Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has become the latest firm derided over an ill-judged name change. The asset manager, which invests more than £500billion on behalf of savers, governments and insurers, announced it was to be called Abrdn. For the avoidance of doubt, the firm pointed out that its new moniker would still be pronounced ‘Aberdeen’. … Read more
Best Director Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round David Fincher – Mank Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Chloé Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman Best Actor in a Leading Role Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Anthony Hopkins – The Father Gary Oldman … Read more
Artist who tricked Sacha Baron Cohen into falling for Covid graffiti hits back with tongue-in-cheek wall dedicated to the Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted an image of a mural from Australian graffiti artist Mural featured Bill Gates with vaccine and the words ‘time to install your update’ Baron Cohen said it was example of … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was today accused of being ‘ineffective’ after mocking Rishi Sunak’s love of social media in his response to the Tory Chancellor’s radical Budget. The Chancellor announced that income tax thresholds are being frozen until 2026 and corporation tax is being hiked from 2023 as he revealed the Government’s ‘unimaginable’ £407billion … Read more
The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis is mocked for embarrassing Instagram fail after boasting about her ‘matching’ white designer outfit By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:53 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 05:53 GMT, 25 February 2021 Bella Varelis has been mocked online for making a bizarre literary error on Instagram. The Bachelor reject, … Read more
Why DOES Dominic Raab have a BROOM propping his door shut? Viewers are left baffled by foreign secretary’s unusual ‘security’ system during TV interview Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was taking part in a Sky News TV interview Eagle-eyed viewers spotted how he used broom to jam the room’s door shut Social media users took to … Read more
Why DOES Dominic Raab have a BROOM propping his door shut? Viewers are left baffled by foreign secretary’s unusual ‘security’ system during TV interview Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was taking part in a Sky News TV interview Eagle-eyed viewers spotted how he used broom to jam the room’s door shut Social media users took to … Read more
You’ll catch a chill! Budget fashion retailer Shein is mocked for selling ‘weirdest ever’ cut-out jeans which expose your underwear Shein is selling the High Waist Cut Out Straight Leg Jeans for £19.99 online The company – which manufactures in China – has been mocked for the design One bemused shopper said: ‘Shein is taking cut out … Read more
The Bachelorette’s Angie Kent is mocked online for embarrassing typo after accidentally asking fans for ‘mediation’ advice By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:53 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 00:56 GMT, 15 February 2021 Angie Kent has learned first-hand about the perils of making an unfortunate typo on Instagram. The Bachelorette star … Read more
A guest on the Antiques Roadshow last night was mocked for his rather unenthusiastic reaction after an expert revealed his Chinese table was worth up to £120,000. The episode saw Fiona Bruce and the team head to Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire, and the console was named one of the most expensive pieces of furniture … Read more