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| UK government warned over sharp rise in child and pensioner poverty Hundreds of thousands of children and older people have been plunged into poverty in the past four years, according to a stark analysis laying bare the challenge to families trying to keep up with the cost of living in Britain. The research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found almost 400,000 ...
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| New York financier killed in Costa Rica shark attack A New York financier has been killed in a shark attack while scuba diving off the coast of Costa Rica, the country's Environment Ministry announced. Rohina Bhandari, 49, a senior director at WL Ross & Co. LL, was identified by friends as the American tourist who was fatally attacked last Thursday.
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| US-based fund to invest $1bn in UK biotech A US-based life sciences investment fund is planning to invest up to $1bn to create a large biotech company in the UK, a move likely to be seized on by ministers as a vote of confidence in the business environment post-Brexit. The announcement that the so far un-named investor will move a significant ...
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| In football's best interests for Fifa to intervene in FFA crisis Later on Monday, in a conference room in Zurich, the 19 representatives of Fifa's Member Associations Committee will gather to sift through the wreckage of Australian football's governance crisis. It seems impossible this body could do anything other than recommend Fifa intervenes decisively to resolve ...
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| The real hate club: we shouldn't scroll back too far in the Twittersphere It's like one of those fill-in-the-blank name games, where you find, say, your hipster pop-up restaurant name by taking the way you'd least like to die followed by the meat you'd like to try least. Except in this case, you take a celebrity you hate, and then search their social media for the most offensive words ...
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| Box Office: 'Coco' Surges in China With $44 Million in Second Weekend Disney-Pixar's animated comedy "Coco" dazzled Chinese moviegoers with $44.2 million in its second weekend, more than double its opening launch. "Coco" posted the second highest weekend ever for an animated release in China behind only Disney's "Zootopia." The film has totaled $75.6 million ...
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| CVS Health to acquire Aetna for $69 billion in year's largest acquisition (Reuters) - U.S. drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc (AET.N) for $69 billion, seeking to tackle soaring healthcare spending through lower-cost medical services in pharmacies.
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The College Football Playoff is set and Alabama is in over Ohio State The one big mystery left in the playoff was answered as Alabama has been selected over Ohio State. Ohio State's win in the Big Ten championship game was not enough to overcome their second loss, a 33-point debacle against Iowa. Clemson is the 1-seed and will play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
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| Taliban 'Red Unit' Commander Killed In Afghanistan The Taliban commander of its so-called "special forces" branch, known as the "Red Unit," has been killed by Afghan forces, according to Afghanistan's main intelligence agency. In a statement on December 3, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Mullah Shah Wali, also known as Mullah Naser, ...
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| Shiffrin electric in Lake Louise downhill despite power outage Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany, who won the first two GS races of the season, finished solidly in second place at just 0.13 seconds from the lead. Michelle Gisin of Switzerland claimed only the second podium of her career (and first ever in downhill) by finishing third at 0.17 seconds from the win from ...
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