France outlaws wolf-whistling in public amid uproar over 22-year-old woman ‘punched’ in the street

Click:高仿包包哪里买 Repeat wolf-whistlers face on-the-spot fines of up to €750 (£660) under a new law against sexual harassment passed this week, amid outrage over a film of a woman being punched in broad daylight in Paris. MPs approved the law on its second reading late on Wednesday days after security footage showing a man punching…

Nine-year-old twins missing in Greek wildfire ‘died hugging their grandparents’

Two nine-year-old twins who went missing in Greece’s wildfires died “hugging” their grandparents, it was confirmed late on Friday. A family friend announced on Facebook that the bodies of sisters Sophia and Vassiliki Philippopoulou were identified along with their grandparents. Angelos Kontos wrote: “The epilogue has been written. All 4 found hugging each other. Not…

Gwyneth Paltrow says Goop magazine ended after disagreement with publisher over fact-checking

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that the magazine deal with Conde Nast to produce her Goop quarterly ended after only two issues, because the publishing powerhouse objected to some of her unorthodox remedies and she wanted more control. Paltrow, 45, launched the magazine to accompany her wellness and retail site in the autumn of 2017, with…

Donald Trump claims victory for Republican Troy Balderson in Ohio – but race still too close to call

  Fresh concerns that US voters are turning against Donald Trump and could punish the Republican Party at the mid-term elections have emerged after a congressional race remained too close to call.  Troy Balderson, the Republican candidate in the traditionally conservative twelfth district of Ohio, was less than one percentage point ahead of his Democrat…

US Treasury considers bypassing Congress to secure $100bn capital gains tax cut

Donald Trump’s administration is considering a tax cut worth $100 billion that would mainly benefit the well off and be delivered without legislation, it emerged on Tuesday.  The US Treasury is looking at whether to allow people to take account of inflation when they work out what capital gains tax they owe.  Steven Mnuchin, the…

China stamps hint at relaxation of two-child policy with large piglet family

New national stamps featuring a family with three piglets have given rise to speculation that China may soon relax its two-child family planning laws. The stamps for 2019, the Year of the Pig, which feature mother and father pigs and three piglets, were unveiled on Tuesday. Commentators noted that the scrapping of the decades-old one…

Blizzard now lets you gift Hearthstone card packs to friends

Blizzard’s Battle.net app now has a gifting function, so you can send in-game items such as Hearthstone card packs to friends. In fact, most in-game items can now be purchased as a gift rather than for yourself. Overwatch loot boxes? Check. World of Warcraft pets and mounts? Check. You can even gift BlizzCon virtual tickets….

Argos says it’ll deliver Xbox One X at one minute past midnight in London

Argos has upped the ante in the video game delivery arms race with an ambitious new service that promises to get an Xbox One X in Londoners’ arms at one minute past midnight. The trial is called Minute-Past-Midnight delivery, and its pilot launches across London for the release of Xbox One X next month. Argos…