2020

A milestone for French rail strikes: 29th day of walkouts

It’s the 29th straight day of French rail strikes against government plans to reform the country’s retirement system January 2, 2020, 1:33 PM 2 min read PARIS — With 29 straight days of walkouts, French rail strikes against government plans to reform France’s retirement system marked a new milestone Thursday, surpassing even the lengths of

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Old Photo Of John Cena With Baby Goat Finally Sparks ‘Photoshop Battle’ It Deserves

An old image of professional wrestler and actor John Cena cradling a baby goat is going viral on Reddit, where users are tweaking it to amusing ends.  President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Baby Yoda from Disney Plus’ new “Star Wars” spinoff series “The Mandalorian” all feature

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Mountain Warehouse boss: ‘The High Street is changing, but not dying’

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow Mountain Warehouse is bucking the High Street trend The High Street is changing but not dying, according to the founder of the outdoor clothes chain Mountain Warehouse. Mark Neale does not subscribe to the “doom and gloom” view of the High Street, despite some big names

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Dracula: Critics applaud ‘energetic and fun’ revival of vampire classic

Image copyright BBC/Hartswood Films Image caption Danish actor Claes Bang plays Bram Stoker’s Transylvanian vampire The BBC’s new take on Dracula is a hit with critics, one of whom says it is “the meatiest, goriest, most energetic and fun version” she has ever seen. “Previous versions now look anaemic,” writes The Times’ Carol Midgley. The

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