A grandma in the UK is being criticised on the internet for her Christmas dinner.
Hayley Garbutt from North Yorkshire is hosting around 12 family members and friends, so she has planned to charge them AED 165 to join her for the meal.
The 52-year-old says the cover charge will go towards the dinner ingredients and the rest of the money will be used to buy presents for those visiting.
While her family has to pay to eat dinner, Garbutt says she'll make sure that they get their money’s worth.
Horses run amok in central London
A number of horses are running amok in London and at least one person has been injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.
Kishida delights Washington with promise of 250 cherry trees as gift
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from US lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the US capital to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US independence.
124 candles? Peru stakes claim to world's oldest human, born in 1900
Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.
Germany's Scholz joins TikTok in bid to reach young voters
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent his first post on TikTok on Monday, joining a growing roster of Western politicians who have set aside security concerns to use the Chinese-owned social media platform.
Longevity is just luck, says world's new oldest man
The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was "just luck" and there was no special secret to his diet - although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday.
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Every weekday afternoon, Helen Farmer will help you to navigate the highs and lows of life in the UAE. Stay up to date with what’s happening and where to go.
John Lyons of Espace Real Estate says there is a slight slowdown in the property market during summer. So we asked him, does this mean prices are negotiable during the summer months?
Lawyer Rebecca Kelly of Clyde & Co. explained why UAE judicial authorities are setting up new offices to deal with financial crime, including money laundering.
Airalo - an eSim company disrupting telco's roaming revenues, has raised $60 million in funding including investment from our own e&.
It sounds like an episode of The Jetsons, but the sight of flying taxis whizzing around our cities could be much closer than you think.
The UAE has said that tougher penalties will come into force from 1st August for not keeping proper corporate tax records.
