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Sodapoppin takes a dig at Pokimane for not committing to playing WoW Classic Hardcore: 'She'll be banned'
Sodapoppin takes a dig at Pokimane for not committing to playing WoW Classic Hardcore: 'She'll be banned'
Sodapoppin said that Pokimane's indecision regarding whether or not to play WoW Classic will not be tolerated by other guild members
2023-11-12 19:16
Husband walks out on wife over bill with £2,000 cocktail
Husband walks out on wife over bill with £2,000 cocktail
A woman was mortified to learn her cocktail cost a staggering £2,000 in a London hotel bar, forcing her husband to walk out. Lynsey took to TikTok to recall the "cringe" encounter saying she ordered a cocktail called the '18 90'. The woman assumed the cost was £18.90 due to the design of the menu, not £1,890. "When I discovered the cocktail I had ordered was £2,000, I showed my husband the receipt and he was furious at me," she said. "So he left the bar. Left me on my own to deal with it. And I said to the young guy behind the bar, ‘look I’m so sorry, I had no idea it was £1,890." She later confirmed in the comments that the cocktail contained Cristal Champagne, a sprinkled gold leaf and 30-year-old whisky. "A similar thing happened to us. My dad thought he was being funny and ordered the iron bru 1901 the waitress had no idea what that was and assumed it was 1 whiskey. This was a top-shelf whiskey that cost £££. My dad doesn’t even like whiskey," one person wrote. Another said: "The issue is with the menu, the design and the print. If it’s not clear then you could contest it." Meanwhile, a third added: "What scares me more than this situation is the behaviour of your husband, who left you alone in such a situation. I’m so sorry for You…" After being inundated with questions from fellow TikTokers, Lynsey returned with a follow-up video. She explained that the manager told her not to worry about it, as Lynsey tried to enjoy the remaining four days of her trip. "My nerves were absolutely wrecked – if they asked me to pay for this cocktail, which I didn’t even enjoy because it was whisky based and I don’t like whisky – so I avoided the bar like the plague," she said. @lynsey_36 Replying to @Caroline? One night she decided to revisit the bar where she saw the manager once again. He told her the bartender had been sacked, to which Lynsey broke down and offered to pay the bill as it wasn't worth firing someone over. Luckily, it turned out he was joking, but did say he gave him further training as staff are required to tell people the cost to avoid such misunderstandings. How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-11-14 22:06
Republican abortion debate inches toward resolution in South Carolina
Republican abortion debate inches toward resolution in South Carolina
The Republican-controlled South Carolina House is expected to debate a bill that would ban abortion as soon as cardiac activity is detected
2023-05-16 13:09
Who is 'Trump Attorney 1'? Lawyer Evan Corcoran's key role in indictment
Who is 'Trump Attorney 1'? Lawyer Evan Corcoran's key role in indictment
By Andrew Goudsward Evan Corcoran, a lawyer hired by Donald Trump to fend off a federal investigation into
2023-06-12 09:49
Willie Garson's character on 'And Just Like That...' received a heartfelt tribute partly inspired by real life
Willie Garson's character on 'And Just Like That...' received a heartfelt tribute partly inspired by real life
In the second to last episode of Season 2 of Max's "Sex and the City" follow-up series "And Just Like That..." this week, the late actor Willie Garson's beloved character Stanford Blatch received an extended and unexpected tribute, and its origins come from a bit of a surprising place.
2023-08-20 03:40
Special counsel obtains thousands of documents from Rudy Giuliani team that tried to find fraud after 2020 election
Special counsel obtains thousands of documents from Rudy Giuliani team that tried to find fraud after 2020 election
A Donald Trump ally has turned over thousands of documents to special counsel Jack Smith related to efforts to find supposed voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election -- including materials that haven't been previously disclosed to investigators looking into events surrounding January 6, 2021.
2023-07-25 02:28
U.S. Senate panel sends three FTC nominations to full Senate
U.S. Senate panel sends three FTC nominations to full Senate
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to send three nominations for the U.S. Federal Trade
2023-10-18 23:59
How Harry Kane performed for Bayern Munich in Bundesliga debut
How Harry Kane performed for Bayern Munich in Bundesliga debut
Harry Kane put in a stunning performance in his Bundesliga debut, scoring and assisting in a comfortable 4-0 win for Bayern Munich.
2023-08-19 23:00
Italy bank shares fall on govt's surprise windfall tax
Italy bank shares fall on govt's surprise windfall tax
Italy's right-wing government has unveiled a surprise 40 percent windfall tax on "surplus profits" generated by the rise in interest rates, sending shares in...
2023-08-09 00:35
Reinhart scores 15 seconds into OT to give Panthers 4-3 win over Capitals
Reinhart scores 15 seconds into OT to give Panthers 4-3 win over Capitals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 15 seconds into overtime and the defending Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night.
2023-11-09 11:29
Moscow court refuses to hear appeal by detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Moscow court refuses to hear appeal by detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich
A Moscow court has shot down an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich challenging a decision to extend his pre-trial detention. Gershkovich, 31, was arrested almost six months ago in Russia on spying charges. Russian officials accused him of collecting state secrets about the military. He – along with the Wall Street Journal and the US government – denies these allegations. The decision to extend his pre-trial detention had been made in August. Last week, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Gershkovich’s family called for his immediate release from Moscow’s Lefortovo prison. The Moscow city court on Tuesday upheld its initial ruling. A judge in Lefortovo Court in Moscow extended the journalist’s pre-trial detention until 30 November. The hearing was held behind closed doors. The WSJ journalist will remain in jail until then, reported Russia’s Tass news agency. “The Moscow City Court considered the lawyers’ complaint in a closed court session and decided to remove the material regarding E Gershkovich from appeal consideration, and send the material to the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow to eliminate the circumstances impeding the consideration of the criminal case in the appellate court,” the court said in a statement. It remains unclear why the court refused to consider Gershkovich’s appeal. The case is expected to be returned to a lower court. The 31-year-old American citizen had been granted accreditation by Russia’s foreign ministry to work there as a journalist. He was arrested by agents of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor agency to the KGB, during a reporting assignment in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on 29 March this year. This is the first instance of a Western journalist being arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the end of the Cold War. If Gershkovich gets convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. According to Russian law, people found guilty of espionage can potentially receive a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. US envoy to Russia Lynne Tracy, who was present in the courtroom on Tuesday, told the media: “The US position remains unwavering. The charges against Evan are baseless. The Russian government locked Evan up for simply doing his job. Journalism is not a crime.” “Evan is fully aware of the gravity of his situation, yet he remains remarkably strong,” she said. To mark Gershkovich’s 100 days in jail since July this year, the White House press secretary said: “The world knows that the charges against Evan are baseless – he was arrested in Russia during the course of simply doing his job as a journalist, and he is being held by Russia for leverage because he is an American.” After visiting the journalist in prison, Ms Thomas-Greenfield said: “No family should have to watch their loved one being used as a political pawn. And that’s exactly what President [Vladimir] Putin is doing. Russia’s actions are beyond cruel, and they are a violation of international law.” US president Joe Biden said in July that he was “serious on a prisoner exchange”. “And I’m serious about doing all we can to free Americans being illegally held in Russia, or anywhere else for that matter, and that process is underway,” he said. “President [Joe] Biden spoke to us and gave us a promise to do whatever it takes” to bring Gershkovich home, his parents, Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich, said in a July interview with ABC News. “He told us he understands our pain,” said Ms Milman, the mother of the WSJ journalist. In a letter earlier this month to the UN’s working group on arbitrary detention, lawyers for the WSJ’s publisher accused Mr Putin of using Gershkovich as a pawn and of “holding him hostage.” The lawyers argue that Mr Putin wants to use Gershkovich “to gain leverage over – and extract a ransom from – the United States, just as he has done with other American citizens whom he has wrongfully detained”. The letter said Gershkovich’s ongoing detention “is a flagrant violation of many of his fundamental human rights”. In June this year, nearly three dozen US senators wrote a letter to Gershkovich expressing their “profound anger and concern” over his detention in the Russian prison. The letter said a “free press is crucial to the foundation and support of human rights everywhere” and that every day he spends in a Russian prison “is a day too long”. “We applaud you for your efforts to report the truth about Russia’s reprehensible invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that has resulted in untellable atrocities, tragedies, and loss of life,” the letter read. It said the senators “understand the enormous burden you may feel as the Russian government uses you as a political tool”. Read More U.S. ambassador to Russia visits jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich Father of imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich calls on world leaders to urge Russia to free him A new Iran deal shows the Biden administration is willing to pay a big price to free Americans The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-09-20 15:22
Germany's first China strategy is vocal on risks but short on policy
Germany's first China strategy is vocal on risks but short on policy
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany on Thursday published its first and long-awaited China strategy which was
2023-07-13 23:13