Watch: The best parodies of John Lewis’s Man on the Moon Christmas advert 2015 November 7, 2015 If you're one of the 6.4m people who have already watched John Lewis's new Christmas advert, Man on the Moon, you might enjoy some of the parodies that have cropped up across the web over the last 24 hours. 1. Star Wars How much more fun would everything be with bit of Star Wars excitement [...]
The Voice UK: BBC loses popular TV show to rival broadcaster November 7, 2015 Hit TV show The Voice UK will no longer be hosted by the BBC, the broadcasting company has confirmed. After the fifth series is aired next year, the programme will fall into the hands of one of the BBC's major rivals. The BBC has not confirmed the organisation taking over, but reports suggest it is [...]
This is why we can’t blame the decline of the UK’s steel industry on climate change November 7, 2015 It has been a difficult few weeks for the steel industry in the UK. Thousands of job losses have been announced, with closures and cutbacks at three different steel companies. In the face of real tragedy for individuals and families, it has tempted some commentators to blame a familiar bogeyman – the cost of energy [...]
John Lewis’s “Man on the Moon” Christmas advert 2015 has smashed the 6m view mark on YouTube November 7, 2015 This year's John Lewis Christmas Advert has now had more than 6m views on YouTube. The “Man on The Moon” features a little girl looking through a telescope and spotting an old man living all alone on the moon, at which point she decides to send him his own telescope as a Christmas present, so [...]
Thomson Airways flight from Stansted nearly downed by missile on its way to Sharm el-Sheikh in August November 7, 2015 A Thomson Airways plane flying from London Stansted to Sharm el-Sheikh was almost hit by a missile in August, the government has confirmed. Flight TOM 476 was carrying 189 passengers to the Egyptian holiday destination when a rocket came within 300m of the aircraft, just as it was approaching the airport. The news comes a [...]
All British businesses will have access to superfast broadband by 2020, David Cameron confirms November 7, 2015 Everyone in the UK will have access to a speedy broadband connection by the end of 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged. Under the government's new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO), he said all businesses and homes across the nation will be able to request an internet speed of at least 10 Megabits per [...]
From Sharm el-Sheikh and John Lewis’ Christmas advert to Remembrance Sunday and interest rate rises: Here’s what got us talking this week November 6, 2015 There was a march that turned violent. Middle age somehow got that bit longer. And in darkest Hounslow, people went nuts for bargain-basement housing. The Cenotaph service is open for anyone to attend (Source: Getty) 1) It's Remembrance Sunday this weekend How will you be commemorating the fallen? We have some ideas for you here. And [...]
Senior Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher suspended by Labour November 6, 2015 Andrew Fisher, a senior adviser to Jeremy Corbyn, has been suspended from the Labour Party following a stream of controversial tweets. Fisher suggested that the Class War candidate should be backed as leader of the party instead of Corbyn, and has also called Tony Blair a “scumbag” and Jack Straw a “vile git”. His selection [...]
Children from religious homes are the least generous, a new study shows November 6, 2015 Children brought up in non-religious surroundings are more likely to be generous than those from religious surroundings, a new study has shown. By comparing the tendency of non-religious and religious children to share with other children, scientists from the University of Chicago found that the former were much more likely to give to others. The [...]