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At a place in downtown Orlando this weekend, Donald Trump still rules America. The Conservative Political Action Conference - CPAC for short - is being held in Florida to bypass COVID-19 restrictions. Here, delegates queue up to have their photo taken with a gold statue of the former president wearing flip flops and carrying a wand. Make America Great Again caps are for sale in almost any colour now: yellow, pink, purple, even camouflage. The original red is so 2016. The merchandise stalls are peddling an impressive range of cheap tat, from earrings to handbags, most of which is emblazoned with Trump 2024 on. Advertisement I bumped into one woman off to buy a new suitcase so she could stuff it full of gifts for friends back home in Minnesota. Disgraced campaigner Roger Stone was spotted outside dancing wildly to heavy rap in front of a monster truck - and Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right Proud Boys, was holding court over the road. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is making his first public appearance since leaving the White House – and ‘has scores to settle’

Shoppers are paying up to 180 per cent more for vegan food than for the equivalent meat-based product, research has found. Four in five vegan goods cost more than their meat versions, according to a study commissioned by sports insurance brand Insure4Sport. It was noted that Marks & Spencer's £2.25 Plant Kitchen 'No Pork' sausage rolls were £1.45 more expensive than their 80p meat alternative - both of which weighed 120g. Meanwhile, Waitrose's £3.75 Vegan Chilli with Soya Mince and Rice, which weighs 400g, costs £1 more than its 450g meat counterpart. Many ingredients in the vegan products are more affordable, but the price can be driven up by development methods such as blending stages and heat processing. Marks & Spencer's £2.25 Plant Kitchen 'No Pork' sausage rolls (pictured above) were £1.45 more expensive than their 80p meat alternative - both of which weighed 120g Waitrose's one litre carton of oat milk is also priced at £1.55, compared to a litre of … [Read more...] about Shoppers are paying up to 180% more for vegan food than for the equivalent meat-based product, research finds

NEW parents and real-life Emmerdale couple aren't the only ones besotted with their baby son. Laura Norton and Mark Jordan, who play Kerry and Daz in the Dales drama, welcomed baby boy Jesse late last month. While the doting parents are over the moon with their new arrival, it turns out their dog Juno is also playing mum to Jesse. Mark shared an adorable series of photos of Juno sleeping protectively over Jesse. The precious pooch is seen lying on Jesse's white blanket as he happily lies on floor. "When your big Sister shows you how to sleep," Mark captioned the post. He wrote on another: "Juno protecting Jesse." The couple revealed on February 1, 2021 that they had welcomed a baby boy called Jesse . The pair said their son was born in the early hours of January 29, 2021 - four days after her due date. Laura shared the news on Instagram, saying: "So, on Friday Jan 29th at 1.30am we managed to bring this little champ into the world. "It was the most … [Read more...] about Emmerdale real-life couple Laura Norton and Mark Jordon reveal their dog Juno sleeps ‘protecting’ baby son Jesse

A Second World War plane soared over the funeral of Captain Sir Tom Moore in a military flypast as his family paid tribute to the 100-year-old veteran whose "message and spirit lives on". The C-47 Dakota flew over Bedford Crematorium to mark the death of Captain Sir Tom , who raised more than £33 million for the NHS before his death on 2 February . His coffin was draped in a Union Jack, with his Second World War service cap, a wreath from the Yorkshire Regiment, his war medals and knighthood placed on top. Just eight members of his immediate family attended the funeral due to coronavirus restrictions, which began with the flypast and a firing party of 14 each firing three rounds in unison. His daughters Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira gave emotional eulogies, while his grandchildren Benji, Georgia and Tom paid tributes and read poems. Advertisement The service was also attended by his other grandson Max and two sons-in-law. … [Read more...] about Captain Sir Tom Moore funeral: Military flypast as family says ‘his spirit lives on’

New Zealand's prime minister has announced the country's biggest city, Auckland, will go into a seven-day lockdown after a COVID-19 case was detected. From Sunday, two million people will only be allowed to leave their home for essential shopping and essential work, Jacinda Ardern said, and all public venues will remain closed. Restrictions in the rest of the country will be tightened to level two restrictions, including limits on public gatherings, following the discovery of the case of unknown origin. It comes two weeks after Auckland was plunged into a snap three-day lockdown when a family of three were diagnosed with the more transmissible UK variant of coronavirus . Health officials, who could not immediately confirm how the latest person got infected, said genome sequencing of the new infection was under way. Advertisement The patient developed symptoms on Tuesday and is regarded as having been potentially infectious since Sunday, … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Auckland faces seven-day lockdown after COVID case of unknown origin detected