/ 08 April 2024

Sneakers are now PM chic, the Harry Styles pilgrimage, and the “hardest geezer” conquers Africa…

Adidas Sambas

You know a look is no longer cool when pollies start trying to rock it… UK PM Rishi Sunak has frustrated sneaker enthusiasts by sporting a pair of Adidas Sambas, leading one journo to say the look he really nailed is “midlife crisis fintech mogul”… Ouch.

There are all sorts of pilgrimages, but one you probably haven’t heard of is Holmes Chapel – UK hometown of megastar Harry Styles… Thousands of “Harries” (aka fans) have been flying in from all over the world to check out a railway viaduct where he had his first kiss… Bless.

And speaking of the UK, one 27yo British man has been dubbed the “hardest geezer” for running the entire length of Africa. Russell Cook has trotted 16,400km in 352 days across 16 countries raising over $1 million for charity. He’s certainly a top bloke…

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