Matalan and Asda release their Christmas adverts
John Lewis’ Christmas ad, which was highly anticipated, divided opinion this week. Some felt the tale of an alien being welcome to Earth had ‘too many of a message’ instead…
Mother says they ‘are lucky to be alive’ after trying a social media hack
Mother says her family is ‘lucky to live’ after her clothes dryer caught fire when she used a viral sponge hack instead. Hailee Clarke claimed that a social-media laundry hack…
Violinist Nigel Kennedy’s son, 25, is jailed after he was caught with £15,000 worth of cocaine
Violinist Nigel Kennedy’s drug dealing son, 25, is jailed for 33 months after he was caught with £15,000 price of cocaine in a automotive Troubled son of world well-known violinist…
Stunning drone photographs show multi-coloured town in Ukraine that looks like a real-life LEGO city
Amazing drone photos of a multicolored city in Ukraine show the result of an eleven year-long architecture project to revive an industrial area. The first residence complex in Ukraine to…
Greta Thunberg joins Emma Watson on green discussion panel
Greta Thunberg dismissed COP26 as a ‘greenwashing campaign’ for politicians as she joined Emma Watson on a climate discussion panel – after sparking controversy by telling world leaders to ‘shove…
Earth’s crust was ‘hot and thin’ through the ‘Boring Billion’, study finds
It seems the ‘Boring Billion’ – a period in Earth’s history between 1,850 million and 850 million years ago – wasn’t so boring after all. Geologists have found that our…
Death of NHS Covid app: Use of software behind hated ‘pingdemic’ plunges up to 180-fold since June
Experts claim that the app that caused England’s hated “pingdemic” is at risk of dying, as NHS data shows usage is now up to 180 times lower than before. At…
More than half of UK cabbies have quit since start of pandemic, industry chiefs warn
The taxi industry faces a “perfect storm” of problems. Why have taxibies left and why aren’t they returning? – Last year’s Covid lockdowns saw thousands of drivers leave the industry…
EBay sellers are taking advantage of supply crisis by buying up popular Christmas gifts
Opportunistic eBay sellers have taken advantage of the supply shortage by purchasing popular Christmas gifts and listing them online at more than twice the price. As the countdown to Christmas…
Halifax says typical UK home now worth £270k
Property prices have hit a record high of £270,027 as buyers continue to search for space, according to one of the country’s largest mortgage lenders. Halifax reports that the average…