The Daily: October 28
Stormaggedon
Last night's storm, billed to have been one of the biggest to hit Britain for centuries, has had the disastrous consequences that many predicted. 99 mph winds, 220,000 homes without power, thousands of commuters finding their everyday journey into work an unfathomable challenge. More frightening still is the shutdown of a Kentish power station, which leads one to dread the penalties if the tempest had been worse still.
The storm, named after St Jude - the patron saint of desperate causes (a title which in itself almost endorses nature's wrath), has even prompted Boris Johnson to call an emergency meeting to decide how best to cope in its aftermath.
How is the storm affecting you? Send you stories and pictures to editors@lady.co.uk
Clarkson vs Morgan...
The moment all Twitter users have been waiting for has arrived: Jeremy Clarkson and Piers Morgan, the most argumentative and egotistical men on the site, have finally clashed – and it was worth the wait. The dispute stems from Morgan's claims that Justin Timberlake and Samuel L Jackson, allegedly Morgan's friends, did not recognise Clarkson at the GQ Men of the Year awards. Once this comment came to Clarkson's attention he took to Twitter to insult Morgan, and then Morgan started shooting back (Clarkson: "Piers Morgan will soon be sacked"; Morgan: "try being more successful"). Petty abuse was exchanged before they began an argument over which man has the higher viewing population.
...and Heinz vs McDonald's
In a more serious argument, McDonald's are ending their forty-year relationship with Heinz after the ketchup company hired an ex-Burger King chief as its new CEO. The fast-food chain says they are still working with Heinz to create a "smooth and orderly transition" but soon they will have severed all ties with the world's most popular tomato sauce. The move could benefit rivals to Heinz such as Hunt's, although it is unlikely to cause catastrophic change as Heinz still have deals with Burger King and many supermarkets as well as obviously selling other products, such as baked beans, that will sustain the company.
Dinner parties under threat
It is not just British weather that is currently affecting our lives. Droughts and heatwaves around the world are causing staple dinner party delights to disappear from supermarket shelves. The list of affected items includes goat's cheese (50,000 pregnant goats and sheep across Europe had to be culled due to an outbreak of disease), olives (Greek heatwave compounding Spanish drought), chocolate (global cocoa bean shortage) and almonds (Californian droughts). Even companies such as Green and Black's are struggling, with their production lines coming to a halt due to "severe ingredient shortage".
Save the rhinos
Continuing the endangered theme, many countries are inventing ways to combat the impending extinction of rhinos that has been caused by the creatures being poached for their horns. The Kenyan government have decided to put a tracker in the horn of every rhino in the country (this number only just exceeds 1000). By doing this, they will be able to both catch poachers and rescue the rhinos before it is too late. In Texas, the Dallas Safari Club have come up with a more radical and controversial approach. They plan to see a legal permit for the shooting of one Namibian rhino in order to raise funds to save the rest. They hope to raise $1,000,000 (£620,000) with this initiative and help to save a critically endangered species by sacrificing an individual.
Last night's storm, billed to have been one of the biggest to hit Britain for centuries, has had the disastrous consequences that many predicted. 99 mph winds, 220,000 homes without power, thousands of commuters finding their everyday journey into work an unfathomable challenge. More frightening still is the shutdown of a Kentish power station, which leads one to dread the penalties if the tempest had been worse still.
The storm, named after St Jude - the patron saint of desperate causes (a title which in itself almost endorses nature's wrath), has even prompted Boris Johnson to call an emergency meeting to decide how best to cope in its aftermath.
How is the storm affecting you? Send you stories and pictures to editors@lady.co.uk
Clarkson vs Morgan...
The moment all Twitter users have been waiting for has arrived: Jeremy Clarkson and Piers Morgan, the most argumentative and egotistical men on the site, have finally clashed – and it was worth the wait. The dispute stems from Morgan's claims that Justin Timberlake and Samuel L Jackson, allegedly Morgan's friends, did not recognise Clarkson at the GQ Men of the Year awards. Once this comment came to Clarkson's attention he took to Twitter to insult Morgan, and then Morgan started shooting back (Clarkson: "Piers Morgan will soon be sacked"; Morgan: "try being more successful"). Petty abuse was exchanged before they began an argument over which man has the higher viewing population.
...and Heinz vs McDonald's
In a more serious argument, McDonald's are ending their forty-year relationship with Heinz after the ketchup company hired an ex-Burger King chief as its new CEO. The fast-food chain says they are still working with Heinz to create a "smooth and orderly transition" but soon they will have severed all ties with the world's most popular tomato sauce. The move could benefit rivals to Heinz such as Hunt's, although it is unlikely to cause catastrophic change as Heinz still have deals with Burger King and many supermarkets as well as obviously selling other products, such as baked beans, that will sustain the company.
Dinner parties under threat
It is not just British weather that is currently affecting our lives. Droughts and heatwaves around the world are causing staple dinner party delights to disappear from supermarket shelves. The list of affected items includes goat's cheese (50,000 pregnant goats and sheep across Europe had to be culled due to an outbreak of disease), olives (Greek heatwave compounding Spanish drought), chocolate (global cocoa bean shortage) and almonds (Californian droughts). Even companies such as Green and Black's are struggling, with their production lines coming to a halt due to "severe ingredient shortage".
Save the rhinos
Continuing the endangered theme, many countries are inventing ways to combat the impending extinction of rhinos that has been caused by the creatures being poached for their horns. The Kenyan government have decided to put a tracker in the horn of every rhino in the country (this number only just exceeds 1000). By doing this, they will be able to both catch poachers and rescue the rhinos before it is too late. In Texas, the Dallas Safari Club have come up with a more radical and controversial approach. They plan to see a legal permit for the shooting of one Namibian rhino in order to raise funds to save the rest. They hope to raise $1,000,000 (£620,000) with this initiative and help to save a critically endangered species by sacrificing an individual.