CaliforniaCalifornia dazzled by ‘extremely rare’ killer whale sightings off southern coastA group of 10 orcas has been seen leaping into the air to catch prey, delighting watchers and experts for the past two weeks
Experts and whale watchers have been dazzled by a series of orca sightings off the southern California coast that are being described as “extremely rare”.
A group of 10 whales – including a calf just a few months old – has been spotted for the past two weeks off the coast of southern California, between Oxnard and San Diego.
Walt Disney CompanyThe company has been addressing its historical racism and sexism, adding disclaimers to films and altering theme park rides. But these moves have stirred contempt as well as approval
Very little ammunition is required for a culture war these days, so long as your troops are primed to mobilise at the drop of a blog. Julie Tremaine and Katie Dowd, two writers for the online newspaper SFGate, discovered this last month.
Over the past decade, Drake has risen to become one of the most bankable artists in hip-hop. But Drizzy didn’t get his start in entertainment as a rapper; instead, he was an actor on the popular Canadian TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation. Drake rose to fame on ‘Degrassi’ Degrassi has been a popular teen drama for over four decades. In 2001, Degrassi returned after a decade-long hiatus with the new series Degrassi: The Next Generation, which showcased a new group of students just trying to make it through high school.
With the intellect to win a place at Oxford at the age of 13, Sufiah Yusof should, by now, be carving out a high-flying career for herself.
But a decade after hitting the headlines thanks to her remarkable aptitude for mathematics - and days after her father was jailed for sexually assaulting two teenagers - Miss Yusof has been exposed as a £130-an-hour prostitute.
The revelation completes a sad fall from grace for the family who were hailed the brightest in Britain after Miss Yusof and two of her siblings won university places by the time they were 16.
Today is National Pizza Day! So to celebrate we've uncovered 10 of the craziest facts about everyone's favourite delicious cheesy treat. Grab yourself a slice and read on...
1. Five billion pizzas are sold worldwide every year and around three billion of these are in the US.
2. Pepperoni is the most popular pizza topping in the UK and US. Squid is the most popular topping in Japan.
3. 49% of people in the UK eat pizza at least once a week and Oxford is the city which consumes the most pizza.