By: Lian Parsons

Lian Parsons is a student-journalist at Temple University in Philadelphia with bylines in multiple publications, including Technically Philly and The Temple News. The Boston native is also a cat and Beyonce enthusiast.

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Money can buy you happiness – at least according to Londoners

The old adage maintains that “money can’t buy you happiness” but many Brits – and Londoners in particular – disagree, according to research conducted by VoucherCodes and YouGov. A survey of 2,181 people found that Brits need to earn an average minimum of £39,942 per year to be happy, about 45 per cent more than the [...]
Southeastern gives St Pancras station a cheeky makeover for St Patrick’s Day

Southeastern Railway said top of the morning to its travellers by cheekily renaming St Pancras International station to St Patrick’s International in honour of the holiday today. Travellers have joined in the festivities across social media, noting the name change across display boards at stations: Railway fun this morning at Canterbury West train station, changing the [...]
Netflix is ditching its star ratings system for a new thumbs up feature in April

Netflix and chill is just about to get a lot more personalised. The film streaming company is rolling out a new rating feature globally in April, replacing its one to five stars ratings with thumbs up or down. Read more: Want to watch Netflix and live sports on your flights? Now you can Users can also [...]

It’s not rocket science: Budweiser announces plans to create an anti-gravity beer to bring to Mars

March 17, 2017

Budweiser is planning for the future by brewing Martian beer. The beer company has joined the space race and wants to be the drink of choice for possible future trips to Mars. It is planning to craft a beverage that will react the same way beer usually does, with the bubbles rising and the foam [...]
73 candid Hitler photos have been sold for £34,000 at an auction in Kent

March 17, 2017

A series of candid photos of Adolf Hitler sold for £34,000 to an unidentified bidder in an auction held this week in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The photos belonged to Eva Braun, the dictator's long-time companion and briefly his wife. They were discovered in April 1945 in Hitler’s Berlin bunker among Braun’s other possessions. Read more: Ken [...]
Meet the French Air Force’s newest wingmen: Eagles are being trained to help take down terrorist drones

March 17, 2017

The French Air Force’s new members are swooping in to help with potential terrorist drone strikes. L’armee de l’Air has been training eagles to spot drones and attack them mid-air at a base near Mont-de-Marsan. Read more: New Land Rover Discovery has a roof-mounted drone to help Red Cross rescues Four golden eagles were hatched [...]
Demeter Fragrance Library has launched a cat perfume called Kitten Fur to remind you of your favourite feline friend

March 17, 2017

Demeter Fragrance Library, a New York-based perfume company, has just released their best scent yet: kittens. The Kitten Fur formula was 15 years in the making and the company has said it “has captured the olfactory essence of the warmth and comfort of that purrfect spot, just behind a kitten's neck.” Read more: Alibaba's recruiting [...]
Lufthansa profit rises after cost-cutting despite a tumultuous year of strike troubles

March 16, 2017

Despite suffering costly long-running strike troubles, Lufthansa unveiled a net profit of €1.78bn last year, coasting into 2017 thanks to "effective cost reductions". The figures: In 2016, Lufthansa’s revenues declined 1.2 per cent to about €31.7bn from €32bn. Adjusted earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) also decreased by 3.6 per cent to €1.75bn. Net profits rose 4.6 per cent to [...]
Ranked: The world’s 20 best airports (spoiler – Heathrow has swooped lower)

March 15, 2017

Heathrow airport has been named the world's top airport for shopping by Skytrax’s World Airport Awards for the fifth year in a row – but has fallen in the overall ranking. Heathrow fell from eighth place in 2016 to ninth in this year's overall ranking, although it was also voted the best airport in Western Europe [...]
Retail giant H&M lagging behind competitors as shares drop

March 15, 2017

H&M’s shares dropped by nearly 5 per cent, the first downturn of its kind in four years. The figures H&M’s sales decreased 1 per cent year-on-year last month, bringing its shares down 4.5 per cent. This drop is the first of its kind in four years. Fiscal first-quarter sales were up 5.5 per cent from [...]

Mansion House: UK giants to agree to pick high-return pension schemes

Chelsea to get replica Fifa Club World Cup trophy, Trump to keep original

Experience the Roman Empire in Bulgaria for history to rival Italy – just without the crowds

By: Lian Parsons

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