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Romanian toyboy who married British vicar, 81, flaunts new lifestyle of luxury goods and business-class flights after spending £1million and inheriting the OAP’s £150,000 estate
Florin Marin, a 33-year-old Romanian influencer, has spoken about the lavish lifestyle he leads six years after inheriting money and a pension from his British husband, retired vicar Philip Clements, who died in 2020 aged 81. The couple’s relationship, which began on Grindr in 2015 and drew public attention including an appearance on Jeremy Kyle’s…
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Reform donor Christopher Harborne: Richest British-born billionaire who lives in Thailand, keeps his private life under wraps and has given party another £36million
Christopher Harborne, a reclusive crypto billionaire based in Thailand, has donated a further £36million to Reform UK, matching a record donation from fellow party backer Ben Delo. Harborne, named as Britain’s richest British-born billionaire on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £18.2billion, said his “competitive spirit” drove him to match…
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How Google Maps knows when a business is packed
Google Maps can show users how busy a venue is and how long they might have to wait, a feature that draws on anonymous location data rather than direct reports from businesses. This matters because it lets users make quick, informed decisions, such as avoiding a packed breakfast spot when in a hurry or waiting…
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Steve Rannazzisi said he escaped the South Tower on 9/11 and watched the fireball as the second plane hit. It was a barefaced lie… but what he did next was even more shameless
Comedian Steve Rannazzisi built part of his early career on a fabricated story that he had escaped the World Trade Center’s South Tower on 9/11, later admitting in 2015 that the claim, first made on Pauly Shore’s show in 2009, was entirely false. He had told various interviewers he worked on the 54th floor for…
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Newly engaged Ohio couple were the image of love and promise. But weeks later, the 23-year-old teacher would be dead as his fiancée fought for her life thanks to the abhorrent actions of an illegal immigrant, police say
A newly engaged couple in Ohio were struck by an alleged drunk driver on 6 September, killing 23-year-old teacher Cameron Lyon and leaving his fiancée, Abrielle Kerns, 22, seriously injured. The suspect, Alvaro Uribe-Gonzalez, 33, has been confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security to be in the country illegally and to have previously been…
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Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Christopher Harborne has donated £36m to Reform UK, matching an identical sum given by fellow billionaire Ben Delo, handing the party £72m in a single day. The gifts are jointly the largest donations ever made to a UK political party and have reignited calls from opposition parties and transparency campaigners for a…
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Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time
Influencers are increasingly finding their likenesses hijacked by AI-generated deepfakes used in fake adverts, without their knowledge or consent. Cases include lifestyle blogger Emily Schuman, whose altered image was used to promote a GLP-1 telehealth firm, a make-up brand and a blood-testing company she had no connection to, prompting confused followers to question her endorsements.…
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Stunning cliffside wedding venue ordered to close immediately over collapse fears leaving couples scrambling
The Ventana Grill, a popular cliffside wedding venue in Pismo Beach, California, has been ordered to close immediately after a court ruled it is at risk of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean due to coastal erosion. The San Luis Obispo Superior Court decision, made after a year-long legal battle between the venue’s landlord and its…
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Reform secures ANOTHER £36million donation – meaning Nigel Farage’s party has been given £72m in 24 hours after handouts from two billionaires
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received two donations of £36million each within 24 hours, an unprecedented £72million windfall that the party says will fund campaign infrastructure ahead of the next general election. The gifts, from cryptocurrency entrepreneur Ben Delo and long-standing backer Christopher Harborne, take Reform’s total fundraising this year to almost £90million, dwarfing the…
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Febrile Manchester derby awaits amid growing rift between United fans and club
Manchester United and Manchester City meet on Sunday for the 199th Manchester derby, with United’s Old Trafford form under interim-turned-permanent manager Michael Carrick making them the Premier League’s toughest home side, while a rift between fans and the club over anti-touting measures threatens to overshadow proceedings. The United fan group “the 1958” has called for…