment to the scene in case the sub is found.Three C-17 transport planes from the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - As the multinational search effort continues for the submersible that became lost while exploring the century-old wreck of the Titanic, a local explorer is growing anxious.Alfred Hagen, a Bucks County construction developer has been on two Titan missions 2.4 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean to visit the Titanic. The Titan, Hagen said, was developed by OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush to explore the ocean's deepest depths."Stockton Rush is a visionary, he’s a brilliant visionary who wanted to access the deepest parts of the ocean," Hagen said.

A tourist submersible taking wealthy adventurers on a US$250,000 trip to see the Titanic shipwreck is still missing somewhere in the northern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate arrives at the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) to attend a hearing on April 10, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images) BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors in Romania said Tuesday.Romania's anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said prosecutors filed the charges against the brothers, who are both British-U.S.

a missing submersible carrying five people on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century ago.The carbon-fiber submersible named the Titan, part of a mission by OceanGate Expeditions, carried a pilot, a renowned British adventurer, two members of an iconic Pakistani business family and another passenger. Authorities reported the vessel overdue Sunday night about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, according to Canada's Joint Rescue Coordination Center.Every passing minute, however, puts the Titan's crew at greater risk.

NEW BRITIAN, Pa. - Authorities pulled the body of a 9-year-old boy from waters of a Bucks County pond Monday night. Police in New Britain Township were called to a pond near the intersection of Vaux and Hickory roads around 6 p.m. for reports of a missing child. Officers immediately found the boy's bicycle with a fishing pole beside it, authorities said.

FILE - Nuts and almonds are pictured in a file image dated Jan. 9, 2021.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s Spotify podcast deal is no more.

coronavirus restrictions. It is said that the video was shot on December 14, 2020, when socializing was banned in parts of the United Kingdom.

A new Partygate police probe could be launched as previously unseen footage has been released showing Tory staff partying and breaking lockdown rules in December 2020. A bombshell video reveals how officials mocked strict Covid regulations at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson’s diaries have revealed 16 other gatherings he was involved in which may have broken lockdown rules.

Okanagan elementary school student who was allegedly the focal point of a bigoted attack while she was competing in a district track meet.“This is awful. This kind of hate is not acceptable or welcome in British Columbia,” Premier David Eby said Tuesday.“Let’s keep calling out transphobia when we see it.

Switzerland's Celine Naef serves to US Venus Williams during their women's singles match on day two of the Libema Open tennis tournament in Rosmalen on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Sander Koning / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SANDER KONING/ANP/ DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) - Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament on Tuesday.With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and an opponent making her WTA debut to win the first set before losing a second-set tiebreaker and wilting in the decider."Amazing.

The UK's Covid-19 inquiry will begin its public hearings later today with the voices of some of those who suffered most in the pandemic being heard.

stroke in July 2012. However, what fans might be surprised to learn is that the 77-year-old has been the voice artist for numerous children's films, including Ribbit and Saving Santa. Back in 1973, Tim Curry's film debut was as Dr Frank-N-Furter in cult classic The Rocky Horror Show.

SOUNION, Greece - It was the hardest mission Greek researcher Kostas Thoctarides said he had ever undertaken.After a 25-year search, the mysterious disappearance of British WWII submarine H.M.S. Triumph is coming to light after it was found more than 650 feet below the blue waters of the Aegean Sea.

Donald Trump found himself looking at something he had no clearance to see.Spilled on the floor of a storage room at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and estate — a room easily accessible from the pool patio, and near a liquor supply closet and other high-traffic areas — were allegedly the contents of several boxes of documents Trump had brought to Florida from Washington at the end of his presidency.The boxes had been moved into the storage room from other parts of the club, including a ballroom and bathroom, at Trump’s direction the previous summer, according to a federal indictment that was unsealed Friday.That indictment says one of the documents on the floor was marked “SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY” — a classification marking that indicated the information could only be viewed by intelligence agencies within the Five Eyes alliance of Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.The aide, Walt Nauta, took two pictures of the mess with his phone and texted another employee of Trump, with the Five Eyes-only document in full view, the indictment states.“I opened the door and found this…” Nauta is quoted as having texted.“Oh no oh no,” the employee texted back.Trump’s alleged withholding of that document is one of the 37 federal criminal charges he’s now facing, accusing him of illegally retaining classified government documents after leaving the White House and then conspiring to obstruct a federal probe of the matter.Nauta, who worked for Trump at the White House and Mar-a-Lago, faces six counts in the case for allegedly helping to hide some of the sought-after materials and making false statements to investigators.The indictment presents a series of stunning examples of how Trump appears to have handled

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: A Welsh Guardsman is stretchered away while Prince William, Prince of Wales Carries Out The Colonel's Review at Horse Guards Parade on June 10, 2023 in London, England. The Prince of Wales carried out the review of the Wels At least three British soldiers fainted Saturday during the final rehearsal in front of Prince William for the annual Trooping the Colour parade.The guardsmen were wearing woolen tunics and slacks and bearskin hats in the nearly 90-degree London heat for what is known as the Colonel’s Review. William later tweeted, "A big thank you to every solider who took part in the Colonel’s Review this morning in the heat.

Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents on Friday urged Americans to read the newly unsealed 37-count indictment to understand the “full scope and gravity” of the crimes being alleged.In his first public statement on the investigation, Jack Smith defended his office’s work and the grand jury’s decision to bring charges against Trump, who along with his allies has worked to undermine Smith and the U.S. Justice Department while maintaining his innocence.“We have one set of rules to everyone, and it applies to everyone,” Smith told reporters in a brief statement.

Lewis Capaldi after the singer cancelled all his work commitments amid his mental health struggles.  The Scottish superstar, 26, recently opened up about his health in new Netflix documentary, How I'm Feeling Now, and has since announced he's taking time out 'rest and recover' ahead of his performance at Glastonbury.  Radio presenter Roman, 30, praised Lewis for 'setting great example' and 'being honest with fans' after he pulled out of this weekend's Capital's Summertime Ball.

An “incredibly intense” wildfire burning in British Columbia’s northeast is now just four to five kilometres from the community of Tumbler Ridge, and could reach the outskirts of town at some point Friday, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

A plus-size woman who was trolled for her “granny legs” caused by a health condition has embraced her body and feels “beautiful” in a bikini. Beckie Bold, 24, felt self-conscious growing up and she always struggled with the size of her legs.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of August 2022, there were 125,279 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across Great Britain, there are now more than 1.4 million people over State Pension age getting either £68.10 or £101.75 each week through the benefit, following the annual benefits uprating in April.

LOWER MERION, Pa. - A Pennsylvania high school teacher is facing charges after investigators say he posed as a teenage girl on a social media app to solicit naked pictures from young girls. Jeremy Schobel, 32, was arrested Wednesday when federal authorities acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children searched his home in Philadelphia. A criminal complaint alleges that Schobel, an English teacher at Harriton High School in Lower Merion, posed as a 17-year-old girl on a social media app called Yubo. Schobel, according to a court documents, was allegedly using the app to find a girl-to-girl relationship and redirecting conversations to Snapchat where he would ask for explicit images. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESYubo closed two accounts that investigators said were linked to Schobel and contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a user "grooming minors" online. Authorities say after being arrest Schobel admitted to creating both fake profiles and posing as an underage girl to solicit explicit images of teenage girls. He also admitted to communicating with girls between 16-years-old and 18-years-old for years prior to his recent arrest, according to a criminal complaint. In a letter to families, the Lower Merion School District said they are not aware of any inappropriate interactions between Schobel and students. 

Kate Garraway has issued a health update on her husband Derek Draper and admits he can now communicate in a whisper.

People in the UK have been warned about a potentially fatal health condition that thrives during the summertime.

British Columbia and Ontario will split the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot.There were 15 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, and five winning tickets were drawn.Two of the tickets are each shared between two winners, splitting the money, while one ticket will claim the entire $1 million prize.Three of the Maxmillion winners are in Ontario, one is in B.C.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in April 2023, there were 5.9million people across Scotland, England and Wales, receiving financial support through Universal Credit (UC), a benefit intended to help those out of work or on a low income with daily living costs.

First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing legal action over the release of WhatsApp messages to the covid inquiry, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

PHILADELPHIA - If you grabbed a cheesesteak at a popular South Philly spot this weekend, it may have been crafted by an unexpected cook - Ed Sheeran!The English pop star stopped by Philip's Steaks on Passyunk Avenue to surprise fans, and learn how to make the Philadelphia staple Saturday afternoon.RELATED COVERAGE: Ed Sheeran fans delight as musician gets lesson in making cheesesteaksOn Monday, the owners revealed to Good Day Philadelphia how Sheeran's day behind the grill came to be - and it's all thanks so some shop regulars!"It was surreal," owner Joseph Baldino said.

ON OMAHA BEACH, France - An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday's ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.This year's tribute to the young soldiers who died in Normandy also reminds veterans, officials and visitors what Ukraine faces today.On Tuesday, the whistling sound of the wind accompanied many reenactors who came to Omaha Beach at dawn to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Some brought bunches of flowers; others waved American flags.US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin lays a wreaths at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, as part of the 79th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Normandy landings, in Colleville-sur-Mer on June 6, 2023 near Bayeux, France.

Susan Boyle made a comeback yesterday evening on the Britain's Got Talent stage following a secret health battle.

Corinea Stanhope claimed the figures emerged about 10 minutes after sunset to munch on the deer carcass. (Kennedy News & Media) A nurse and nature lover in Canada reportedly captured footage of what she said appeared to be "two witches holding a carcass-eating ritual" with a camera she set up near her home."I don’t know what the heck was up with that," Corinea Stanhope, 36, of Powell River, British Columbia, told Kennedy News.

Chief AnalystThis fortnightly official statistic provides information on the number of defence personnel who have attended a COVID-19 test through the UK National Testing Programme; and for the UK Armed Forces, the number of positive cases of COVID-19.Addition of note: the last COVID official statistic will be published on 29 September 2022.Added: COVID-19 tests in defence and positive cases in the UK Armed Forces 31 March 2022.Addition of 'Number of COVID-19 tests in defence and positive cases in the UK Armed Forces 2022'.Added the Number of COVID-19 tests in defence and positive cases in the UK Armed Forces 2021 page.First published.

Ed Sheeran at Philips Steaks SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - English musician Ed Sheeran is in town for two shows, but excited fans got to catch a whole other side to the talented artist as he helped whip up Philadelphia’s famous cheesesteaks.Posted on his Instagram, Ed goes behind the scenes at Philips Steaks in South Philly, to learn how to make the Philly staple.In the video, the first customer served one of Ed’s sandwiches remarks it was "…perfect" to the delight of the excited crowd.Ed plays Lincoln Financial Field Saturday night as part of a concert tour of the U.S., wrapping up in California in September.

COVID-19 pandemic. Thank You Day has been recognized by the UK government and several notable individuals such as Lorraine Kelly and Gary Lineker. The holiday recognizes and honours the National Health Service (NHS) staff, as well as volunteers, council workers, social workers, charities, refuse collectors, and faith leaders who played a vital role in supporting and improving the lives of people in their communities during the pandemic.

FILE - Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives to give evidence at the Mirror Group phone hacking trial at the Rolls Building of the High Court on June 6, 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) LONDON - Prince Harry stepped into courtroom witness box Tuesday to hold Britain’s tabloid press accountable for its "destructive" role throughout his life.

Covid-19 is being replaced by Tuberculosis (TB) as the world’s most deadly infectious disease, as medical experts warn of the threat it poses to the UK.