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Why are the windows in our Lion Lodge at the West Midland Safari Park so grubby? We soon discover the reason when a lioness comes into view, rears up on her hindlegs and paws at the glass, leaving sandy prints behind.My husband and I love lions – and no doubt families up and down the land will feel the same way after watching the new Lion King film, Mufasa. Fittingly, growing numbers of zoos and safari parks in the UK offer the chance to stay in special accommodation within the lion enclosure itself – or at least within roaring distance.…
First things first, let us invite you in on a couple of running jokes.Before Mohamed Salah spoke to Mail Sport and a small number of other reporters on Sunday, he had stopped to talk to the written press just twice in his Liverpool career. ‘Fancy two minutes, Mo?,’ we always ask, knowing full well he will smirk, wave and carry on walking. For comparison, there is also a joke that those regular Reds correspondents speak to some players more often than their own families, with certain stars always willing to give their time and thoughts on the theme of the day.Standing…
Fong will now serve in Congress for the next seven monthsHe’ll have the incumbent advantage in November election for full term By MORGAN PHILLIPS, CONGRESS REPORTER ON CAPITOL HILL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:14 EST, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 00:14 EST, 22 May 2024 Kevin McCarthy-backed Vince Fong has beat out a Republican challenger to take the former speaker’s congressional seat that has been empty since last year. Fong will now serve in Congress for the next seven months and have the incumbent advantage in the November election. He will boost the razor-thin House GOP majority that only allows for one Republican defection to…
By LEOCCIANO CALLAO Published: 12:58 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 13:40 EST, 10 December 2024 The Miami Heat are welcoming trade offers for star forward Jimmy Butler after the team’s 12-10 start this season. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Miami is open to negotiations for the six-time All-Star who is said to prefer a win-now contender as his destination. The decision comes despite Miami tying together three straight wins over impressive opposition in the Lakers, Suns, and Cavaliers in their recent outings. Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, indicated in NBA circles that Butler has named the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks,…
By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 18:07, 3 February 2025 Gold prices jumped to a record high on Monday as Donald Trump launched trade tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.The yellow metal peaked at $2,830.31 per ounce on Monday afternoon, as investors put money into the ‘safe-haven’ asset. It had fallen back slightly to $2,821.04 an ounce at the time of writing.The surge came after the US president confirmed the new tariffs, which will see Canadian and Mexican imports facing a 25 per cent levy, while Chinese goods will face fees of 10 per cent.Tariffs on Mexico will be delayed for a month…
India Maddern and Jock Landale are expecting their first child together. The WAG and NBA star, 29, shared the happy news to Instagram on Thursday and also announced their baby’s gender with a reel of black and white photos.In the gallery, India, who is the niece of TV presenter Rebecca Maddern, flaunted her growing baby bump as she pulled up her white tank top and unbuttoned her jeans. The first picture saw Jock standing behind his wife as the pair cradled India’s tummy together.The Olympic basketballer then crouched down to kiss the blonde beauty’s belly in the next image.India posed next to…
It is one of the world’s most popular digital payment services.But PayPal was down for over two hours this morning, leaving thousands unable to access their accounts. While the company has not yet commented on the cause, Down Detector reports showed outages starting from 11:00 GMT.A Paypal spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘We experienced a brief technical issue, which has been resolved.’Of the 6,000 PayPal users reportingissues with the servie by midday, almost 90 per cent said they were unable to log into their accounts. This unexpected issue sparked widespread that the site had been hacked as users found themselves unable to access their accounts.On social media, furious…
The Central Hospital of Wuhan was unusually busy in April 2020. The first place to diagnose Covid-19 four months earlier, Wuhan’s main health centre was overflowing with desperately ill patients and overworked staff.That was when the steam system stopped working so there was no heating, no hot water and little possibility of properly treating the sick. A brave engineer, kitted out in protective gear from head to toe, entered the compound and fixed the problem.That man worked for Spirax, a Cheltenham-based business that has become the world leader in steam products, technology and know-how. Steam is used in almost every…
Where could be the top place to invest this spring? Europe – according to the latest edition of the hugely influential Bank of America fund manager survey.More than a third of the respondents – the professionals who together take care of $482billion worth of global savings – say European shares are undervalued against their global peers.If your portfolio is concentrated in US tech stocks, then a taste of Europe may be what you need.This can be found among the Granolas, a group of 11 European multinationals, selected by US bank Goldman Sachs, which is made up of GSK (also known as…
When you think of Michelin-starred menus, you probably think of fine-wine, molecular gastronomy and triple figure bills. But new research has shown there are dozens of Michelin-starred restaurants where you can get two courses for just £30 or less. Banking provider thinkmoney analysed the menus of all 148 restaurants with one or two Michelin stars and found there are 45 restaurants across the UK where you can dine for under £40 per person, and in 20 of them you can dine for just £30 or less for two courses. Half of the restaurants are in London, perhaps due to the fact the capital…