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£32,000 raised for crying German football fan following online abuse

£32,000 raised for crying German football fan following online abuse
Jul 5 2021 Share

A young German girl was subject to online abuse after being spotted crying during the Euro 2020 games following Germany’s loss against England. Former footballer Stan Collymore shared screenshots of how certain Twitter users directed abuse at the girl, passing comments referencing Germany’s Nazi past. A man from South Wales, Joel Hughes, told Sky News how he decided to set up a JustGiving fundraiser page to raise £500 for the crying girl.

The aim was to show how not everyone in the UK is horrible and that they care. In just four days, the page raised £32,667 in donations. Hughes put out a tweet in an effort to try and contact the family, and with some help, there seems to be a lead. The plan, which has since been taken over by a team at JustGiving, is to open discussion to donate all the earnings to charity. 

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WATCH: Dolphins treat lucky beachgoers at Xwejni Bay

Dolphins treat lucky beachgoers at Xwejni Bay
Jul 5 2021 Share

A pod of dolphins was spotted off Xwejni Bay as people enjoyed the beach together at around 20:45 yesterday. Fins could be seen surfacing and submerging back into the water as one looked out onto the sublime horizon. 

 

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Located in the Northern part of Gozo, Xwejni Bay was treated to one of the rarest sights this year. 

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Sights of dolphins so close to the bay have been a more frequent occurrence ever since the pandemic hit. Some attributed it to the lack of noise pollution around beaches. Whatever the case may be, these beachgoers enjoyed a truly summery experience.

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WATCH: Megan Fox’s kids crash her Today interview

Megan Fox’s kids crash her Today interview
Jul 4 2021 Share

Its not easy being a movie star and a mom at the same time. Trying to juggle the pandemic, work and having kids is no easy feat bu Megan Fox’s latest interview shows she has it all under control. On her latest interview promoting the film ‘Till Death’, viewers got to see her kids make a fun little cameo as they zoom across the screen after having just woken up. 

 

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Fox said ‘I’m in the house that we’re staying in for right now. Fox and her husband Brian Austin Green have three sons together – Noah, Bodhi and Journey. The latter, who is 4, runs across the living room as Fox is being interviewed. His mother tells him to crawl and get out of the shot. Megan expresses how much she misses her kids being two and three as its so hard to watch them grow up so quickly. 

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Mary Shelley – The Woman who invented Frankenstein

Mary Shelley - The Woman who invented Frankenstein
Jul 4 2021 Share

Frankenstein’s monster is a popular character in most horror stories and fiction. What many people do not know however is how the abomination came to be. And what is less known is that the creator of this iconic figure was a woman named Mary Shelley.

Mary Shelley was born on the 30th of August 1797 to both philosopher parents. Her father encouraged her to adhere to his own anarchist political theories. In 1814, Shelley began a relationship with the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a giant in the field of English poetry and literature.

Despite being already married, Percy took a liking to Mary and they started a relationship. They eventually married following the former wife’s passing. In 1816, the couple spent a summer with two other well-known authors, Lord Byron and John William Polidori in Switzerland. 

Mary, Percy and Lord Byron had a competition to see who could write the best horror story. Mary contemplated for days until she came up with the idea of a scientist horrified by the life he creates. Frankenstein, or ’The Modern Prometheus’, was born. 

Mary started to write the story when she was 18, with the first edition published anonymously when she was 20. The second edition featured her name for the first time in 1821 in Paris. Mary won the competition despite being up against some of the most prolific writers who ever lived. 

The tale of Frankenstein captures the Gothic and the Romantic, with some considering it the first true science fiction story. It deals with topics ranging from destiny, aesthetics, man’s relationship to nature and God, and the pitfalls of man’s over-reaching. 

The work of this 18-year-old woman has inspired generations to come up with their own Frankensteins. So every time the greyish brute with bolts in his head pops up on your screen, just remember the legacy of Mary Shelley. 

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