Northwest Express January, 2016
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Hillary Clinton: ‘I will reveal the truth about UFOs when I am President’
Sheila the sheep finally gets haircut after six years
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t’s the moment conspiracy theorists have been waiting for – Hillary Clinton has vowed to reveal the truth about UFOs if she becomes President. The Democratic Presidential candidate vowed to ‘get to the bottom’ of UFO conspiracies – and reveal the truth behind Area 51 – if she is elected. Up to 77% of Americans believe that there is evidence aliens have visited Earth, according to a 2014 Harris poll. Conspiracy theorists believe that the American government has contacted aliens – but has concealed the fact for decades. Her campaign chairman, John Podesta, called for the release of UFO files, saying, ‘The American people can handle the truth.’ Clinton said, ‘He has made me personally pledge we are going to get the information out. One way or another. Maybe we could have a task force go to Area 51.’
Passenger watches pirated movie on plane – completely unaware he’s sitting next to the star of the movie
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ext time you’re about to watch a pirated movie in public, look over your shoulder because you could be sat next to one of the stars of the movie. That’s what happened to this unfortunate plane passenger who settled down with a pirated film only to find the star of the movie was sitting next to him. Kriti Sanon is an award-winning actress who has just featured in the newly-released Bollywood movie Dilwale. The 25-year-old spotted the passenger using a projector to watch the movie, which is still in cinemas, and tweeted her anger to her 420,000 followers. Kriti, who stars alongside big Bollywood names Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Varun Dhawan, wrote: ‘Someone watchin pirated version of Dilwale in front of me on phone in the flight! Annoyed!! #SayNoToPiracy’ She then followed up the same picture with the caption: ‘Sad to c the hardwork of so many ppl bein watched in such pathetic quality!Pls enjoy films in cinemas #SayNoToPiracy’. Her tweets have since been liked more than 5,000 times with many commenters agreeing with her. Yet others were quick to point out though piracy is a crime, ticket sellers should consider lowering the price of a cinema ticket.
Ryanair’s new design is a whole lot classier – but will we get any more legroom?
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ejoice! Passengers will no longer be blinded by Ryanair’s ugly interiors.
In photos released by the budget airline, their trademark garish yellow has been
scrapped in favour of a more muted white and blue. The windows will also be a bit bigger, and the seat backs a bit slimmer. But most importantly, the airline claims we
will finally – after so much waiting and hoping – get a bit of extra legroom. The design will be found on the carrier’s new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which will be delivered this month. ‘Redesigned interiors are being introduced this year, where we’ll be toning down the yellow and installing new imagery,’ a spokesperson told Metro.co.uk. ‘The next deliveries of our Boeing 737-800 aircraft delivery from January will feature new slimline seats, which will create more leg room, and the new aircraft we take in will have also the new Boeing Sky Interiors, with new LED lighting, larger window reveals and new overhead lockers, with more headroom, plus our crew will be wearing new uniforms.’ The in-flight menu is also getting a much-needed update. This is all part of Ryanair’s efforts to rebrand and shake off its troubled image. Last year the Irish airline announced they would be using a new landing jingle, instead of the original, slightly over-the-top trumpet fanfare.
You can run, but you can’t hide. Even if you are a sheep. Sheila found this out the hard way when she got caught in Tasmania last week. Although given that temperatures can reach 42°C, it was probably worth it. She had somehow managed to avoid getting a haircut from her farmer owner Derek Turvey for more than six years. Sheila had apparently been roaming a Buckland forest after escaping. And she didn’t look that happy when she finally got the trim. After 15 minutes the shearer produced a pile of wool that weighed almost 22 kilograms. But it was much less than the record 41kg produced by Chris the sheep two years ago.
Revealed: The ‘shocking truth’ behind M&S choccie biscuits
A shocking claim has been made about the origins of ‘extra chocolatey’ Marks and Spencer biscuits. You might imagine that beneath its rectangular milk chocolate robe lies a piece of confectionery designed especially for the high-class selection box. It’s clearly not shortbread or gingerbread, but perhaps a cousin of the two – something refined. After all, it’s not just a biscuit – it’s an M&S biscuit. However, a whistleblower has taken to Instagram to claim that there is a more shocking truth. His allegation? They are Custard Creams ‘in disguise’. Now, we love a custard cream but is this a deception – or brilliant? Peter Marshall, aged 25, told Metro.co.uk: ‘I was dunking biscuits into hot milk and as the chocolate came away I noticed that the base of one of the biscuits was actually a Custard Cream. ‘I’ve always held M&S in quite high regard when it comes to food, and finding out that they were using a more common biscuit as a base was a bit of a shock.’ Peter, from the Isle of Man, snapped a picture and uploaded the proof to Facebook and Instagram but says he was surprised by the muted reaction. ‘I was on my own when it happened. I did tell people later but they didn’t really think it was that interesting – I was surprised at that to be honest. I guess Christmas is a busy time.’ He said he now can’t be sure of any of the biscuits in the box, and suspects the white chocolate biccie may have a custard cream secret as well.