Ray Fisher suggests Warner Bros. is developing Superman film to distract from misconduct claims

Justice League star Ray Fisher launched a fresh volley of tweets against Warner Bros. and DC Films on Saturday following news of a new Superman project with a high-profile Black writer. Fisher, 33, reiterated his claims that DC Films President Walter Hamada had tried to ‘destroy’ his ‘credibility,’ before implying that the new Superman movie … Read more

As Holland boils over, no wonder the EU is trying to distract the world, writes FLEUR LAUNSPACH 

Anti-lockdown demos in the Netherlands this week have generated many shocking images. But there is one that may yet become iconic. During a protest against the imposition of a nationwide 9pm curfew in Eindhoven last Sunday, a police truck turned its water cannon on a young woman who was hurled against a concrete wall so … Read more

As Holland boils over, no wonder the EU is trying to distract the world, writes FLEUR LAUNSPACH 

Anti-lockdown demos in the Netherlands this week have generated many shocking images. But there is one that may yet become iconic. During a protest against the imposition of a nationwide 9pm curfew in Eindhoven last Sunday, a police truck turned its water cannon on a young woman who was hurled against a concrete wall so … Read more

ROSS CLARK: What are we to make of Brussels’ hypocritical stunt to distract from its vaccine fiasco?

How grand, how admirable it sounded back in June when the European Union set up a Covid-19 vaccine-buying programme to pool the purchase power of all member states. This pan-European approach would, it was claimed, ‘ensure fair and equitable access for all across the EU’. Under the terms of the programme, individual countries were forbidden … Read more

ROSS CLARK: What are we to make of Brussels’ hypocritical stunt to distract from its vaccine fiasco?

How grand, how admirable it sounded back in June when the European Union set up a Covid-19 vaccine-buying programme to pool the purchase power of all member states. This pan-European approach would, it was claimed, ‘ensure fair and equitable access for all across the EU’. Under the terms of the programme, individual countries were forbidden … Read more

Horoscopes: Don’t let the Full Moon distract you, Capricorn 

Horoscopes: Don’t let the Full Moon distract you, Capricorn By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 27 December 2020 Capricorn 22 Dec-20 Jan With the Sun aspecting Uranus, planet of surprises, anything you begin on the spur of the moment will work out well … Read more

Lord Lawson Boris of initiating ‘mad’ Green Revolution to distract the public from the pandemic 

  ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more

Lord Lawson Boris of initiating ‘mad’ Green Revolution to distract the public from the pandemic 

  ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more

Secondary school pupil told her tight clothes ‘distract’ teachers

Parents were left outraged after a secondary school allegedly told its female students to refrain from wearing tight-fitting clothes because it’s ‘distracting’ for male teachers. Female pupils at Presentation College in Carlow, Ireland aged between 12 and 18 were reportedly called out of class on Friday last week and spoken to by their heads of … Read more

Count backwards from 1,000 in increments of seven to distract yourself from pain, study

Counting backwards from 1,000 in steps of 7 is the best way to distract from pain, according to a new study that found it can relieve up to half of any painful sensation. Researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, exposed 20 volunteers to a pain and asked them to distract themselves using different techniques. People … Read more