6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra 

Powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra The quake hit about 217 kilometres south-southwest of the city of Bengkulu  It struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres at 7:52 pm local time (1252 GMT) It comes weeks after another powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 84 people, injuring 932, and impacting over 40,000 … Read more

Love Island 2021 ‘could be filmed in Devon or Cornwall for summer series’

Love Island 2021 reportedly could be filmed in Devon or Cornwall, as show bosses prepare to change locations to the UK seaside for the summer series. According to reports on Saturday, those behind the scenes are keen to line-up some locations on home shores after the show was postponed last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read more

Sir Richard Branson HASN’T mortgaged his island

Sir Richard Branson’s beloved Caribbean island home has so far escaped a drastic financial overhaul of his empire – despite warnings by the billionaire that it was in the firing line. Necker Island was put on the block by Branson in a public address to Virgin Group employees last April in what was widely interpreted … Read more

Love Island 2021 ‘could be filmed in Devon or Cornwall for summer series’

Love Island 2021 reportedly could be filmed in Devon or Cornwall, as show bosses prepare to change locations to the UK seaside for the summer series. According to reports on Saturday, those behind the scenes are keen to line-up some locations on home shores after the show was postponed last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read more

Georgia Harrison says Love Island WILL air this summer and reveals hopefuls are being interviewed

Georgia Harrison has said that Love Island will go ahead this summer, adding that TV bosses have already started interviewing hopefuls. The reality star, 26, who appeared in series three of the hit show, revealed it is set for a return in just a matter of months in a new interview with The Sun. Admitting she’s … Read more

WHAT BOOK would writer Marian Keyes take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would writer Marian Keyes take to a desert island? Marian Keyes is currently reading The Survivors by Jane Harper  She would take The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson to a desert island  Writer said The Twins at St Clare’s by Enid Blyton first gave her the reading bug  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, … Read more

Bali’s pristine beaches have turned into garbage dumps as the island struggles without tourists

Bali’s iconic beaches have transformed into rubbish dumps with tonnes of filth piling higher than the deck chairs where Australian tourists once sunned themselves on holiday. The once-popular Kuta and Jimbaran beaches are now deserted and strewn with washed-up bottles, bags and plastic, leaving them looking more like a tip than an idyllic tourist destination. … Read more

Bali’s pristine beaches have turned into garbage dumps as the island struggles without tourists

Bali’s iconic beaches have transformed into rubbish dumps with tonnes of filth piling higher than the deck chairs where Australian tourists once sunned themselves on holiday. The once-popular Kuta and Jimbaran beaches are now deserted and strewn with washed-up bottles, bags and plastic, leaving them looking more like a tip than an idyllic tourist destination. … Read more

Covid-19: French government shut celebrity hotspot St Barts island

Barred from St Barts! Caribbean island popular with celebrities SHUTS DOWN to comply with French covid-19 guidelines France announced it will shut its borders to all non-EU countries and impose travel restrictions on its overseas territories, including St Barts Local government in St Barts is frantically trying to get their island exempt from travel ban … Read more