Niamke Doffou was dismissed when bosses saw the CCTV (Picture : Bloomberg via Getty Images) A Sainsbury’s worker was sacked after almost 20 years at the supermarket for taking ‘bags for life’ without paying after a night shift. Niamke Doffou selected the ‘zero bags used’ option on the self-service checkout as he packed up his […]
NCAA women’s gymnastics championships: Cal, Stanford seek spots in Four on the Floor
Third-ranked Cal and No. 19 Stanford are on a collision course at the women’s gymnastics NCAA championships, making up half of the Semifinal I field on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. The Bears and Cardinal, along with No 2 LSU and No. 12 Arkansas, are vying for two spots in Saturday’s championship final. Top-seeded Oklahoma, […]
Could Broncos land Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy without trading up in NFL draft? One analyst thinks it’s possible
Broncos Mailbag: A week out from the NFL draft, is trading down and trying to land Bo Nix or Michael Pratt the right move? One commonly held thought about next week’s NFL Draft is that there’s a chance quarterbacks could be taken with the first four picks for the first time. What if, instead, Michigan’s […]
Google unveils new updates to make trip planning easier for travelers
Laurie Baratti | (TNS) TravelPulse Google Maps is launching new updates that are intended to make finding travel inspiration and local recommendations in your destination easier. Users will start seeing these lists of suggestions popping up in Google Maps in more than 40 cities across the U.S. and Canada this week. These updates will also […]
Bill Maher defends Woody Allen to Katie Couric: ‘I just flat out believe him’
While engaging in a podcast chat about the #MeToo movement, alleged predatory men in the media and so-called cancel culture, Bill Maher and Katie Couric focused a bit on Woody Allen. The once revered filmmaker has been back in the news lately because of his struggles to promote his latest film, “Coup de Chance.” The […]
Hossein Vafaei back in Crucible spotlight: ‘I love to be centre of attention’
Hossein Vafaei is back on the biggest stage (Picture: Getty Images) Hossein Vafaei is relishing a Crucible return after coming through World Championship qualifying, saying: ‘I just love to be centre of attention.’ The Iranian beat Marco Fu in his opening qualifier and then downed talented teenager Jiang Jun 10-5 on Judgement Day to secure […]
Top 10 home deals the week of April 8 in San Jose
A condo in San Jose that sold for $360,000, is the most affordable real estate sale in San Jose in the past week. For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in San Jose over the last week was $1.5 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $966. A total of […]
Friends legend turned down Indiana Jones role before Harrison Ford was cast
Indiana Jones stole our hearts as Indiana Jones (Picture: Paramount) One of the biggest film franchises could have been very different, thanks to TV detective Magnum PI. Harrison Ford made his debut as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 1981, and has never looked back, leading the way in a further four […]
EastEnders’ Nadine Keller oversteps the mark with Lexi Pearce – with disastrous consequences
Poor Lexi was devastated (Pictures: BBC) Nadine Keller (Jazzy Phoenix) has made things a lot worse for Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) by telling young Lexi (Isabella Brown) in EastEnders that she is pregnant with his baby. We first met Nadine shortly after Lola Pearce’s (Danielle Harold) death. As Jay struggled with his grief, he connected […]
Leicester fan ran on pitch during FA Cup match after drinking 13 pints on coach
Joshua Peel ran onto the Stamford Bridge pitch during his side’s FA Cup tie with Chelsea (Picture: Katie Chan/Action Plus/Shutterst) A Joshua Peel ran onto the Stamford Bridge pitch during his side’s FA Cup tie with Chelsea (Picture: Katie Chan/Action Plus/Shutterst) A Leicester City fan ran onto the Stamford Bridge pitch during the FA Cup […]
Rockies’ Kris Bryant, injured again, goes on IL with back strain
Kris Bryant, the Rockies’ oft-injured first baseman and right fielder, is back on the 10-day injured list with a low back strain, the club announced Wednesday. Bryant’s stint on the injured list is retroactive to April 14. To replace Bryant on the 26-man roster, the Rockies recalled outfielder Sean Bouchard from Triple-A Albuquerque. Bryant, 32, […]
Trump’s lawyer hits back at claim he was sleeping in court by saying ‘he reads a lot’
Several reporters claimed they saw former President Donald Trump (middle) falling asleep while attending the first day of his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday (Picture: Reuters) Former President Donald Trump has been ridiculed for reportedly appearing to fall asleep during his hush money trial – and his lawyer has hit back […]