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Truck hangs off cliff edge for 3 days in ChinaA transport truck hung off a cliff edge for 3 days in central China’s Shanxi province. The truck slid partly off the cliff when the driver attempted to reverse it on the narrow road.
Dominic Cummings' claim of another rule-breaking No10 party to be investigatedFresh allegations made by Dominic Cummings of another rule-breaking Downing Street party will be investigated as part of the ongoing Whitehall investigation into claims of other such events.In a blog on Friday, Mr Cummings alleged a party took place in May 2020, around a week after the outdoor drinks gathering the Guardian pictured last year.
Horrifying scene of woman's home flooded with poo after toilet explosionThis is the horrifying scene of a woman’s new home flooded with poo after months’ worth of sewage exploded from her toilet.Mikayla Collins was forced to flee her home over health fears as rancid wastewater has covered the housing association property.Footage shows human faeces and wet toilet rolls blanketing her home’s floor and overflowing the brim of the toilet.The bathtub is filled with a murky brown liquid consisting of poo and other sewage.
'Simply Not True': Boris Johnson Blasted Over Boast He Left 'Coffers Full'Sadiq Khan’s office has blasted Boris Johnson’s claim that he left Transport for London’s “coffers full”, saying it is “simply not true”. “The overwhelming majority of TfL’s borrowing was incurred under the previous mayoralty, throughout which TfL accumulated £7billion of debt – vastly more than in all other years of TfL’s existence combined - so most of the interest that TfL is currently paying results from borrowing when the current prime minister was Mayor of London.”
‘As a Greek, I feel ashamed’: Sex film at Acropolis sparks investigationThe president of the Greek Actors’ Association described the erotic film as shamefulGreece's Culture Ministry has launched an investigation after the release of a short film showing people having sex at the ancient Acropolis in Athens.The 36-minute movie, titled Departhenon, was released online on December 21 but only came to the attention of authorities this week.The Culture Ministry said it had not given permission for the film shoot at the World Heritage site.The section at the Acropolis shows two men having sex while standing in a circle formed by other actors. Visitors to the ancient site can be seen nearby."The archaeological site is not suitable for any kind of activism or other activity which would cause offence and displays disrespect for the monument," the ministry said in a statement.
Sunak’s tax hikes and soaring inflation to deliver £1,660 pay cut for UK workersAn average earner on £30,000 will see take-home pay slashed by £1,660 thanks to soaring bills and tax rises Tax hikes and soaring bills will deliver the biggest shock to household incomes for almost half a century, and risk knocking the UK’s fragile economic recovery off course, experts have warned.A person earning £30,000 will see their take-home pay plunge by £1,660 thanks to soaring living costs, stagnant wages and tax increases, according to new calculations by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
'HORRENDOUS' The Weakest Link’s Romesh Ranganathan heckled with vile racist abuse during gig in shocking clipOne punter told The Sun that the row started when Romesh made a joke about racism in football saying: “I’d rather be a P**i than a Scouse.” A male audience member then reportedly kept shouting out “Millwall!” Millwall FC has been fined thousands of pounds for its fans' racist abuse to rival teams' players over the years, so much so that declaring "Millwall" has become an abusive statement in itself.
Wine trade fury at Sunak tax plan which will force up prices and create ‘unworkable’ red tape‘Simplification’ of duty touted by Boris Johnson as key benefit of Brexit A shake-up of alcohol duties touted by Boris Johnson as one of the key benefits of Brexit has sparked fury among the UK’s wine trade, who warn it will force up prices for consumers, sow confusion in shops and create “unworkable” levels of new red tape.Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a review of excise duties in his 2020 Budget, saying that the UK would “make the most of the opportunity of leaving the EU” by simplifying the regime in place as part of the trading bloc.But Treasury proposals set to take effect in February 2023 would replace a single rate of taxation for still wines with 13 different bands of duty levied according to strength - with 14 more for fortified wines.
Thieving coconut crab snips through golfer's club on Christmas IslandA member of a golfing party on Australia's Christmas Island captured video when a massive coconut crab attempted to steal a golf club -- and ended up chopping through the shaft with its claws.
My Great Greek Adventure: Fiskardo Kefalonia and Its Strength to Endure