Battle of heroes

20. Circus performer Max The Midget, who appeared in 1969 episode Bedlam In The Big Top riding Scooby-Doo like a horse, would hardly be ­acceptable in the PC world of 2019. … [Read more...] about Scooby was meant to be a sheepdog, Fred lusted after Shaggy and 48 other facts about Scooby Doo as it marks half-century

Few Hungarians believe that a redrawing of borders to regain lost land is possible or even desirable, although the opinion is still occasionally aired in pro-government media. More often, government figures have called for “moral reparations” and used the painful memory of Trianon as a rallying call for modern-day nationalism, and even to back up Orbán’s virulent anti-migration philosophy. … [Read more...] about Hungarian nationalist rock opera to retell 1920s grievances

"When that fraudulent scheme failed, Ms. Fedoseeva made a series of false and highly defamatory allegations about Mr. Grishin – including of physical threats and violence – which are utterly fanciful, hotly denied and have no basis in truth whatever, and which Mr. Grishin trusts will be proven to be entirely false when the matter comes before the court." … [Read more...] about Prince Harry and Meghan ‘should have been more careful buying their mansion from Russian nicknamed Scarface Oligarch’

Williams said later she was aware of the sadness that Razzano has endured since the death of Vidal only days before last year's French Open – in which she competed to honour his memory. "I know of her story … we all have stories," Williams said, getting the tone wretchedly wrong in an admittedly stressful moment. "I mean, I almost died and [her sister] Venus is struggling herself. So, you know, it's life. It just depends on how you deal with it. She obviously is dealing with it really well." … [Read more...] about Serena Williams suffers shock French Open defeat by Virginie Razzano

As a champion bodybuilder, al-Yabani became Uday's personal trainer. He helped to design a gym for him - "the best gym in the Middle East," says al-Yabani, worth a million dollars. With doctors, he drew up a course of weights and diet supplements for Uday, to build up his arms, shoulders and chest. According to al-Yabani, Uday spent a quarter of a million dollars on muscle-building pills, which, he claims, included anabolic steroids. "Steroids affected him," says al-Yabani. "He became an addict. The doctors said he should not mix alcohol and steroids, but he did and it drove him mad. He was trying to be a hero by taking more and more tablets. But he failed." … [Read more...] about The day the statue fell